Window Washing

 Ava was staring out at some squirrels through our kitchen sliding door. She stopped and mentioned that there was some dirt on the glass door. To be honest I almost told her don't worry about it because with a 2 year old who has time to stop and wipe finger prints all day long HAHA (let's be honest here!) I remembered the window washing work I had presented a while ago and decided to take it out again. I purchased the window washing work from Montessori Services.
With the first presentation a few months back Ava wanted to take the work out mainly for water play. This time I sensed she actually wanted to use the work with a purpose in mind. I put some water in the spray bottle....demonstrated the correct use of the work and then let Ava go to work.



She sprayed some water on the spot she saw the dirt.

She took her squeegee and stroked down to take the water off.

She wiped her squeegee off on her towel and then took the excess water off the glass door with the towel.

The Letter A And Apples

Ava's preschool lets out for the summer in May which makes for a looooong break. The past 2 summers I kind of played it by ear and put out works here and there. This year I decided to put together some themes and cover some interesting topics. I also wanted to keep all that she's learned fresh in her mind so we've included some traditional academia as well. This week we covered the letter A and Apples. I of course went to pinterest for ideas to help. I'll do my best to include every link FYI.

We used sandpaper letters and objects, puzzle pieces from Melissa & Doug, Alphabet Soup Sorters, Alpha Pops,  letter worksheets, and arts and crafts.

Alphabet Puzzle

Letter A Craft

Miss Marens Monkeys

Apple Stamping

We also learned the parts of an apple using The Crafty Classrooms awesome nomenclature cards. We used Montessori For Everyone's  cards to learn about the life cycle of an apple. We love story time around here so we used This Reading Mama's  book list for the letter A.

Soccer Rocker

Ava joined recreational Soccer for our area. We purchased her cleats and if she could have slept in them she would have HAHA. Here are a few shots from one of her practices. She picked up the skills she was taught rather quickly and truly enjoyed working together with her teammates.

P.S. I have to share that even though Ava was on the soccer field she used it as her dance floor in between drills. hehe What can I say? She loves to dance!

Encouraging her teammate to try his best! Proud mommy moment!

Happy Snowman

It's been fun to watch how much Ava has improved from her dance classes at age 3. She really loves to dance and I hope she continues to let this be the way she expresses herself. This year she danced to the song In Summer. (ya know the song Olaf sings in Frozen?) She danced her little heart out. She was so happy to have both sets of grandparents come watch her spring recital. I am thankful we have family that are so supportive!

Just waiting to go on stage!

Ava, Our Favorite Dancer!

Easter Grasping Work

Lucy is eager to try anything that big sister is doing. I've tried to put together a few basic practical life works for her. Here she is using a paint pallet that I bought from the dollar tree and some small egg ornaments from Michael's to practice her grasping skills. Such an easy work to put together for the little ones.

Mini Snow Day

Our area didn't receive but maybe 3 inches of snow this year. The girls didn't mind. These pictures are from when the snow just started to fall.

You have to taste it!

Trying to catch some snowflakes.

Lucy wanted a wagon ride!

Snowball fight with daddy!

Snow angels <3

Easter Egg Tree

A few years back I was in Michael's when I spotted the cutest sparkly egg ornaments. I HAD to have them but wasn't sure what I'd do with them. I decided to create this Easter practical life work for Ava. Who wouldn't love an Easter egg tree? It's really easy to put together. I had an old jewelry tree that looks similar to tree branches....I placed the eggs in a basket and let the artist decorate!

Father's V-Day Snack

I really love that Ava's school lets the parents/guardians participate on holidays and special occasions. Today happens to be Father's Valentines Snack. Ava loves to dress up and her daddy loves to escort her. Lucy wanted to get in on the fun! hehe Ava and daddy got to eat a snack, sing with Ava's friends and Chris received a magnet made by Ava.

Daddy never shows up empty handed! Balloons and toy roses hehe