Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Quick Note

Hi all.
Sorry I have been M.I.A. for so long.
My Momma has been in and out of the hospital for over a month now.
We thought the worst a few times and do not seem to be out of the woods yet!
She is currently quarantined with a bad respiratory virus and pneumonia.

Please keep our family in your prayers!
We hope to be back soon!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Cellophane, Mr. Cellophane - Simple Saturday

We painted today with some homemade watercolors. He really slathered it on! LOL! While the paper was still wet, we layed some crumpled up cellophane on top of our painting. We set it aside and let it dry. We then removed the cellophane and discovered the fun geometric shapes left on our paper.

Accidental Discovery:
Jacques Brandenberger, a Swiss chemist, was not trying to make something to cover your pork chops in 1908. He worked in a French textile firm and was looking for a way to make a stain proof tablecloth. He tried coating the cloth with a thin sheet of viscose film. No one would buy the tablecloths, but Brandenberger realized that the sheet of film held possibilities. It took him ten years to develop a machine that would produce what he named cellophane. He patented the production process and called the company La Cellophane. The name came from combining "cello," from cellulose, with "Phane," from the French word diaphane, which means transparent. Cellophane became available to the public in 1919. In 1927 a waterproof lacquer coating was developed that made it more useful. With the lacquer coating, cellophane could be used to package food, since it was airtight and waterproof.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mom's Library Link-Up (#14 for me)

Mom's Library Link-Up
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Loving these animals at
What I Live For
Popsicle Stick Farm Animals @ What I Live For

Such a helpful post by
Courtship Connection
parental discipline

Working on some Math skills with
An Idea on Tuesday


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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Dr. Rylee's X-rays


If you have read this blog for any length of time, you may be familiar with my Little Mister's health issues. Recently we had another bone age X-ray done (along with tons of other tests). I used this simple craft I've seen online to kind of get him ready to have another "picture" taken of his hands.
I traced his hand with chalk on a black piece of construction paper. Then we used pieces of Q-tips and glued them down for bones.


Today we are headed over to Ochsner Children's Hospital in New Orleans to visit with the doctor and discuss some of the test results!



Read more about our Dr. Visits here:

Sunday, January 20, 2013

God Heals

Guess what we've been dealing with?
My house has the flu.

However, I know the greatest physician...
He is great with kids and is very comforting.
He makes house calls and is always on time.
He has healed all manner of disease and raised folks from the grave.
I'm sure he has an office near you!
Who is it, you ask?
JESUS

Friday, January 18, 2013

Heart Hands - Valentine Card

Here is a simple and super cute card to make with your little ones for Valentines Day!
First, fold a piece of construction paper in half. Place your kiddos hand where the thumb and pointer finger are touching the fold of the paper. Then, trace their hand. Cut out the hand next , but be sure not to cut the connection of the fingers on the fold. Once you open the hand you should see a heart!
Glue the hands on another piece of paper and add a personal message! Ta-Da, You have a cute card to give to someone special for Valentine's Day.


Of course, Little Mister had a great time cutting and gluing the scrap pieces of paper. He managed to make several 'cards' of his own!


Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Mom's Library (#13 for Me)

Mom's Library Link-Up
(#13 for Me)

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My features this week:
Don't miss this one:
ABC's of Raising Boys @ Boy Mama Teacher Mama




Gotta make these:
Yarn Octopus @ Simply Home Blog



There has been talk about this all week at my house:
God made it! A to Z @ Bible Fun for Kids
 

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Monday, January 14, 2013

P is for Paint - Printables

P is for PAINT
One of our favorite words around here!

 Here are a few printables I created with a paint theme. The free printables include: Complete the patterns, pre-writing trace, letter recognition, connect the colors, counting objects and cut and paste.
( Just click on each image and save to your computer)






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Friday, January 11, 2013

Hot Snow - Science Play

Hot Snow 
(A.K.A. Elephant's Toothpaste)


My Little Mister was fascinated by the "snow" that bubbled out of the bottle!
He wanted to make snowballs and snow angels!
The experiment was fun, but he was disappointed we could not get in it.


The Science behind the play:
You are actually making foam AND heat.
The foam here is special because each tiny foam bubble is filled with oxygen (O2). The yeast acted as a catalyst - or helper - to remove the oxygen from the Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2). Since this happens very fast, it created LOTS and LOTS of bubbles. 
You might have also noticed the bottle getting warm. This experiment created a reaction called an Exothermic reaction. Simply meaning it released or created heat.

The foam created is just water, soap and oxygen so it is easily cleaned up and any remaining liquid in the bottle can be poured down the sink!
FUN and SAFE!


Thursday, January 10, 2013

Dot-to-Dot Letters

We did some pre-writing practice today.
I used small stickers to make a dot-to-dot of upper and lower case letters on each sheet.
I made one sheet for each letter of his name.


Little Mister used a highlighter to follow the dots and complete the letter.

Some he did really well. Others, he circled the stickers or just shaded the space between them. It was a pretty good start I think!



Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Mom's Library Link-Up #12

Mom's Library Link-Up
(#12 for Me)

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Check out this wonderful project over at 

Love these Thank You notes from 

Can't wait to Pop Up A Snowman just like

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Pretend Play - Post Office

With all the excitement from the Holidays of sending and receiving cards, it only seemed the natural next step to make our own Post Office.

I covered a smallish box with blue and white construction paper. Little Mister decorated the sides with all kinds of things that 'carry mail' (i.e. trucks, trains, planes, boats...)!
We used our abundance of Christmas stickers as stamps.
To add a little language learning to this play time, I added names on the front of each envelop. We mailed the letter N to Nonnie and the letter G to Granny and so on.
We delivered the mail with Zoo trucks and a Larry-copter. 
The fun is endless!

Enjoy the Play!



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Monday, January 7, 2013

Everyday is a Holiday - January

In 2013, Everyday is a Holiday!
Happy Celebrating!


Print this calendar and let's celebrate together.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Protect Their Imaginations

My pastor was teaching in the book of Ephesians the other night. He said something that struck a cord in me and has been bouncing around my head ever since.
God made a check list for us to follow when putting on his whole armor. In part, the Belt of Truth to protect our loins. What are the loins but the reproductive part of us. In the Hebrew, it can also mean our imaginations. We "dream" things up and then act upon those dreams to make it a reality. Much like an architect imagined the skyscraper; the same as an artist imagining what will become of the lump of clay they are starting to mold.
The hard part these days is guarding the imaginations of our young ones.
In a world so bent on corruption, how can we afford to let our guards down where our children are concerned.
Violent video games, movies, books, even cartoons all seek to distort our children's imaginations.
To corrupt them in a way that their imaginations are no longer pure and innocent.

I have begun to pray a covering over my son's mind from the evil of this world. Purity of mind is such a precious thing. I constantly marvel at the workings of my Little Mister's imagination. He is so loving and sweet. 

Therefore put on God's complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day and having done all, to stand.

We made a Belt of Truth and read the scripture. 
Ephesians 6:10-18