We are a bit behind on with the challenges, but we don’t mind a little delay, we are still having fun! Last week we got around to our Boat Race Challenge and had a blast! This challenge was totally up Pac Man’s alley, he’s a natural boat builder…constantly asking me for junk to make boats with.
He completed this task in under the time limit and had total success!
Of course, Krash was VERY interested when he woke up from his nap and came down to find this!
It was an off week for us, with no planning at all and tons of playing and celebrating! Krash did do Tot School for about 15 minutes on one day, and it was a hit! I had this puzzle, Ladybug Letters, back when Pac was learning ABCs and just now brought it out for Krash and he loved it!
He also really mastered the art of choosing his clothes and dressing himself! I was SO proud of him and yes I let him stay like this all day long. {it’s a jammie shirt on backwards}
Thanksgiving Preparation…
We cooked all day long on Wednesday to prepare for an Open House for Thanksgiving. We invited people from my husband’s ministry, from our church and some friends. We are usually down south with family, this is the first time we have hosted for friends! Krash cut the bread for the stuffing…
He also helped in tons of other ways, including stirring the pumpkin pie…
and tasting it! ps~just so there is no confusion, I do NOT cook, my husband did all of this! I made a measly little dip for an appetizer! Am I blessed with a good man or what? ;-)
Thanksgiving Party!
The boys called our Open House a party and had a blast hanging out with all sorts of different people. Krash was a great host,
He was his usual entertaining self, keeping the laughter flowing all day long… He has so many people he adores, we are so blessed to have so many friends we consider family!
Decorating for Jesus…
Krash really enjoyed the house decorating this year, now that he is older. He did not like the fact that the ornaments weren’t toys though. ;-)
Remember to check out our What We Love page if you need Christmas gift ideas!
Also, see this post if you missed it, for a great coupon for Oriental Trading (where I get my Tot Trays), the coupon is valid only from tomorrow, Nov 30-Dec 2!
Are you wondering where to start with Tot School? Read here!
If you have a tot (approximately ages 1-3) at home, join in the fun and share what you're doing with your tot! Here's how to get started if you're new... If you've never read this:Go HERE 1st for more details- please do (this is still linked to the old website for now)!!! Then if you have any ideas you'd like to share, link up your exact post to MckLinky (if you have questions about how to do that, let me know in a comment or email-links to homepages will automatically be deleted).
When you add your name(blog name) to MckLinky will you put your tot's age (in months) after it, like this: 1+1+1=1 (41 mos)? I think this will help new readers a lot as they look for ideas for their specific aged tot!
If you are NEW will you please leave a comment letting us all know so we can be sure to visit you?
There was a great suggestion for us all to add our tot's bday month/year to the list. If you would like to do that, I would be glad to add it to those of you who comment here with this info. Just put your blog name and then the age like this (6/06). I will add it to the webpage!
I know it's Tot School posting morning (it's coming soon!), but I woke up to an email in my inbox from The Old Schoolhouse and had to pass this info along, I am loving this!
I downloaded the free Autumn Treasures (you can too) to peek and was SOO impressed with the quality! After church today I plan to look into this more, as an option for Pac Man-I just don't have the time I used to have to prepare unit/lapbooking studies for him. This would be awesome!
The special discounts are only for a limited time, so I didn't want to wait to share this with you! You can see the options and the discount codes you will need in this nifty chart below... Also, the Black Friday sale at Old Schoolhouse Store is still going on, it ends today!
Itty Bitty Bookworm is one of the prizes if you spend $50! You get January's curriculum for FREE! Seriously the prizes for this sale are incredible, I am coming back after church today to do some school shopping!
A few of the companies I love have some great deals going on right now, Oriental Trading is probably the best. Usually their free shipping comes only with order of $39, or $49, but Nov. 30 through Dec 2 they have free shipping on ANY order. So, if you’ve been wanting to get JUST the trays or just something small without spending so much, now is the chance! Be sure to get to the site through the graphic below so the coupon code will show up for you!
If you are wanting to place a larger order, here’s a coupon code for 20% off of $59, that is valid now through Nov 29.
I am currently placing orders with some of my favorite Moms who make & sell adorable items! One is Kate from Bloem and Grow Blocks! She currently has an awesome coupon code on her blog, which is good for 30% off valid through Nov. 30. You can visit her and order some awesome unique gifts while supporting a crafty momma!
I am also ordering some Itsy Bitty I Spy Bags from Baby Love Blankies (I won one in a giveaway awhile back and the boys LOVE it!!!). She is sharing a discount code for 15% off { code is facebook15 } with all of us!
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Another gift I am planning on giving this year…Hazelaid jewelry. I am seriously in love with these necklaces and bracelets and am excited to order a few as gifts! You can enter to win one here, and there’s also a coupon code to save 10% if you want to make a purchase (code is in the review post)!
We took a week off and did an evening of Thanksgiving ;-) to help the boys prepare for the week ahead! Krash was a bit sick so it was a simple, short family night. Here’s Daddy reading the book, Let's Celebrate God's Blessings on Thanksgiving…
Pac Man and I worked all week coloring this project to surprise Krash during family time! I got the pieces and idea from www.edHelper.com, which is a paid subscription site. I was a member a few years ago and let the membership go, but now that Pac Man is older I rejoined, it’s worth the $20 to me.
I laminated all of the pieces and used a glue gun to hook things so we can use this over and over again at Thanksgiving. I am not very crafty, so this really impressed my husband when I pulled this out!
We also shared our special Thanksgiving Bible verse with the boys from Songs for Saplings. They recognized it from listening to the cd all the time, but had no idea it was the verse specifically for Thanksgiving
Visit the Raising Rock Stars Webpage to download your own notebook pages and to see links to previous Rock Stars posts! Please read there or here before you add your link.
** links to all toys and books are at the bottom of the post
Learning Toys/Trays…
I was shocked and amazed when Krash asked to do Perler Beads and proceeded to complete the entire heart by himself (with a few *fixed* by Mommy). It is now waiting to be wrapped up as a wonderful hand made Christmas gift for some special family member!
He continues to love his latches board…
This awesome shape truck is from Ikea, he loves it!
Fun with our letter puzzles (cheap-o from Ross last year)…
Krash chose these markers (both sets) from the weekly treat basket (a part of Accountable Kids ~ which I am trying to find time to write a post about, but in short we love it), he drew TONS this week…
Of course Jolanthe visiting was a HUGE excitement for Krash, he LOVED her! She showed him patterns on his Unifex cubes…
…and sang songs with him while he played with his instruments. I believe the wipers are going swish-swish-swish…
He noticed me working on this puzzle with Pac Man and insisted in doing it too. It took a tad bit longer to do it with Krash ;-)
Pac Man took an impromptu trip to the library with Daddy and came home with a few surprise books for K, I caught him like this as he read to himself…
Noah’s Ark continues to be a big deal around here, he LOVES this hand made toy and has played with it for hours this week!
We love Shape Builder! Krash plays this one a lot and I love it too, it is great for visual discrimination, fine motor skills, and also teaches great vocabulary! He is given a white shape with random puzzle pieces to drag to the correct spot. Once the pieces are all in, the image appears (see photo on right for the letter I for insect). It then says the word and often *does* something cute. You can see this and other apps we love here on our website!
Recess Fun…
He was coloring with chalk on the wall and was so stinkin cute, but refused to let me take his picture ;-)
Life {FUN} School…
Krash got to make some new friends and explore the great outdoors all in one day! He absolutely LOVED Miss Jill’s house and all of her children! He got to do many of his favorite things, like play hide n seek…
Roll down a BIG grassy hill…
and RUN…
...and run...
THANK YOU again Jill for hosting us and having such lovely children for my kiddos to play with, they loved every minute of their time at your house!
Mommy’s Favorite…
Are you wondering where to start with Tot School? Read here!
If you have a tot (approximately ages 1-3) at home, join in the fun and share what you're doing with your tot! Here's how to get started if you're new... If you've never read this:Go HERE 1st for more details- please do (this is still linked to the old website for now)!!! Then if you have any ideas you'd like to share, link up your exact post to MckLinky (if you have questions about how to do that, let me know in a comment or email-links to homepages will automatically be deleted).
When you add your name(blog name) to MckLinky will you put your tot's age (in months) after it, like this: 1+1+1=1 (41 mos)? I think this will help new readers a lot as they look for ideas for their specific aged tot!
If you are NEW will you please leave a comment letting us all know so we can be sure to visit you?
There was a great suggestion for us all to add our tot's bday month/year to the list. If you would like to do that, I would be glad to add it to those of you who comment here with this info. Just put your blog name and then the age like this (6/06). I will add it to the webpage!
Click here to see other solutions to this fun challenge! Thanks to Michelle for providing some much needed fun for Pac Man! I could never come up with this stuff on my own! Next we are going to give the Cup Holder a try!
back when Pac was learning ABCs and just now brought it out for Krash and he loved it!
