Apple Trees

Madelyn and I are working on the letter A this week. Here is A-Apple Tree!

1. Paint your child's hand with brown paint, extending the paint to just above the wrist.



2. Print it on a piece of construction paper.



3. We then used a bath poof to paint the top of the tree.



4. Make apples for your tree by dipping one finger in paint and printing it on the tree top.



5.There you have it! One fabulous apple tree:0)

They Had a Great Day!

The first day of school for Felicia and Brandon went very well yesterday! Woohoo! I am so relieved! Madelyn also had a great day! She was a little upset in the morning without Felicia here at home, but that quickly passed when she and Aaron became my kitchen helpers for the day!

Here they are modeling their aprons! LOL! Don't you just love Aaron's witch hat? They made cupcakes for the back to schoolers!

Felicia was so tired when she got home that she ate her cupcake and fell asleep before dinner. Poor girl!

This morning, she was just as excited to go to school as she was yesterday! She even walked in by herself! She's 5 now you know! (That's what she keeps telling me. LOL!)I guess that means that I can relax a little!

Lacing Cards

I don't know about you, but at our house, I can always find an old greeting card of some type laying around. My girls are collectors of old cards and they never want to throw any away. So, this is a great way to recycle these cards into something fun!

1. Select a card or postcard.


2. If using a folded card, glue it closed.


3. Using a hole punch, punch some holes around the outside edge.


4. Now your child can "sew" around the outside using a shoe lace or a piece of yarn with tape around the end.


*If you would like to reinforce your lacing card a bit more, you can cover it with clear contact paper before punching the holes.