Preschool Painting and Cutting

We have been working hard learning colors and mixing colors to make new colors. Painting is a fun way to mix colors.

I have been working on teaching Little Bug to use scissors. We have been practicing cutting this week. The photo looks like he has the correct idea holding scissors but he still can not open and close them with out some help. 

We have not started teaching correct pencil grip. That is on our schedule this spring. If you know a good technique in teaching scissors skills please share with me. It has been ages since I have taught this skill.

I found a great website with a large selection of free to print cutting skill worksheets on Pinterest. Just select the pin below to get started.

Source: aussiechildcarenetwork.com via Laura on Pinterest

First Day of Kindergarten

We are so proud of Pumpkin! She is our first grandchild to start school. Her first day was Monday. She did very well. It is hard to be the first child to go to school. No siblings or cousins for support. Grandpa and I talked to her the evening before school and gave her a good pep talk. She was nervous as you can see in the pictures. Little sister Sweet Pea wanted to join her sister on the bus. She got her little heart broken. By now Pumpkins third day of school and she was happy and ready to see her new friends.

 

Day Three

 

I totally remember my first day of school. The bus ride and the first time in the class room. I even remember my kindergarten teachers name. It was so long ago and terribly traumatizing that is why I remember it so clearly. I can remember being held on the bus screaming and kicking to get off. While my mother held onto my little sister who was screaming to get on the bus. I still remember my thoughts. Why not let my little sister take my place? She wanted on that scary bus so bad. Do you remember your first day of school?

We Welcome Our New Blessing

We have a new grand baby! My readers, I have been missing for a few days. Well, some of you may have suspected our new grandchild has arrived. We have been so busy with our new blessing and no time for my blogging work. I must also confess I had no internet connection at the hospital. Well lets just say I am not technical savvy enough to figure how to get my smart phone hooked to their internet server. I guess smart phones are not so smart. I will stop rambling on and get to the good news.
We have a healthy grandson! Born on Saturday the 14th of July. I will leave you with some pictures. I hope you all have a great week. I will be back soon and stop over to visit each of you.

 Pooh Bear is just loving his new baby brother.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb...
~ Psalm 127:3

Early Easter

We took Pooh Bear to visit his cousins Pumpkin and Sweet Pea. I wanted to celebrate Easter with each of my grandchildren so we had an early Easter celebration. Later this week we will be taking Pooh Bear to visit Little Bug. We will have our second Easter over the weekend.

Happy Easter Everyone!!

Crazy Christmas Giveaway

Welcome to our crazy Christmas Giveaway being hosted by Grandma Bonnie's Closet and Life with Tootsabella and the Rose. There are three featured prizes for this giveaway. There will be three winners one prize each. The prizes will be drawn in the following order.

1. Three Cook Books From Viva Editions: 

The Lazy Gourmet, The Frugal Foodie Cookbook, & Fix it Make it Grow it Bake it

2. Tidy Tots Potty Chair Liners 

3. A Child's Book: The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie written by Rodney Mack

You can find the reviews in the links below.

 The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie written by Rodney Mack

Tidy Tots Potty Chair Liners 

The Lazy Gourmet, The Frugal Foodie Cookbook, & Fix it Make it Grow it Bake it

Please follow the instructions on the Raffelcopter form. There are three mandatory entries. Please use the rafflecopter below to enter the giveaway. If you do not use the raffelcopter to enter your comments will not count toward the giveaway. The more entry options you complete the greater your chance of winning. If you need any help with this giveaway please contact me. The giveaway begins on 12/12/2011 and ends on 12/19/2011

Book Review: Three Books From Viva Editions

Grandma Bonnie's Closet and Life with Tootsabella and the Rose have another review and pending giveaway for you. The Lazy Gourmet, The Frugal Foodie Cookbook, and Fix it Make it Grow it Bake it, by Viva Editions. To read our review about these wonderful books stop over to  Life with Tootsabella and the Rose.  You can also visit Viva Editions to learn more about the authors and their books or make a purchase.

Tidy Tots Potty Chair Liners Review

Grandma Bonnie's Closet and Life with Tootsabella and the Rose have another product for review and for our next giveaway. Life with Tootsabella and the Rose uses a travel potty for her liners but you can use any potty chair for the Tidy Tots liners. To read more about the review and Tidy Tots potty liners stop over at Life with Tootsabella and the Rose. To purchase Tidy Tots potty liners go here.