father's day at church

it is always a challenge to come up with a gift 2- and 3-year-olds can make in 15 minutes or so at church that might not be thrown right away. our mother's day gift was simple, but had too many pieces for all of the classes to get it done. so this is what we came up with for father's day. love.

felt board stories

i had accidentally signed manning up for an adult felt board class so i went instead. it was the best $5 i have spent in a long time! we were given the supplies for putting together three felt stories based on books, two general games, a felt board and several other resources for other ideas. not to mention an hour and a half of adult conversation - and fancy coffee.

the kids were thrilled to check everything out when i got home. i was only able to complete two of the stories during the class and had to finish the rest at home. we made pieces for pete the cat (pete the cat and his four groovy buttons), pigeon and duckling (the duckling gets a cookie?) and a book that was new to us tickle monster by edouard manceau. tickle monster has quickly become their very favorite.

seriously, hours and hours of storytelling fun! first the original versions and then combinations of their own stories. we are even talking about making more pieces based on other books they enjoy. love.

around the world - japan

the pre-k class does an around the world unit for the end of the school year. this picture of maddux' paper japanese doll was taken by his teacher. i just love the shot of his gelled hair. love.

palm sunday donkey

manning was super excited to show me the fun little donkey he made in school today for palm sunday. although he did keep calling it a "camel."

look at this sweet angel face sleeping. love.