Rainbow Mosaic

Every Spring I head to the store and get party streamers to match the colors of the rainbow. I make streamers for kids to dance with, door decorations and this year we practiced cutting them up in small pieces to make a mosaic.Afterr cutting up the pieces, we "painted" the glue on the rainbow using a sponge brush. Then we pressed the colors of the rainbow on the glue.  The cotton balls were the finishing touch. 

My older son is planning on using his rainbow as part of his leprechaun trap. (Pictures to follow)

For more rainbow activities, check out past March or St. Patrick's Day posts. Have a colorful day!

"Hands" Down cutest Lucky Clover

 In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d keep this project O’SIMPLE!  Yes, a lucky clover using only green paint or giant ink pad and cardstock or blank canvas.  Tip: have wet wipes close and paint outside or on a washable surface.  This creates less stress for you!

What makes this craft so special is the Irish Blessing you can add:

For each petal on this shamrock

This brings a wish your way,

Gook luck, good health, good friends, and happiness

For Today and Everyday!

March 17, 2014

(Modify text to fit your project- see photo)

St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays, maybe because I married into an Irish name (O’Daniels) or that I love the magic of leprechauns and rainbows.  There are so many fun ways to celebrate this day with your wee ones.  I like to leave notes from Lucky, the Leprechaun starting March first.  I encourage my son to write back and see if Lucky leaves us any clues to his pot of gold. We go on nature walks and listen for the tapping of shoemaking in the grass from the leprechauns, listen to Irish music and dance the jig.  On St. Patricks Day, I decorate the house with rainbow streamers, go on a hunt for Lucky and eat Lucky Charms.  Sometimes the toilet water is green!  You never know what mischief Lucky has in store for us!

I have lots of other ideas found on the left found under St. Patrick's Day.

How do you like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day???

"Telling Time" with Skylanders

A great way to teach telling time is by using left over paper plates from your birthday party.  (A plain white plate will work too!)
Use a Sharpie to write the numbers 1-12 and the minute lines. We took two strips and cut ends to form a point  - one shorter than the other. We used a brad to attach strips to the middle of the plate.

Begin by introducing the hour hand.  Keep the minute hand (the longest hand) on the twelve and move the hour hand around the clock.  "It is __o'clock." Talk about events during the day: breakfast, school begins, lunch, dinner, bedtime, etc.  Eventually move to the half-hour, and then counting by 5's.  

For more Skylander ideas, check out my post for the birthday party: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5912000420279799351#editor/target=post;postID=3210077974758140032;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=4;src=postname