L had to work New Year's Eve this year, so mom decided to do some fun new years activities with Z. We played with a multi-colored rice sensory bin with our clock puzzle in it. We watched the ball drop in New York City from last year (2020) and learned about how they design the…

Mom’s favorite Christmas present came early this year! We found out right before Christmas that Z got into “big boy” preschool! He has been on a wait list since last November. Mommy is beyond thrilled (even though it meant some last-minute paperwork and pre-holiday logistics). The Christmas break was a good time to say goodbye…

Week one was all about apples. For our sensory bin, I made an applesauce/pie play dough. Z loved playing with the oats, cinnamon sticks, and metal tins to make pretend apple baked goodies. For snack we did an apple tasting: ranging from tart and crisp to sweet and soft apples with Greek yogurt based dips:…

I just recently shared the first three weeks of our preschool unit on construction with Z. Here our the next three weeks: For week four we dove into a subject mom was less familiar with: simple machines. For the sensory bin I included gears, wheels and axles, screws and nuts, and ramps from various toys.…

We have had a busy fall of preschool! Z has been loving anything he can build, shape, and/or destroy. So it made sense to make our first unit for the year focused on Construction. I will be sharing in two blog posts about the fun we have been having doing preschool activities with our construction…