Invitations to Create – Page 4

Preschool Picasso

leslie July 27, 2019 0 Comments

Hi! I'm Leslie- a homeschooling momma to a 5 year old girl and 19 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! #keepinitrealPablo Picasso has always been one...

Beehive Stamping

leslie April 6, 2019 1 Comment

Spring has sprung down here in Texas!The azaleas are putting out their yearly show and our yard is exploding with white and pink azaleas.With the blooming of all the flowers, comes the pollen and the bees (and allergies)!It's absolutely perfect timing to start our Bees and Butterflies Unit from Mother Goose Time, our preschool homeschool curriculum.I have to admit... I despise insects-...

Desert Night Activities for Preschoolers

leslie March 17, 2019 0 Comments

We have had so much fun with our Mother Goose Time: Desert Discovery theme!Last week we did activities that were all about the rodeo and this upcoming week we will actually attend a rodeo in our small town so stay tuned. Did you know that the desert night is filled with noise?From coyotes to campfires and caves, we had an absolute blast exploring the desert night in the comfort of...

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...

Kids in the Kitchen Activities

leslie February 24, 2019 1 Comment

I love having my little sous chef in the kitchen!Mother Goose Time had some great "In the Kitchen" Activities this week from our Health and Fitness Unit.Here are some of our faves.(LOTS and lots of pictures... but that's not really anything new to you regular readers ;) )Cleaning and Safety:"Wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere!"Avaleigh...

Preschool: Safari Beetles

leslie February 1, 2019 1 Comment

What is in our own backyard that is similar to what we could find on an African safari? Well, there's grass.... trees... water.... birds... and even beetles! There are over 350,000 different types of beetles! In our Invitation to Create, we designed our own beetle today to add one more to the mix. It was so much fun and kept my preschooler engaged for at least 45 minutes! Can I just say that...

Cookie Day Fun for Preschoolers

leslie December 21, 2018 2 Comments

I don't know about you, but when I think of Christmas, one of the first things that comes to mind is cookies! That smell of chocolate chip cookies fresh outta the oven... or the shapes of all the sugar cookies... or the rainbow colors of all the sprinkles... cookies are definitely a holiday tradition around here.As we were studying the Indoor Sights and Sounds this week with...

Lessons from Ice Day

leslie December 14, 2018 2 Comments

Busy. Life is just so busy...both in the everyday normal (laundry, cleaning, feeding, cooking, errands...all the stuff), and even in schooling (especially public school- I speak from experience).To slow down means I have to make a conscience effort to stop, listen, and observe the world around me...especially watching my kids learn. There are treasures all around us... many that I...

Paul Bunyan Fun for Preschoolers

leslie August 27, 2018 0 Comments

This past week we studied the Tall Tales of Paul Bunyan with ourMother Goose Time Fables and Folktales Unit.MGT did not disappoint in the activity department either. Here's just a few of the activities we did this week....Literary Activities:Each day we had a story in our bag complete with colored cardstock puppets to cut out and play with. My girl's favorite was Bessie the Cow and...

Animal Homes: Lodges and Dens

leslie June 22, 2018 0 Comments

Did you know a beaver's home is called a lodge?I think I learned that long ago, but it felt new to me today as we as we studied lodges and dens with our Mother Goose Time: Alphabet House unit.We started our day by finding the beaver's home on the thematic poster.Avaleigh even told me that it was built in the river! I was surprised she just didn't say water.Our Invitation to Create came with...