Homeschool

Hungry bunnies and other activities

Works for Me Wednesday

I haven’t had a lot of time to browse the sites that have participated in the Ultimate Blog Party, but I’m so glad I took the time to visit The Preschool Mama. She’s a former Montessori teacher, and she has some wonderful tips and ideas on her site.

She’s currently doing a series on money-saving tips, and today we used one of her ideas for an “educational toy that costs next to nothing.”

Attach a picture of a rabbit to a bunch of paper bags, and write a number on each of them. Cut out pieces of orange tag or paper, to look like little carrots. Make small dots on each carrot. Ask your child to count the number of dots on the carrot, and place it in the rabbit bag with that number.

We modified it a bit. I drew a rabbit face on one plain brown paper bag and cut a hole in the bag for the bunny’s mouth. Then I cut some “carrots” out of orange construction paper. Then I took it to Poppy’s room, where we played Feed the Hungry Bunny for about 20 minutes. Preschool Mama’s suggestion is a little more elaborate, but this simplified version took about 3 minutes to pull together, and Pi loved it.

Go check out The Preschool Mama. Her suggestions Work for Me!

Diversions, Eating, Screen time

Cookies and basketball

When I was in high school, my best friend wanted to try out for the basketball team. We spent months in her backyard, practicing free throws and layups. Well, she practiced. I mostly just lounged in the grass.

A few days before the tryouts, she was getting really nervous. She didn’t want to go alone. So I went along to showcase my skills alongside her.

I was cut the first day. I think I may have been the first person cut. This was not a surprise. My friend, however, did make the team. My lounging in the grass had paid off.

My basketball skills have not improved since then. My 10-year-old nephew can easily beat me in Horse.

I am, however, somewhat skilled in the realm of Bracketeering. And when I say “skilled,” I mean lucky. Because I don’t really know much about the teams at all. I usually make my picks based on the mascots.

I’m going to test my luck again this year with the Double Dribble NCAA bracket challenge. Leave a comment on this post if you’d like to play along, and I’ll send you the password. (Make sure you include a valid e-mail address.)

The winner will receive fame fortune a dozen cookies from April’s Cookie of the Month batch!