Ballet & Tap

Ballet & Tap
2012
A New Year & A New Outlook!

In the beginning of the year Aubrie was partial to Ballet,not too fond of tap.
Then, all of a sudden the past couple of classes she has taken to both.
This Christmas Season we went to see the "Nutcracker Ballet".
Aubrie loved it!
She wanted to ask her ballet teacher Mrs. Victoria if she had ever performed in the Nutcracker Ballet herself?
So, tonight she presented her teacher with a flower and asked her. She proudly said "YES", " I've been performing in them for 5 years now".
Aubrie was ELATED & asked If they would be performing together in the school Nutcracker next year?
YES
So, with that Aubrie was bound and determined to follow every move her teacher made....

Strawberries & Chocolate

Handprint Ornament

Handprint ornaments make the best keepsakes. Pulling the decorations out year after year and seeing just how tiny my kids hands were way back when makes me smile. These ornaments are super easy and work well with hands or feet.

You will need:

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water
ribbon

1. Put the salt and flour into a mixing bowl and add water.
2. Mix the ingredients well. The dough should be firm.
3. Knead the dough until it's smooth. Pull a piece off and roll it into a ball.
4. With a rolling pin roll the dough into a circle about a 1/2 inch thick.
5. Press your child's hand into the dough.

6. Poke 2 holes in the top of the ornament.

7. Bake in a 200 degree oven for 2-3 hours. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool. Add a ribbon to hang it and you have the perfect keepsake ornament.

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Honoring Veteran's Day

Veteran's Day
Interview with a World War II Veteran

The Pride of Our Country

Today as before, our brave do fight

For a land they love, a flag so right

The pride of our country, yes they are

The strength of our nation, best by far

Just as our brave from each war gone by

They march for us proudly, flag held high

From all over this land they come to serve

They’re taught by the best, this they deserve

When troops give their all, the world does see

Whether serving on land, in the air, or at sea

The pride from this country, march through war

With home drawn strength, held deep in their core

Our best are so awesome, their loved ones well know

May God guide their journey where they - for us - go

What these brave must have is support from their own

The love from their people, firm thankfulness shown

Our greatest achievement is that we’re still free

Please take time and ponder who caused this to be

Uncle Sloan
Uncle Shannon

Cool Facts About Veterans
Veterans Day

Many people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

Do you know the difference?

Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring those who died serving their country.

On a Veterans Day we thank and honor those who served in the military. Veterans Day is observed on November 11th of each year. This day used to be called Armistice Day.

Stars and Stripes Forever:

Veterans Day Quiz

Fall Crafts ~ Lovin Autumn

Every night this week we found handy materials and crafted accents for our Charlie Brown Holiday Tree.

Apples ~ sliced & Baked

Ghosts ~ coffee filters

Pumpkins ~ Leaves flattened and glued

Aiden had fun staying up til' midnight making cheese cloth ghosts & starch provided by the lovely JOY!

Pumpkin Halloween ~ game

Halloween,Halloween,
What do you see?

A story about things you see at Halloween.

Safety

...halloween safety rules.

Creepy Coloring

...preschool coloring game.

Carve your own pumkin

....easy game for preschool age.

Our Learning Lunch Table

Declaration of Independence:

~That all men are created equal

~That all men have some rights given to them by God

~That among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Our Lunch Table:

Aubrie, Aiden & Cody enjoy taking breaks,especially for snack or lunch @ the school lunch table. It's decorated for the season or what they're studying at the time. We're doing Sea life and the 4th at the same time,so we added shells to the table.

George Washington was the commander in chief of the United States' army. At first he won, and on July 4th, 1776 the United States government published the Declaration of Independence. But then the English government sent lots more men to fight (women weren't allowed), and soon the United States was losing the war.
Kidipe: {History for kids}

Now reading George Washington's Socks. We are on Chapter 11 and to my surprise the kids are really enjoying it.They can only sit for 1-2 chapters at a time...I'm still happy with that. ...

An overnight campout turns into a harrowing trip to colonial America in this action-packed novel. When 10-year-old Matthew, his younger sister Katie and their band of friends enter a mysterious rowboat with magical powers, they wind up crossing the Delaware River with George Washington in 1776. The confused children are befriended by bedraggled patriot soldiers and captured by Hessians and Indians before completing the icy but victorious march on Trenton. Woodruff...

Oh "JOY" Block Easter egg hunt

Oh Joy...and she does it again,small intimate egg hunt,turned out to be the whole neighborhood and there friends.Joy is wonderful and has such a giving heart....no child left behind in her home.All were welcomed with open arms and a huge smile.We had a wonderful time,and enjoyed every minute of her company.Thank you again Joy for sharing the holidays with us and adding to each of our families memories!