Saturday, August 25, 2012

Dino, dino, dinosaurs!


Everyone loved our story about the little boy who traveled back in time and was chased by a bunch of dinosaurs.  

We had lots of fun making 3 dinosaurs, a mommy, a baby and one still in it's egg waiting to hatch.  {Hopefully your egg has dried and your little one has been able to dig their dino out.}  




The kids had fun taking turns hiding the dino egg for eachother.

 Little Brynlee even joined in.  What a cutie pie!!  Sorry I had to add this one in, what can I say, she's my baby girl.  =)


We got nice and dirty making our dinosaur eggs.  Here is the recipe for the sand eggs that we made.  Just a side note, I was thinking about using this for a FHE lesson, instead of putting a dinosaur in the middle put in a small jewel {I found some at the dollar store} and talk about how the world likes us to see the gospel as something worthless and ugly but if we dig into the gospel we will find its true value, the jewel.  My kids are going to love this.  

I have no idea what to call this recipe so.....

SANDY FINGERS
I don't know I guess you get sandy fingers when you make this! 

1 1/4 C dirt
1 1/4 C flour
3/4 C. salt
1/2 C sand 
water
small dinosaurs

Mix everything except water and dino's.  Slowly add water until you get a clay like mixture then mold around dinosaurs.    Let dry for several days.





Friday, August 17, 2012

I Wish That I Had Duck Feet

By: Dr. Suess


We had lots of fun today reading all about duck feet, elephant noses, deer horns and lots lots more.  Which one would you want and why or would you  like to have them all and be called a Which-What-Who???  





We had lots to do to look like a Which-What-Who.  We made whale spouts to keep us cool and an elephant nose to reach things up high, don't think you can hid your cookies on the top shelf anymore.  A tiger tale to play jump rope, deer horns to carry all of our things and last but not least duck feet to splash in the puddles!  We read about all these things in Dr. Suess's, I Wish that I had Duck Feet.

Here are a few more pictures from my Wednesday and Friday art classes.






I asked the kids to do their best impression of a tiger and they were mighty good growlers!

Jacks impression of a tiger.  Grrrr!


Holland, she had a pretty good growl.



I love her tiger face and claws!


I think Abby was scared of everyone's load growls and scary faces.

 Jack decided he wanted to be a puppy instead.  He is such a QT pie.






I had so much fun with your kids.  I can't wait for our next class.