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Cardboard Cactus Craft
Cut out cactus and pot shapes out of cardboard and cut slits to assemble later. Paint desired colors. Add spikes and glue on pompom “flowers”. Assemble and have fun trying different combinations! Here are some fun books to accompany this craft. Enjoy! “Hug Me” by Simona Ciraolo “Cactus Hotel” by Brenda Z. Guiberson “Can You Hug a Cactus?” by Phillip Van Wagoner “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated…
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Our Favourite Winter Books
The best winter themed picture books for children that we have come across so far! We will keep this updated as we find new wintery treasures to share. Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser The Snow Globe Family by Jane O’Connor Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed First Snow by Bomi Park Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper Winter is Coming by Tony Johnston Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner Snow Globe Wishes by Erin Dealey Snow Sisters by Kerri Kokias Winter Sleep by Sean Taylor The Mitten by…
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A Closer Look at Chickens
We recently were offered the opportunity, through our home educators group, to incubate and hatch chicks! We, of course, jumped at the opportunity! Then…panic set in…what did we know about chickens?? So, in the weeks leading up to the eggs’ arrival…we did our homework. We were able to find these gorgeous Chicken Life Cycle printables over at Welcome to Mommyhood. Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons We all know the age old dispute of what came first…the chicken or the egg? Well, the way we figure…an egg hatching a…
