N for Nose

Yesterday the kids and I worked on an ABC book with pictures from around the house.

N for Nose was the funnest one we did.
Lindsey couldn't help herself and kept peeking at me when I took each picture.

This one was a little too serious for our book, but sweet.

The final cut - I had to contort myself to be the pointer and photog all at once.

I then made the ABC book online through Sam's Club pictures. Have you ever done a digital photo book? I think I may have just discovered the solution to my inability to keep up with scrapbooking! It was so easy and quick and very fun! I just ordered a small one for this project (6x8) and it cost just under $10. I hope the book will be a good church quiet book, and a fun book to take on our upcoming marathon plane trip. I can't wait to pick it up!

Flannel Board Story

This has been on my to-do list for a while. I made a bunch of flannel board stories for our home preschool last year, but haven't made any new ones since then! All you need is a fun book with simple pictures to reproduce, some felt, glue, scissors, and fabric paint if you want.


This time, I decided to turn one of Lindsey's favorite books, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, into a flannel board story. There's a lot of repetition in the story that can be done as actions, so it's a good fall-themed book to read out loud. With the felt pieces, Lindsey can present the story herself (with Rand's help of course!)

Anyway, this was a quick little project that I was able to start and finish before Rand woke up from his afternoon nap.

Easy Color Matching Game

I made this for Lindsey last year, but Rand has adopted it as his favorite game. I just cut out 2 squares of each color and covered them in contact paper. Just add some tape to the back and they are ready to go! At some point, I should put magnets on the back so Rand can use this on our metal front door since the tape has to be replaced a lot. I also want to make a shape-match version of this in the near future. Fun and easy.

Lunch Bag Bling!

My big sister, Heather, had a cute and practical idea for putting her kids' names on their lunch bags. Click here to see her great idea!