Don't toss it yet...

Save that Easter grass! Try using different colors of grass to add a little excitement to your children's barn or stable sets. Our oldest has enjoyed the yellow "straw" that lines the horses' stalls in her wooden stable. And green "grass" will make a great addition to the pasture outside!

Don't forget to share your latest ideas at a bowl full of lemons!

My Top 3 Picks for Baby Toys

Here are my latest favorites for babies...

The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Home has been a hit for both Baby Girl and Big Sister!

 

And I love our Colorpillar Sorting Mat by Lakeshore Learning as well as

our set of Schylling Musical Handbells pictured in front. The Colorpillar Sorting Mat comes with a great set of manipulatives to place on the caterpillar mat (I've added some extra toys in this picture). 

Thanks to Grandma for these sweet gifts!

Thanksgiving with Little Ones

What a beautiful holiday this is! What a time for thanksgiving it is as we remember those who, long ago, made that courageous journey across the Atlantic to begin a new life in this wonderful land. There are some things that I just simply want our children to know as they grow older, things that they can't remember learning, really, just things that they have always known. This is one of those things. I want them to know about the first Thanksgiving and how it came to be. So here's a look at what we've been doing of late...

Playing with Our Little People Thanksgiving Celebration Set

 We love this new Little People Thanksgiving Celebration set! We found a great price on it through Fisher-Price, and, combined with their free shipping offer, we were able to tack this purchase on to some Christmas finds for very little. This was worth every penny!

Enjoying a Cornucopia Filled with Play Food

 We found this one at Michaels, which, when combined with our coupon that we downloaded ahead of time from their website, made this a reasonably-priced purchase.

Having Fun with Crafts

We found the idea for this pinecone turkey at Enchanted Learning. The food collage was also a fun activity for our three-year-old. 

Snuggling up with Good Books

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott, Illustrated by Jody Wheeler

The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving by Ann McGovern, Illustrated by Elroy Freem

This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story by Laura Krauss Melmed, Illustrated by Mark Buehner

and Eating!

We have enjoyed a number of festive treats, including a snack of popcorn with goldfish, since both popcorn and fish were served at the first Thanksgiving! We've also enjoyed eating our pumpkin and pecan pies. What a delight it is to indulge in just a small piece (and small is relative I might add!) of pumpkin pie with our three-year-old in the middle of the afternoon! Even our 9-month old enjoyed the teeniest of tastes of this beloved holiday treat!