Christmas Exploration Box


I couldn't wait to put this together for my little man!  It was so simple, too.  I used items around the house and some thrifty dollar store finds.  Gotta love the Dollar Tree! 

Contents: pom poms, snow flakes, bows, jingle bells, mini garland(cut),
wrapped toilet paper roll, mini stocking, Christmas gift box

Embrace this beautiful season,

Jen

Curious about Turkeys?

Shared these fun turkey vocabulary words with my kiddos!  Even quizzed the turkey hunter in the family and he didn't know all of them.

Caruncle - brightly colored growths on the throat region. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.

Gizzard - a part of a bird's stomach that contains tiny stones. It helps them grind up food for digestion.

Hen - a female turkey.

Poult - a baby turkey. A chick.

Snood - the flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.

Tom - a male turkey. Also known as a gobbler.

Wattle - the flap of skin under the turkey's chin. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.


Scientific genus and species: Meleagris gallopavo


Info. Source: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/turkey.htm


Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_turkey

Pretty cool, huh?

More fun resources:

Enchanted learning
turkey printout 



National Geographic
Hear a wild turkey here!
Gobble, gobble.........


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!


Jen



Write a Turkey Tale!



image- source


As you stuff the turkey and prepare the Thanksgiving goodies, why not give your kids a fun activity to keep them entertained?  Here are 10 creative story starters for your kiddos or they can create their own ideas!



1. The turkeys were restless the week before Thanksgiving

2. Once upon a time, there was a turkey who never...

3. On Thanksgiving, my family...

4. There were turkeys feathers everywhere, but no turkey in the barn...

5. My favorite Thanksgiving memory is..

6. On the first Thanksgiving, the children were playing in the woods when..

7. My grandmother was cooking the turkey when all of a sudden..

8. The turkey dressed as a pilgrim and cleverly fooled the people.

9.  Thanksgiving morning, I looked out the window and saw...

10. The Thanksgiving parade was so much fun, we saw....

Enjoy your Thanksgiving with your families!
Many blessings,
Jen

Ee is for elephant....

Little man had a little bit too much fun creating this elephant puppet!  How much fun?  Well, enough that he decided to paint himself as well.  This is the danger of leaving the room for a couple of minutes to check on the older kids' school work.  Also, he dumped the water on his lap- yeesh. 

So after his painting - you know where little man went...

straight to the bath tub!! 

Literature:


The Saggy Baggy Elephant
by K. Jackson & B. Jackson





Music/Pretend Play

Can you stomp around the room like an elephant??  The things we do to make our kids happy! 

Jen

Wordless Wednesday: Predator and Prey?

The spider and the fly... Sunshine girl must be the spider and Peanut her prey.  Eeeek!

We had a really good time recently at our local zoo.  It was such a beautiful day- this is the play area that they have for the kids. 

I can't help but share a cute pic of little man, too!  So here goes.........

Awe- look at him on the mushroom!- my little guy.

Happy Wordless Wednesday!

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Jen