by Devmelodies | Sep 4, 2010 | Activities, Early Childhood, Family, Learning Through Play
Today was the annual Hummingbird Festival at the Sugar Grove Nature Center (Funks Grove, IL) and being that our family is just so fascinated with birds, we made it a point to go this year! We pulled up, hoped on a covered wagon-tractor thing, and into the festival we...
by Devmelodies | Sep 4, 2010 | Learning Through Play
We woke up on Friday morning to an extremely sunny and perfect day! It had rained a lot during the previous night and so there was just a ton of water on the pool cover as well. We came downstairs to play before breakfast and the sun and water made shimmering glittery...
by Devmelodies | Aug 30, 2010 | Learning Through Play
Michael LOVES watching birds and seeing what kinds will inhabit our backyard as he changes foods and mixes this and that. He tells a wonderful story about a bird on the day HE was born and a similar bird on the day Farrah was born (I will have him update this with...
by Devmelodies | Aug 30, 2010 | Activities, Learning Through Play
Thanks once again to Valerie over at Frugal Family Fun Blog for another wonderful idea that I really enjoy making and using to practice my skills!This here is my attempt at an “artsy” shot at our COLOR MATCHING MAT! Yes, the Frugal Mom posted this on her...
by Devmelodies | Aug 23, 2010 | Food, Learning Through Play
So a few days ago I was not into making messes, as we had just cleaned the house. Today… all bets were off and so Mess time it was! I set up this lovely area at Farrah’s table. I wanted to make sure that this would not get on the carpet! Food coloring...
by Devmelodies | Aug 22, 2010 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play
I would really like to give credit where credit is due, but I can’t find the blog where this idea came from! Overall, the activity (Marble Painting) is a pretty popular one and this fantastic activity can now be done mess free! Materials: Sandwich Bag Two Colors...
