Category: art

What’s In the Box: Art Studio

leslie June 29, 2019 0 Comments
Hi! I'm Leslie- a homeschooling momma to an almost 5 year old girl and 18 month old boy.  The 2 are as different as night and day.  I share our adventures here to both inspire learning at home and chronicle our lives, because honestly, I never started the baby books and my kids will just have to look back on their childhood through this blog... ha! #keepinitrealTo say I am excited about...

Preschool: Exploring Waterfalls

leslie May 9, 2019 2 Comments
Hi! I'm Leslie- a homeschooling momma to an almost 5 year old girl (seriously can't believe I just typed that) and 17 month old boy.  The 2 are as different as night and day.  I share our adventures here to both inspire learning at home and chronicle our lives, because honestly, I never started the baby books and my kids will just have to look back on their childhood through this...

Roll a Painting

leslie March 1, 2019 0 Comments
How can you incorporate kicking and painting?By painting with a ball of course!Mother Goose Time comes up with some memorable and amazing ways kids can create art- especially in their Invitations to Create which I love!They sent us a rubber ball (blue) and I added a yellow one for my 1 year old son because all things go in his mouth. MGT also included this amazing inspiration photo and the white...

Coloring to the Next Level

leslie August 1, 2018 0 Comments
Coloring can be lots of fun, therapeutic, and helps so much with fine motor skills especially for preschoolers.However, how do you take coloring to the next level? How can you make it more than just coloring?Mother Goose Time solved that mystery as we studied Mysteries in the Air with our Nature Detective box.Here, let me explain....Level One:My teacher guide suggested that learners...

Preschoolers and Pets

leslie June 30, 2018 0 Comments
About 2 months ago, we adopted a Golden Retriever named Bailey.Our last golden, Peyton, passed away on August 22, 2017.  He was 12.5 years old. It was so hard.  Especially having to explain to our girl what happened.  She still remember him and talks about him.  However, we remind her that Peyton is with Jesus and Jesus has healed him.Now we have Bailey, who absolutely...

Preschool Ocean Art: Salt Painting

leslie April 4, 2018 0 Comments
This month we are becoming Deep Sea Divers and exploring the Ocean with our Ocean Commotion Unit from Mother Goose Time.  We live about 4 hours from the coast, and my girl has yet to see the ocean; but that didn't stop us from experiencing.We first tasted the Ocean.After drinking regular water, we added a little bit of salt to our cup so we could taste what ocean water is like.  The...

Salad Spinner Art!

leslie February 28, 2018 0 Comments
It's been raining here....constantly.For 3 weeks, I think we have seen the sun twice.That's not normal Texas weather... not that Texas weather is ever normal I suppose.When dreary days keep you stuck indoors, you have to find some activities to break free from the gray and bring some sunshine back into your day.Salad spinner art is the perfect rainy day activity!Thank goodness for Mother Goose...

Children’s Artwork: What to Keep and How to Store It

leslie October 16, 2017 0 Comments
As a former art teacher, and teacher pack-rat, I truly struggle with letting things go.  Trying to decide what artwork my 3 year old creates is trash or treasure really has perplexed me.However, my preschool curriculum from Mother Goose Time, has really helped me start narrowing down what is worth keeping and what is okay to toss. What do I keep?The purpose behind keeping artwork...

Superhero Study: Invisibility

leslie August 11, 2017 0 Comments
Whenever I think of invisibility, I always think of God.  Specifically, I think of Joshua 1:9, "Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”We may not see our invisible God like we see the world around us, but that does not mean that He does not reveal Himself to us through His...

Tot School: Bear Counts

leslie July 15, 2017 0 Comments
It's Bear Day during our Camping Unit with Mother Goose Time, and my girl loves bears!We started our day with the book Bear Counts that we checked out from our local library.We love all these Bear books!  With this one, we would go back and forth between the pages finding what the bear saw a certain number of.Reading that book was the perfect way to introduce our bear counting game.Mother...