Bubble Day!

For our Letter B day we started out by painting Bubble Wrap. 

When the kids are finished painting, we turn the bubble wrap over onto a piece of paper and lightly press and then let it dry so they can take it home. I didn't get a picture of their papers. 

During Snack time the kids were able to practice blowing bubbles in their milk. It went all over and we had a blast through the process. They were laughing and giggling the whole time. It made me wonder why we don't do this more often. 

After snack we gathered around the table and made homemade bubbles. 

Recipe for Bubbles:

2 1/2 Quarts Water

1/2 Cup Light Corn Syrup

1 Cup Liquid Dish Detergent (like Dawn)

Mix water and corn syrup until completely blended. Gently stir in the liquid dish detergent. The Bubbles will store for several weeks in an air tight container. 

Lessons from our life: Don't put them in the small dixie cups. They bled through and kept on. By the time the parents came we had over 5 cups and it was still bleeding through. Make sure if you plan to hand these out that you use a plastic container. We used pipe cleaners to dip and blow and they worked great. 

Hibernation Bear Cave/ Dinosaur Cave

Cardboard Cave

I got a reclining chair from Christmas so I had Kevin save the box for me in the garage. I love getting a few good sized boxes and then letting the kids play in it. As I lesson planned, I had been wanting to do Hibernation for a while and thought January is the best time for it. 

It looked a lot cooler on the site I found the idea from but I let the kids decorate and create it, which reflects in the presentation. They would rather play in it than glue on it. 

The first week that we learned about Hibernation, the kids brought stuffed animals from home and they got to pretend their bears were hibernating in the cave while we read several books about animals that Hibernate.

This entertained the kids all week and then I figured this was the perfect time for Dinosaurs so they can have a Dinosaur Cave.