Money, Money, HoneyBunny- 31 Days of Activities Based On Children's Books

Today we read "Money, Money, HoneyBunny!" by Marilyn Sadler and Roger Bollen. This is a cute rhyming book about how Funny Bunny uses her money. Aubrey is really into rhyming right now so she enjoyed that part of the book and I like that it gave me a chance to start talking about money with her.

After reading the book, I created a little "store" for Aubrey to shop at. I took some of her toys and put little price tags on them.

Here is our little store...

  Once I set up the store, I gave Aubrey a handful of pennies.

Then, she got to shop!

She picked out what she wanted and then had to count out how many pennies she needed.

After she "bought" all of her toys, she decided to make some of her own price tags!

That is her sweet attempt at making a cents sign. Love, love, love it!!

I have a feeling we will be playing store a lot the next couple of days. Aubrey loved this activity!

Supplies-

Things to "buy"

Post-it's

Pennies

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31 Days of Activities Based on Children's Books- The Very Busy Spider

The book I chose for today is The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle.

After we read the book, we made a spider web.

First, we went outside and found some leaves. (Hint-Look for large leaves to make the project a little easier.)

After we found some leaves, I had Aubrey peel a black crayon.

Once the crayon was peeled, I showed her how to do a leaf rubbing. I helped her by holding the paper and by making sure she moved the leaf around to all the white areas. 

Next she made a spider. I had her color a cotton ball purple. (You could also use a purple pom-pom.)

Aubrey chose where she wanted her spider to sit and then she glued him on.

Time to give the spider legs! I was going to use this time to talk about how many legs a spider has but she already knew. I love when that happens! 

I had her draw eight legs on her spider's body.

Here is her finished web.

I had to laugh because although she immediately knew spiders have eight legs, she gave him nine legs! Oh well, her spider is lucky and gets an extra leg! :)

Supplies-

leaves 

black crayon

white paper

cotton ball

purple marker

black marker

glue

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31 Days of Activities Based on Children's Books- Where Is The Green Sheep?

Today we read the book, "Where Is the Green Sheep?" by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek. This is an adorable book about opposites and has a fun recurring question. (Where is the Green Sheep?) I work in child care and have read this to groups of children ages 2-4. They all seem to love it!

After we read the book, I got Aubrey set up to create her own green sheep.

First, she colored her sheep and then she cut it out. (I printed it off here.)

 After she cut out the sheep, I had her color the cotton balls and then glue them on.

  Aubreys' green sheep!

Once the green sheep was finished, I had her wait in the house and I hid the green sheep. (I chose to hide the sheep outside because the marker seemed a little moist on the cotton balls.)

The hidden green sheep!

Here she comes!

She found it!!

Success!
She found the sheep and then my girls took turns hiding and finding the sheep. They had a blast!

Supplies We Used-

Sheep Printable

Green Marker

Scissors 

Glue

Cotton Balls

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31 Days of Activities Based on Children's Books

I am so excited to be participating in the 31 Day blogging series that The Nester is hosting. 

I LOVE children's books! My friends tease me that if Scholastic ever comes to our town I will be first in line for a job! 

I can't wait to get started on this series. I am going to share my favorite books and an activity that you can do with your child each day. I hope that you will join me! 

Day 1- Where is the Green Sheep?
Day 2-The Very Busy Spider
Day 3- Money, Money, HoneyBunny!
Day 4- Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom
Day 5- Down By the Station
Day 6-Weekend
Day 7-Weekend
Day 8-If You Give a Pig a Party
Day 9- The Little Yellow Leaf
Day 11-Chameleon's Colors
Day 12- Farm Patterns
Day 13- Weekend
Day 14- Weekend
Day 15- Noah and the Great Flood (The Beginning Reader's Bible)
Day 16-Papa Fish's Lullaby
Day 18-My First Counting Book
Day 19- No post
Day 20-Weekend
Day 21-Weekend
Day 22- Cloudette
Day 23- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Day 26-If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

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September - December Goals 2012

Fall is almost here and I am starting to think about what I would like to achieve by the end of the year. While I have a list a mile long of things I would love to do, I have decided to pick 4 goals and focus on them.

Lose 15 Pounds
My weight has been creeping up for a while and I am tired of it! I rarely feel energetic and I think my extra weight might be the reason. I hate feeling like I am dragging so it is time to get to work!

Start Preschool With Aubrey
We have decided to keep Aubrey home for preschool!  I am thinking about doing a letter of the week and lots of hands on activities. I am so excited to spend this time with her!

Cook More From Scratch
I would really like to start replacing more of the foods we eat with homemade versions. I am excited to try out recipes and see if I can increase the amount of healthy foods my family eats.

Blog More Consistently
I love blogging but haven't made it a priority in my life. I want to start planning out posts and posting on a more consistent basis.

I love how just writing my goals down gives me excitement and focus. When I make my weekly goals, I will make sure that they include mini steps toward these goals. I feel that these goals should be attainable. Time to get started!

Moving On.......

We are selling our house!

After lots of discussion and prayer, we put an offer in on a house and the owner's accepted. Of course, our house has to sell first for this to all come together.

I have mixed feelings about this move.

There are so many things about our home that I love.
Big windows
Lots of light
Our little backyard
Our cul-de-sac and all the kid's friends

But...as the kids grow, the house just seems to be shrinking.
But then I think of so many people in the world that live in teeny, tiny homes.
Then I feel selfish and spoiled.

I have a battle in my mind.
Should I be thankful for what God has provided? (I am)
...or...
Is God blessing us again and we need to be open to his plan? (This home is an amazing deal and would be a great fit for our family)

After struggling with this, we decided to move forward knowing that God can open or close doors along the way and we are anxious to see what will happen. Our deal is structured so that we can walk away from the house if ours doesn't sell in a certain amount of time. Our thought is that if  the other house is God's plan for us, he will bring us a buyer. If his plan is for us to stay, no buyer will come.

We are in a great place mentally.
Completely trusting
Praying fervently
Feeling grateful for this home He has provided

Longing, most of all, to be completely in His will.

Frugal Family Fun- Matchbox Car Painting

It was HOT outside today so I decided it would be a good day to do a project with Aubrey.

I got out our paints and found a car in their toy bin. I gave Aubrey a large piece of paper and put three blobs of paint on it.  

Then, she drove the car through the paint.

I sat with her and kept adding paint when she would run out. I don't like to put too much on at a time or you don't get the distinct lines from the tires. 

Aubrey loved this activity! She was fascinated by how the colors change when they mix. It was a great way to explore primary colors and how they mix to make new colors. We will definitely do this again!