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“KidArtLit” Monthly Box Review
We recently were giveaway winners and received a free box from KidArtLit, we wanted to share our experience in case anyone would enjoy taking a peek at what they have to offer. (This blog post is completely voluntary and in no way were we compensated for this review.) KidArtLit ‘s monthly subscription includes a beautiful, boutique-quality picture book and related theme art projects all packaged and set to go for your family. The first thing we saw when we opened our box was a beautiful book wrapped in yellow tissue…
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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…
