E(2) and I had fun playing with our Halloween felt board on Friday morning. I have to admit that while E loves this activity, I think that I may enjoy it even more than she does!
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Halloween Felt Board
E(2) and I had fun playing with our Halloween felt board on Friday morning. I have to admit that while E loves this activity, I think that I may enjoy it even more than she does!
Thanks for Reading!
I just noticed that this blog has 1500 followers through blogger! Then, I checked the google subscribers, and it's at almost 3,500. Wow! Thanks for reading Chasing Cheerios!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Finally!!!
We've just mailed ALL of our cultural exchange packages!!! I feel like we need to go out and celebrate! A weight has been lifted off of my shoulders! While this was a fun process, it has also been time-consuming and a little stressful. I hope that everyone will enjoy our packages. We've planned and thought and bought and added and taken out and added back in and finally finalized the contents of the packages. Thanks for all who participated in this exchange! I'll definitely be doing this again within the next year! Also, I'll post as we open each package (with the sender's permission)!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Pouring Corn Kernels
E(2) has been learning to pour corn kernels this week for "C" week!
She poured them perfectly the first 2 times, but then she started putting her fingers on the spout. She really enjoys pouring, and she's been asking to pour water. That's definitely an activity that we'll do outside!
She poured them perfectly the first 2 times, but then she started putting her fingers on the spout. She really enjoys pouring, and she's been asking to pour water. That's definitely an activity that we'll do outside!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Halloween Coloring and Activity Books
The girls LOVE the Halloween coloring/activity books that I made for them last week!
(the zipper pouch is covering their names)
I printed the coloring pages from Activity Village and DLTK. I LOVE Activity Village!
E(2) has really loved coloring in her book!
Here are a few of the pages...
These books have caused so much excitement since they came in the "mail" that I'm already planning a Christmas version.
(the zipper pouch is covering their names)
I printed the coloring pages from Activity Village and DLTK. I LOVE Activity Village!
E(2) has really loved coloring in her book!
Here are a few of the pages...
These books have caused so much excitement since they came in the "mail" that I'm already planning a Christmas version.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Our Crafty Halloween Centerpiece
I set up this crafty Halloween centerpiece for the girls last week, and they went straight to work as soon as they saw it! They received the Halloween puppets craft foam pumpkins in their October Fun Box.
Decorating the craft foam pumpkins and then gluing them to construction paper has been their favorite activity so far. I love setting up seasonal/holiday craft areas like this. Such fun!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
We're Going On A Bear Hunt (BFIAR)
The girls and I completed our first Before Five in a Row book a couple of weeks ago. Our first BFIAR book was We're Going on a Bear Hunt! This book has been a favorite of O(5) and E(2) for years, and we thoroughly enjoyed reading it (almost) everyday for 2 weeks (I decided to be very relaxed with this, so we read the book for 2 weeks instead of 1). Here are some of our Bear Hunt activities...
E loved matching colored bears to their appropriate circles.
They loved putting the bears in order according to size (via Homeschool Creations).
We did a science experiment with gummy bears (via Sandbox Scholars). First, we measured a gummy bear.
We put one gummy bear in each bowl. The bowls each had a different liquid in them...white vinegar, water, and salt water. We planned to measure the bears after they sat overnight, but they basically dissolved.
O loved putting the pictures in order (according to the book) and matching the phrases to the pictures (via Kizclub.com).
They loved playing the Bear Hunt board game (via Homeschool Creations).
O enjoyed tracing the Bear Hunt words, tracing lines, and Bible verse.
We spent A LOT of time playing with this dressing bears puzzle. E REALLY loved it!
O had fun counting teddy grahams, and then both girls had fun eating them!
The girls LOVED listening to our cd version of Bear Hunt, AND they acted out the Bear Hunt during their tumbling class. E was SO excited. When she came out of class, she ran to me with a huge grin on her face and said "We went on a bear hunt!!!" SO much fun!
I almost forgot the girls' favorite activity...I read the Bear Hunt book "opposite style!" They thought this was hilarious! Here's an example of what I said "We're going on a cricket hunt. It's going to be a tiny one. What a nasty day! We're SO scared!" As I'm writing this, O(5) is coloring and reciting opposite Bear Hunt stories. She has no idea that I'm writing this, so it's just a coincidence :)
We also had fun "splash sploshing" through the water and "squelch sqerching" through the mud.
E loved matching colored bears to their appropriate circles.
They loved putting the bears in order according to size (via Homeschool Creations).
We did a science experiment with gummy bears (via Sandbox Scholars). First, we measured a gummy bear.
We put one gummy bear in each bowl. The bowls each had a different liquid in them...white vinegar, water, and salt water. We planned to measure the bears after they sat overnight, but they basically dissolved.
O loved putting the pictures in order (according to the book) and matching the phrases to the pictures (via Kizclub.com).
They loved playing the Bear Hunt board game (via Homeschool Creations).
O enjoyed tracing the Bear Hunt words, tracing lines, and Bible verse.
We spent A LOT of time playing with this dressing bears puzzle. E REALLY loved it!
O had fun counting teddy grahams, and then both girls had fun eating them!
The girls LOVED listening to our cd version of Bear Hunt, AND they acted out the Bear Hunt during their tumbling class. E was SO excited. When she came out of class, she ran to me with a huge grin on her face and said "We went on a bear hunt!!!" SO much fun!
I almost forgot the girls' favorite activity...I read the Bear Hunt book "opposite style!" They thought this was hilarious! Here's an example of what I said "We're going on a cricket hunt. It's going to be a tiny one. What a nasty day! We're SO scared!" As I'm writing this, O(5) is coloring and reciting opposite Bear Hunt stories. She has no idea that I'm writing this, so it's just a coincidence :)
We also had fun "splash sploshing" through the water and "squelch sqerching" through the mud.
Pinterest!
I've finally joined pinterest! I could waste so many hours on there! I'm still figuring out how to use it, and I'm annoyed by the automatic pins that were added when I joined (and not really sure how to get them off). My username is chasingcheerios, so stop by and give me some good ideas!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Bubble Prints
The girls LOVED making bubble art prints as an art activity during "B" week. Thanks for everyone who emailed with suggestions on how to do this!
I poured about 2 tsp of Dawn into a bowl and added a little water. The girls each chose one color of food coloring and squeezed the color into their bowls. I gave each of them a straw with a slit cut in it...it's VERY important to cut a small slit in the straw, so that they don't accidentally suck up the soapy solution! They stirred the mixture with the straw and then blew to make a bowl full of bubbles.
Once the bubbles were over the rim of the bowl, we placed a piece of white cardstock on top of them to make a bubble print. O experimented with holding the paper on top of her bowl while blowing the bubbles, and this worked well.
Here is their finished artwork.
This one is embellished with a few stickers :)
I poured about 2 tsp of Dawn into a bowl and added a little water. The girls each chose one color of food coloring and squeezed the color into their bowls. I gave each of them a straw with a slit cut in it...it's VERY important to cut a small slit in the straw, so that they don't accidentally suck up the soapy solution! They stirred the mixture with the straw and then blew to make a bowl full of bubbles.
Once the bubbles were over the rim of the bowl, we placed a piece of white cardstock on top of them to make a bubble print. O experimented with holding the paper on top of her bowl while blowing the bubbles, and this worked well.
Here is their finished artwork.
This one is embellished with a few stickers :)
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