Late But Loved....Mother's Day

To say we've been busy would be an understatement. It's funny because if we are home at least one day out of the week it's considered a slow week. I'm not complaining. I love my family and the time we spend together. I do have a small confession though...I've been running around like crazy mom that I almost forgot about getting my Mother's Day gift ready at school. It seriously became a last minute gift but I think it turned out precious and hopefully none of the mommas felt as though they were a last minute thought.

Hobby Lobby had everything I needed.

1) 1X1 mosiac tiles

2) ribbon

3) necklace loop (this is not the official name)

4) Modge Podge

5) strong ceramic glue (to attach the necklace loop)

Considering I was running a little behind I'm happy this project was fast and easy. The kids wrote an "I Love You" message on the back of the tile and then Modge Podged their picture to the front.

I made 1X1 pictures in Microsoft Word.

The problem solving that took place when I asked them to measure 24 inches of ribbon was greatness. They make me giggle. That was probably the hardest part of the project for them. They looked at me like I was crazy because the ruler was only 12 inches. Thankfully most of them figured it out and some needed a little guidance but everyone was successful.

I just love adding pictures to things. So we added a picture to our card and it was ready to send home.

I took a sneak peak at some of their messages to mom. They were so thoughtful and sweet and some I didn't really know what to say....

{this one says that their mom is so "awesome" that the other moms brag about her to their husbands}

{this one says "thanks for all the stuff you do and for breastfeeding me, I hope I can repay the favor one day"}

What?!

Despite running behind I think they turned out sweet and thoughtful. Of course if your reading this now you can save this for next year.

My little Honey Bunny entered a Mother's Day contest at one of our boutiques in town LaRue and won. WOOHOO! She entered so many times I was afraid they were going to block her from their site. It just made my heart happy that she wanted it so bad.

She won!! I cannot believe she won. We had fun trying to spend all that money. Thank you LaRue!!

I hope all the mommas had a wonderful and relaxing day.

Comments

Just a Little Research

There is nothing more exciting than to hear kids talk with each other about the things that they are learning. I LOVE to listen to these conversations and the best way to get these conversations going is to start research. I used the books that came with our Social Studies curriculum and I let them choose who they wanted to research. It's a win-win because I believe there is power in choice . I choose the list and they choose their person.;) We started this project by discussing the the things that I expected them to find out about their person. As a whole group lesson we completed the same research information on another person that was not on the list. This way I could model each day what I expected from the students. We used websites that are available through our school library and KidRex . This is a great site that is safe and easy for the kids to use. I should have started this post about how lapbooks ...

Day 7 Disneyland in a Day

Okay moms, let’s talk about Disney. I’m going to be real honest with you. The notebooks you create and the maps you print out, the discounts and packages and clubs and bracelets and t-shirts and rewards make me sweat. I seriously get overwhelmed and want nothing to do with this place OR maybe I’m just jealous that you’ve figured out the ins and outs of Disney. I’m simple. I like simple and we just kept it really simple. Our plan was to spend ONE day in Disneyland on a tight budget and have the most magical time ever. We woke up a 4:30 a.m.—we were a little excited and needed about an hour drive time to get through LA traffic. We made it to the gates before they opened and just stood there to take in the excitement of just being at the most magical place earth. I looked at all the moms with strollers adorned with shoe caddies that held every family member’s drinks for the day. The basket...

Speed Dating or 2nd Grade Letter Writing

Well friends, I understand the confusion. I've never been apart of speed dating but I imagine it just like the letters of these 2nd grade students. (sorry for the bad pics...that's kinda how I roll) Ya'll these crack me up. I picture these being read without coming up for breath until you get to the last line -which is the same pic ture I get in my head of someone speed dating. Thank you Mrs. Beasley for being our pen pals. The kids LOVED doing this and guess what? They want to write ag ai n....this is AUTHENTIC learning! Okay, we can write some more if that's what ya'll want to do. ;-) One of the books that I read to the clas s before we started writing our friendly letter was Dear Mr. Blueberry . The kids loved it and I thought it was a perfect way to start our friendly letter unit . Our first letter was to our lunch ladies politely asking for a new it em on the lunch menu. Next , we were able to set something up wi...

Keeping Up With Kirbys

Search This Blog