Tub Letters!

Fun and new is a great way to motivate your preschooler to practice their letters.

 

I took a tub (from the $1 store) and made one letter on the bottom of each tub with painters tape.

 

We stated the letter and traced with our finger three times.

 

Finally, we took chalk and traced over the letter.

My kids favorite part was tearing the tape off!

Best Doughnuts!

My son loves doughnuts! To him, they are the best treat. I decided to try to make homemade doughnuts. I thought this way I could control the size and freeze most of them for later treats. I was lucky enough to find an old family recipe from my husband’s great- grandmother’s cookbook. These doughnuts were wonderful!  

 

These were suppose to be the mini size, but they rose so much they became normal-size doughnuts.

I know this is not considered a healthy treat, but that is why I wanted to make them mini. It was so much fun using my new deep fryer. A pan of a few inches of oil can be used instead. If using a pan, make sure the doughnuts float in the oil or they will burn. Brown each of the doughnuts until light brown. I cooked each side about 2 minutes. Next, place the doughnuts on a cookie rack to allow them to drain. After a few minutes I turned each doughnut over to be sure the oil had completely drained. If they do not drain the oil will settle back into the doughnut making it very soggy.

After the doughnuts were cool I dipped them in a powered sugar glaze and sprinkles. My son was so amazed that they looked like “real”doughnuts!

 

                                     TAH DAH, my master piece!

Pizza Night

I was going through some pictures and found these pictures from a fun night with friends. Pita pizza night. It was a huge hit with the kids and parents. My son had a friend over and I wanted something very easy to make.

 

I used pitas for the crust

 

Laid out the ingredients and let the kids have at it.

They never ate better!

Magical Sand

SAND SAND SAND! I can not say enough about this magical sand. It is magical because it sticks together like wet sand, does not dry up, and is a therapy for all those that touch it. The most magical part of this sand is that it occupies the kids for hours!

 Throw in letters, numbers, and shapes to make it an educational activity.

Very easy to make!

8 cups of flour

1 cup of baby oil

Mix

Bubble Letters

My kids were wild today! My husband and I were trying to get some paperwork done and the kids would not give us a second. I pulled out some paperwork of their own. I gave my kids letters to trace in a fun way. The kids felt as if they were apart of what we were doing and they received and educational lesson as well!

 

Write letters on a piece of paper. Using a bingo marker (from the $1 store) have your child trace each letter.

Marble Ramps

 For some educational fun, cut a water foam tube in half and send marbles down the middle flying with speed.

 Have a race!

Encourage your child to try different angles. What happens when the angle changes?

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