Every week @ our house is a celebration. I choose a theme and, with my girls, we read books, make crafts, listen to songs, watch programs and sometimes go on outings related to these themes. It keeps us organized, on schedule and, most importantly, we have fun! And when you have little ones isn't that what it's all about? Sometimes we even dress up!
Our theme this week was SPRING!
We started our week by planting seeds for our vegetable garden. It's still pretty cool here in VA (it snowed a bit yesterday) so I made sure I planned ahead.
Always thinking frugally, I saved egg cartons for our Spring seed sowing. We planted 6 different veggies and the cartons were a great idea. I wrote which rows of seeds are which on the top enclosure- very clever! And I am very excited to report that we already have sprouts!
I was also surprised to that some of my mint from last year made it through the winter. Yay! We love to use that in fresh strawberries!
Moving on!
For Spring crafts we made butterflies using toilet paper rolls and construction paper. Also cute little kites that are flying high in our dining room right now.
I'm thrilled that my almost 2 year old loves books. This week we read Curious George Feeds the Animals by Margaret & HA Rey, Spring Things by Bod Raczka , and Twig the Fairy and the Mermaid Misadventure by Kathy Gfeller & Linda Clayton. We LOVE Twig. You find out more about her at www.twigthefairy.com .
The girls and I always have a great time with our themes and at times we include the whole family by decorating the house, cooking a themed dinner and go on a "trip" without leaving our home. I try to be as creative as I can and it's easy to do for little to no cost at all.
How do you have fun in your home? Make sure to leave a comment and let us know!
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