I did it. I got a blog. Not that I need one more thing to do, mind you. But in my stay-at-home-mommyhood, I have viewed countless blogs by other moms that have sparked my creativity for crafts, activities, food, you name it! So I thought I might dive in and share some the ideas I've come across. No, I'm not being original by any means, and part of me feels like a copy cat, but I thought it might be fun. And we'll see if I can even find time in my day to update it!
So, what do hippo, popples and penguins have in common? They all contain vowels and the letter p. And they are all what my oldest son (age 2) must have with him when sleeping. The Popples is a stuffed animal I had as a kid :) It's so cute to watch him interact with his "friends". The conversation goes a little like this: "Hippo! Where are you? There you are! Wanna go to the park? OK!" One thing I have started with him is an ABC curriculum (and I use that term very loosely) where we learn a letter each week and do activities and crafts. We also incorporate service into our "lessons" (again, a very loose term) by giving someone whose name begins with that letter something that also begins with that letter. For example, during A week we gave an apple to Amanda. I learned this on the website www.heavenlyhomemakers.com (love this site!). He loves giving things to people! When I told him we were going to give some toy cars and an airplane to a friend named Abrahm, he packed them up and demanded to go right then! That was a lesson in "never-tell-a-toddler-you-are-going-to-do-something-until-you're-ready-to-do-it"! Some letters are easier than others to work with. This week is all about the letter E! Someday soon I will get up our "curriculum", when the to-do lists in my mind settle down a bit :)
