Kindermusik Take 1

We went to our first music class tonight. There were 3 other kids and their parents there, plus Harper, Beckett, and me. Harper loved the scarves ("kites") and the balls. Beckett loved spinning in circles and kept sayying, "Look at me, guys!" He also wanted to pass out instruments to everyone ("Here you go! Thanks!") and was fascinated by a little 14-month old girl named Piper. ("She can't talk!") 

After about 15 minutes, he had a very hard time following directions and the teacher, Ms. Terri, revised activities to better match the "energy level" of the room. He is definitely pushing boundaries, and class this late isn't the best time for his full attention. I do think it is really good for them and would like to continue going. This national program is designed for foundational music skills, but also teaches sensory and movement activities. It was fun!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

I'm so excited to have a garden this spring! Shonn and Beckett started our peat pots (I think that's what they are called; thankfully, I'm married to a horticulture genius!).  Shonn is such a great dad - he was teaching Beckett all about the seeds and talking to him about growing plants the whole time.  He is so patient and really teaches while he spends time with him.  Warms my heart.

We are going to have carrots, green beans, tomatoes, and cantaloupe.  (And maybe strawberries?)

Busy Bee

Mee Maw and Papa Kracht came over this morning for all kinds of fun.  First, we hid buttons in this sparkly stuff and had to find them.  That turned into making some cool wigs!

Then we made some sugar cookie dough and added food coloring for a sugar cookie project we might finish when they come over this afternoon.

Beckett wanted to put his tennis shoes on first thing this morning so he could "Zoom like a cheetah".  Then he ran around the kitchen yelling, "Runs like a Deere! Runs like a Deere!"  It was hilarious.  After a little while, he decided to put Papa's boots on over his shoes.  He told us he was like an elephant on Jungle Book, ("Boom, Boom, Boom.")

 I also read the book Boogie Monster and Beckett and Mee Maw acted out all of the dance moves.  Here, they are dancing like they are riding a bike.

 The busy bee is napping right now!

Palentologist

Beckett and I watched a DVR'd Sesame Street yesterday, and the word of the day was palentologist.  That led us to all kinds of fun activities, including this dinosaur dig.  I buried dinsosaur fossils (small dino toys) and bones (macaroni and rotini) in a casserole dish and covered them with rice.  Then we got our palentologist tools (paintbrushes and tongs) and Beckett began trying to find fossils.  He loved it and wanted to do it over and over. :)

Little Scientist

He didn't have time for tongs!

Look!  A Stegosaurus!

What else can I find?

His finds on the mat, and he reaches for the dish to bury them again.

It's an Anklyosaurus!

Daddy even joined the fun!

What could this be?

We had a great time and he wanted to show Papa how to do it this morning.

Faithful

Here is a lesson about Noah's Ark we made into a matching game.  (I saw the idea on Pinterest, of course!)  We read one of B's favorite flap books about Noah, and then he "spatula-d" the letters off the Cricut mat, colored the ark and helped me cut it out, and matched the animals and put them on the boat.

Coloring the ark. He started to investigate how to peel the paper off the crayons, too.  We might make some melted crayon art with the old ones.

Little Artist