Fall book list

Election Party Planned

                                                 Duck For President Election Party!!

So, far this week I have an Election Party planned based on the book Duck For President by Doreen Cronin. It is such a cute book about the election process for younger kids. I was getting so bummed, because all the election activities on Pinterest or on the web are for older kids and not for two year olds.

 

So, once I read this book to Logan , among others about the election, this was my favorite and I knew I wanted to make a themed party about this book!

We have invited 6 other friends over for some fun! Of course we are going to read this book then have different stations for hands on learning. Everyone was asked to dress in red, white and blue and bring a snack to share! I will post pictures after the party!

The first station would be to cast their VOTE on their favorite candy! I plan on making a ballot box and then having two pieces of candy that once they vote for their favorite then they can eat it!

The second station is to paint with rubber ducks. I saw this on Pinterest  and loved the idea.  I went to Walmart and bought three rubber ducks in the $1 bins. I plan on using red, white and blue  washable paint and just having the kids stamp those colors using the ducks on paper. This blogger mom did the same idea with another book and I really think it will work with this book.

The third station is to try and bounce pin pong balls in different buckets. I might try and get some more rubber ducks to throw just to add something different! This blogger mom had this idea and more fun ideas for other parties! I thought this would play into the fine motor skills for this age!! I am excited to see how this turns out!

One part in the book that cracked me up ( since we are huge coffee drinkers) was that the duck hated grinding the coffe beans each morning for the farmer. I plan on making a station where they will feel inside a container that is wrapped and feel coffee beans and another one with coffee beans that are ground up. They will be asked to smell it and then guess what is inside also.

This leads me to the fifth station being the decorating star sugar cookies! Then finishing the party with Duck Duck Goose!

So, I hope this encourages other moms of 2 year olds to take party and have some fun with the election coming up! Hope this gives you some good ideas.

The other book we check out from the library and loved was...

The President and Mom's Apple Pie  by Micheal Garland

This book was super cute and you could totally go with the Flag and Apple theme for a party! I loved the history factor to this book! This is a for sure book to check out if you have not read it!

Out of the box...

What a cute picture to introduce another idea for hands on learning. I would love to claim this, but I can not take the credit.

I am finding at the 11 month old stage that my 'bizzybabybee' loves to take things out of a box or bucket and then put it back in. He will do this over and over again. I was reading in a magazine today of an idea that I want to try regarding this idea. You could do it many ways, but the idea was getting a shoe box with a lid and cutting a little hole in the top so the 'bizzybabybee' can put his/her hand through enough to feel,touch and pull objects that you place in the box out. Fill the box with items that you can talk about like shapes, fruit, kitchen spoons, socks,balls,small book,shoe, rocks and other items that would be fun to feel  and  pull out to see what it is. You could even do items that they could taste like a ripe piece of fruit or crackers.

Sounds fun to me!! I love 'out of the box' ideas that will get Logan's attention and fun for his momma.

Rolling into Tuesday...

Well, I am finally getting a second to write my idea for creative learning for Tuesday. It is 12:01 am on the dot and this starts my free time. Yes, I need sleep, but I am eager to get this blog started!


I am thinking of having a cute simple easy craft that will be fun for you to make to help teach your child something new and make it adaptable for all stages. I recently went to a couple yard sales this past weekend and came across some soft blocks or as I would call them 'dice.' I love anything that has bright colors and is cheap. These four blocks were four different colors and have pictures of things that I could easily sit down and talk with Logan about on a 10 month old level. Plus to add to the great find they are Baby Einstein brand, so it was a must. Today, we rolled them around and talked about the colors and then tried to find other objects in the house that matched the color die that were we learning about.

Here is a fun easy pattern to make your own. If you are not a sewer then go ahead and follow the patterns and just use craft glue for your seams instead of stitching. It would work. Be creative and post the pictures or ideas of what you are going to make on your die. What are you going to teach your baby this week?

*****pattern for blocks  or use this one pattern #2

For older kids try this:

I have a game that I bought like this but you could make one in no time and it would be so easy!! Make the dice and use different colors. Then on colored paper (the same colors on your die) list, print or draw actions that your child can do. It can be anything from 'hug your mom', 'find a shoe', 'find something that starts with the letter A', or even as simple as 'jump.' I would make 5 action (or more) cards for each color. Then have your child roll the dice and whatever color is on top he/she would choose a card of that same color then do the action on it. It is a fun easy learning game to change the week up.

Post what your ideas to share with us! Ready...set....roll...