Crystal Mining
Today I let Brian work on his Crystal Mining set–basically, three interesting rocks in a brick of plaster of paris, where the objective is to slowly saw them out with a plastic knife. Talk about busy work! But, the kids found it fun and exciting, to see what will get uncovered. While putting some things away while the kids were otherwise occupied, I suddenly remembered the silver bowl that we’d bought in India, and the two tiny silver spoons we’d bought at the same time,...
Read MoreThe Girls Play Hooky at Lunchtime
I was home with Kendall today, since Goddard had a teacher workday. We played at home, doing puzzles, watching My Little Pony.. I tried to work some of the day, but we did sneak out at lunchtime to go to the mall. I surprised Kendall with a trip to Build A Bear, to make a Princess Luna to go along with her Princess Celestia (they’re sisters, after all!) Afterward, we got a smoothie, which clearly Kendall enjoyed quite a bit!...
Read MoreKendall’s Butterfly Puppet Show
Kendall loves her butterfly puppets. Tonight she presented an impromptu puppet show for me, but I have to confess, I have no idea what it was about.. Still, pretty cute....
Read MoreSpring 2015 Goddard Portraits!
The kids’ spring bunny pictures are here! It’s after Easter, but better late than never, right?...
Read MoreSocks & Puppets
Kendall got some new My Little Pony socks in neon colors, she’s pretty proud of them! She spent a lot of time looking at them and matching up the colors. Brian played with his turtle puppet and big blue crab that he got at the beach....
Read MoreDino Egg Hunt
Today was the Dino Egg Hunt at the Museum of Life + Science in Durham! On the way in, we were happy to run into Brian’s pal from his Goddard days, Julian. What a nice surprise! The kids played outside for awhile before it was our turn to hunt. The fossil dig area was a hit! Julian is a bit of an expert about dinosaurs, so he told us about some of his favorites. There were some new activities outside, like the big dinosaur 3D puzzles, and some old favorites. The kids had fun with...
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