Beautiful Calling

View Full Album Painting This week we did some painting. We painted some with brushes and some with our fingers to see (and feel!) the differences. They came up with some really great stuff. Using a couple Clips Rimless Frames from Ikea, we framed their favorites and put them up in their rooms. John was [...]

John studying our subway map. Chloe and John peering into the car ahead. This week our Tot school looked much different; we took it on the road! As a finale to Thankfulness Month, we spent last week in Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington. An enjoyable trip that provided plenty of learning opportunities!   View Full Album [...]

Photo by Tlindenbaum Our family decided last year that October would be our family’s Thankfulness Month. We’re in Canada and Thanksgiving falls in October for us. The timing is perfect. Thankfulness is something that we believe is imperative to cultivate from tiny tot to great grandparent. Life is amazingly different when viewed through the eyes [...]

         Puzzles We like puzzle! We picked up this neat puzzle from Melissa and Doug a few weeks back. It’s double sided and has 26 (A-Z) homes with 26 creatures. You need to maneuver the creatures into their homes. Chloe was very frustrated when she first sat down with this. {I find that she often [...]

Our school starts shortly after breakfast with story time. Then we move over to the table and spend some time coloring and drawing; usually something we have learned about in a story that morning. I have a vintage Fisher Price Magnetic Chalkboard that I bought off eBay. I may or may not have paid a [...]

View Full Album Last week I shared our curriculum for the year. But honestly? For many {including us}, teaching tots is more about daily life experiences, hands on experiences and learning through play. This week we had the opportunity to catch no fish with Papa – but have fun trying! We went to the pumpkin [...]

Today is our first day of school. Chloe is three and John is two. Though she technically wouldn’t start school until 2011 if she were attending public school Pre-K, we decided that we’d start this year anyway. After perusing the extensive curriculums available for homeschoolers, we decided to go with Before Five in a Row [...]

Last Sunday morning while I was getting ready, John was warming up his vocal chords. He enjoys bringing the step stool out of the bathroom into the middle of the room. Then he hops up there and begins belting out his Sunday school songs while leading the {imaginary} choir. This isn’t just a Sunday thing [...]

View Full Album For the first night of Awana earlier this month Chloe, John and I baked cookies. Boy, my little tots were excited. They love making anything at all that involves icing and/or sprinkles.  We have ABC alphabet cookie cutters from William Sonoma and let me tell you, we’ve used them a ton. Not [...]

It’s kind of rainy today; I’m thankful for that since we need rain but sometimes a little challenging since the littles love to be outside. So, despite the rain {or maybe because of it} we headed out for a walk. Cool and refreshing                         {wet}                                   we walked along singing, picking flowers                                                                                                                      {and grass?!?} [...]