Collage Tray

Girlygirl loves to glue. She often can be found sitting at her little table making a collage. It is great open end craft project and now is out and ready whenever she wants to do it. The great thing about collages is you can put to match a theme or just random things.

I just keep a store bought veggie. I just ask for it after the church potluck. Veggie tray are great for a few reasons. It is dived to keep the different things in there own place and has a lid. What I like best is if you get them from a potluck like it did it was free. Now here are some list I found of stuff to put in the Collage Tray. Earth Kids has a great list that can be found here. This list is almost the same but has a few different ideas.

Free Bowling/Summer plans

I found this great site the other day. If you even like to bowling a little you should go sign up. Across the county each child can get two free games of bowling a day all summer. I have been looking for ways to save this summer and still have tons of fun. This summer my little house will be over flowing with kids. Just like last summer I will taking care of my dear friends kids. Tom Boy and Mr. Man will be back but this year their sister will be coming too. That doesn't worry me at all. I love the kids and I think the more the merrier. What does worrie me is me not working. I am not use to living on little money for the three of us and three more will make it harder. Their my is blessed with a little money help and food stamps so will be helping us out. But staying home all the time is hard so I need to find fun cheep things to do. Free bowling will be great. Above all I know God is in control and has a great plan for me and the kids. Remember to find ways to have fun with your family every month, week, or even everyday.

An Other Great Blog

Today when reading Tot School. I was clicking around on the links on the blog and I found a new great Tot Blog. I think I will be getting new ideas for Girlygirl Tot School from ABC and 123. I will be looking around this site for a while and if I do like at much as I think I will I will be adding it to my links on the side bar.

Top 5: Favorite Blogs

1. Preschool and Peace- Written by Kendra who is mom to eight children. I get a lot of encouragement from her. She has great tips to be a mom to young one.
2. The Crafty Crow- A great place to find ideas of thing to make with and for the kids. It is update Monday-Friday with great links.
3. 1+1+1=1 is written by Carisa. This is where I found Tot School which I love and she shares a lot about what her homeschooling life looks likes. She does a great job.
4. Totally Tots has many author and many ideas from its readers.
5. Chasing Cheerios written by Melissa. She shares a lot of great Montessori style ideas. I don't really have a style of teaching yet but I love her ideas and she does a great job of showing and explaining them.

Bonus site it is new blog and I am very excited about it so it may bump it off of my other top 5 soon. Homeschool Bright and Early written by Mother Bear who plans to post each day. I look forward to getting ideas from she. What is you favorite blog about preschoolers (ages 0-5)?

Illinois Museum

Today I  have been looking for more stuff to do. I found this great web site that list Museum all over the state of Illinois. I just wanted to save it. 

links and what I think

www.dltk-kids.comThis link has little of everything. It has great letter, number, shapes and writing acttivities. As well as Bible, Charactors and much more. For me this looks like an everything site for preschool at home. One of my favorite things about it is that it looks easy to do with just one kid although it could be done with more. It starts with stuff for kids as young as two to do. I like that lots. I know that lots of sites I have found are good for older ones. great site take a look. www.makinglearningfun.com This site has some great themes to use. From looking at the site I would say it is not the best but again most the stuff can be done with just one child. They have great printables too. It would be helpfull but not the only site you could use. I love the idea of getting girlygirl to do thing with her favorit book or other thing at the time to bring learning alive.