C is for Cloud

With clouds I kept it pretty simple, just the three main types: cumulus, cirrus and stratus.

We matched numbers/words/numerals.

We made a cloud by microwaving half a bar of ivory soap.

We took walks and drives to identify clouds and played the 'what does that cloud look like' game. I was really excited by Peanut's imagination in that game. Six months ago he wouldn't have understood.

We read lots of books from the library about clouds since I didn't have any really good ones at home. And we watched the Magic School Bus episode on weather! 

For our display art we did a three medium picture for the three types of clouds: chalk for cirrus, paint for stratus, and 50/50 mix of glue and shaving cream for cumulus. (I forgot to get a pic of this before I hung it)

The Bed and Draped with Children

Lately we've just spent a lot of time cuddling in bed and playing. Little Cat has figured out how to get from the big bed onto Peanut's bed, which is half a foot lower, and loves to ambush him.

We went to a friend's high school graduation

And we went to the Paseo Art Festival.

Ox was 'draped with children'- direct quote Old Lady

Everyone had a lot of fun

Myriad Gardens

So this past weekend we went to Myriad Botanical Gardens. It was during their Okla-gnome-a Celebration and there was tons of fun stuff. We went with Grammie, who took a class on orchids (but again I got no pictures of her!).

We played at the splash pad

Then in the children's garden

Peanut got to paint a gnome

And frost (and eat) a gnome hat cookie

We looked for bugs in the edible garden (hello, perfect tie in to I is for Insect week!)

Admired the knitted cozies they had everywhere

Did some exploring (there was a gnome scavenger hunt)

Went back to the splash pad

Peanut got a balloon sword

And his face painted

We ended the day with a children's concert by Monty Harper.

It was a great day! Did I mention all the activities were free with our year pass?

It's the Sunbeam's month

In our ward it is the Sunbeam's month to do the opening exercises. Since we only have four Sunbeams over the summer each one gets to do something each week. Either prayer, scripture, article of faith or talk. This week was Peanut's turn for an article of faith. We thought he would learn it better if he sang it. I think it worked.

 

 

I is for Insect

This week was a bit busier with other things so our preschool was low key. We learned about how to classify if something is an insect or not. We took walks and looked around our house, inside and out, and paid attention at our other activities and found bugs. When we found a bug we would examine it for determining characteristics. We also read insect books and watched some insect documentaries.