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A Closer Look at Birds
As the weather cools and the world gets buried in white winter, we begin to set up our patio bird feeders and wait for them to be discovered. Living in Eastern Canada, we tend to see blue jays, cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, grey jays, mourning doves and pileated, downy and hairy woodpeckers. With these new visitors beginning to come by each day, a study of birds was definitely in order! Miss 7 noticed as the leaves fell off the trees in the fall, the birds’ abandon nests were more visible, we…
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A Closer Look at Snowflakes
We always kick off the first week of Winter with a snowflake study and this year was no different. We decided to give the classic paper snowflake a twist when we used small cupcake liners to create these beauties. The ripple texture, pre-made perfect circle and “easy-for-little-hands-to-fold” size of the liners were a win-win! Imagine with shimmering silver or snowflake patterned liners?! Too cute! Cupcake Liner by Oasis Supply Next, the girls created more snowflakes with toothpicks and various sizes of marshmallows. This activity was a huge hit and really…
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DIY Natural Scented “Thinking Putty” or Playdough
Every few months we discover an excuse to make a new batch of playdough. This time we had an overabundance of dried herbs from our garden and thought we would give natural scented playdough a try. Of course we are always on the lookout for a new, amazingly-fabulous recipe to try as well. This time we decided on a “Thinking Putty” recipe from Natural Beach Living’s beautiful website. Thinking Putty is an amazing sensory tool. It can reduce anxiety and stress while simultaneously increasing focus, keeping little ones on task…
