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Simple Fizzy Eruptions

Jen — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 07:52:20 +0000

Baking soda and vinegar… It just never ever gets old. This very simple fizzy eruptions activity has been a hit with so many of our little friends and guests over the years. And it doesn’t matter if they’ve just turned two or they’re nearly eleven years old – everyone who has come over when I’ve… Read More

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Dissolving Gobstoppers

Jen — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 20:35:12 +0000

This week, Miss G and I have been participating in a candy play series with several other mamas and munchkins. The goal has been to experiment with candy and come up with several fun and uinique ways to creat, play, and explore with the Halloween treats that will soon be making their way into our… Read More

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Our Budding Scientist & a Lima Bean Dissection

Jen — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 20:17:47 +0000

Yesterday, as we were using some big lima beans for a project (more on that later!), Gracen began trying to open one. She was super determined and managed to flake off little bits of the bean’s outer layer, but she didn’t get much further than that. When she asked me how we could open the… Read More

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An Apple Taste Test

Jen — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:24:50 +0000

Today, instead of preparing a post-nap snack for Miss G as I usually do, I set out this… A collection of 4 different apples waiting to be observed and tasted. I’d prepared for the activity last week while grocery shopping and picked up a granny smith apple, a red delicious one, a gala, and a… Read More

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Sink or Float Discovery Station

Jen — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:08:10 +0000

Today as Miss G was napping, I decided I’d set out a fun station for her to discover and explore throughout the afternoon. All I knew is that I wanted it to be something simple to prepare (so much to do!), but that’s all I had. As I thought back through previous activities that Gracen… Read More

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Gracen Raises Butterflies: Release Day

Jen — Sun, 26 May 2013 06:32:26 +0000

Well, the big day finally came… As of yesterday morning, all 8 of our caterpillars had successfully completed the transition to butterflies (yay for a 100% success rate!) We watched them for one final day, the newbies drying and pumping up their wings and the others slurping up juice from fresh fruit, knowing that if… Read More

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Gracen Raises Butterflies: Hanging Our Chrysalises

Jen — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:00:04 +0000

With our butterfly enclosure ready and our first chrysalises ready to be hung, Miss G and I had to get a little creative this morning. When raising butterflies in my classroom, I used to hang the chrysalises from the inside of a wooden block that was open on two sides, but without one of those… Read More

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Gracen Raises Butterflies: We Have Chrysalises!

Jen — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:42:53 +0000

It’s day 4 with our caterpillars and look at what we have today! We woke up to find that three of our fuzzy little caterpillars had build their chrysalises over night. We were actually cleaning up from breakfast already when Gracen called out, “Some of the caterpillars built their chrysalises, Mama!” And thank goodness. If… Read More

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Gracen Raises Butterflies: Preparing Our Butterfly Enclosure

Jen — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:39:23 +0000

With our fuzzy little friends happily in their new homes eating themselves silly, today Miss G and I went out to the garage to dig up one of the butterfly homes I made years ago when teaching my first ever Kindergarten class. Of course, there are probably many different butterfly huts available for purchase online,… Read More

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Gracen Raises Butterflies: They’re Here!

Jen — Thu, 09 May 2013 06:55:35 +0000

When I saw that the awesome teachers’ store in our hometown, Vernon Teach & Learn, was selling butterfly larvae, I jumped on the opportunity and immediately put an order through by phone. Now while I’m well aware that some people may think raising butterflies in your home is a tad on the crazy side, I… Read More

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