- Books
- Music- Christmas Carols!
- Crafts- L is for Love Heart, Footprint/Handprint Reindeer, Stand up Paper Christmas Tree
- Baking- Gingerbread cookies, Cake
- Activities- A Charlie Brown Christmas Movie, Christmas Classics Movies, Wrapping Presents
- Experiments- making gak
Friday, December 25, 2009
4th Week of Advent/Christmas
December 21-25
Monday, December 14, 2009
3rd Week Advent (Joy) /Christmas
December14-18 and through Christmas break
Making salt dough ornaments
Decorating and playing with the Christmas tree
(Zachary actually asked to have his picture taken here!)
Ornament results
Making Reindeer Puppets with my friend Memay
Rudolph, Zachary and Daddy at the Sunset Station Party
Zachary, Baby Adelyn, and Mommy
- Books- The Story of Christmas by Patricia A. Pingry
- Crafts- Salt Dough Ornaments, Reindeer Puppets
- Music- Silent Night, Away in a Manger, Hark the Herald,
- Baking- Sugar Cookies
- Activities- Adding 3rd candle to morning prayers
- Field Trips- The Woodlands, TX and Opelousas, LA
Making salt dough ornaments
Decorating and playing with the Christmas tree
(Zachary actually asked to have his picture taken here!)
Ornament results
Making Reindeer Puppets with my friend Memay
Rudolph, Zachary and Daddy at the Sunset Station Party
Zachary, Baby Adelyn, and Mommy
Trains/ 2nd Week of Advent (Peace)
December 7-11
Daddy and I at Sunset Station
What a big train!
Going up to see the engineers area in Temple with my family
Trying out some of the controls
- Books- Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, Trains by Byron Barton, Freight Train by Donald Crews, Thomas the Engine books
- Crafts-
- Music- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- Baking- Cookies with train cookie cutters
- Activities- Alphabet Train puzzle (at a friend's house), Transportation puzzle,
- Field Trips- Sunset Station Christmas Party, Bells and Whistles Park in Temple, TX
- For next time- SA Transportation Museum
Daddy and I at Sunset Station
What a big train!
Going up to see the engineers area in Temple with my family
Trying out some of the controls
Winter/ 1st Week of Advent (Hope)
November 30-December 4
Me and my crafts
The food coloring ice block experiement
Daddy helping me pour food coloring on the ice
My silly Daddy and me!
- Books- Bunny's First Snowflake by Monica Wellington, Hello, Snow by Hope Vestergaard, Christmas in the Country by Cynthia Rylant and Diane Goode, North Country Night by Daniel San Souci
- Crafts- Decorating a house picture with snow (cotton), Winnie the Pooh skating coloring page, mittens coloring with letter M
- Music- Frosty the Snowman, Let it Snow, Jingle Bells
- Baking
- Activities- Dress up Snowman folder and dress up Penguin stuffed animal
- Science Experiments- Food Coloring Ice block
- Field Trips
Me and my crafts
The food coloring ice block experiement
Daddy helping me pour food coloring on the ice
My silly Daddy and me!
Thanksgiving
November 23-27
Zachary loved playing with his (second) cousins and staying in the same house with them. We tried to emphasize the importance of being together on Thanksgiving to celebrate being together and all of the things God has given us.
Zachary playing in the leaf pile
A wagon ride around the house
Zachary and Cousin Ben
Aunt Michelle, Zachary's Godmother and Zachary
Cousin Gracie and Zachary
Cousin Gracie and Zachary on the "train".
Great Great Aunt Sandra and Uncle Lawrence's place
Mommy, Baby Adelyn, Daddy and Zachary
Zachary climbing a tree
- Books- My First Thanksgiving by Tomie DePaola, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving by Charles M. Shultz
- Crafts- Paper Doll Pilgrims and Indians
- Music- The More We Get Together, Over the River and Through the Woods
- Baking- Banana Bread
- Activities
- Field Trip- Nannie and Poppie's house in Temple, TX
Zachary loved playing with his (second) cousins and staying in the same house with them. We tried to emphasize the importance of being together on Thanksgiving to celebrate being together and all of the things God has given us.
Zachary playing in the leaf pile
A wagon ride around the house
Zachary and Cousin Ben
Aunt Michelle, Zachary's Godmother and Zachary
Cousin Gracie and Zachary
Cousin Gracie and Zachary on the "train".
Great Great Aunt Sandra and Uncle Lawrence's place
Mommy, Baby Adelyn, Daddy and Zachary
Zachary climbing a tree
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