Montessori Quote

“Little children, from the moment they are weaned, are making their way toward independence.”
- Maria Montessori

Arsenic in Apple Juice?

Really! As a stay-at-home homeschool mom I'm appalled at reading about this latest information regarding possible arsenic in apple juice..with a specific brand such as Motts Apple Juice.
Please see link below of the facts:

There's Arsenic in Apple Juice

I really can't imagine the health effects from long term consumption of apple juice especially for the growing bodies of toddlers and children. Please research more and stay up to date on the latest findings.

A great show on Dr. Oz and he has reports also:

Dr. Oz reports

Butterfly Spring

Well as this spring is well over and summer is full force I thought I'd finally get around to posting about our annual butterfly project. Every year our kids look forward to receiving caterpillar larvae from Insect Lore to watch them become full grown caterpillars then change to the pupa form (chrysallis) and become a beautiful monarch butterfly.
I love to supplement this hands on activity with a great classic book like The Very Hungry Caterpillar 
by Eric Carle. I also love to provide worksheets on labeling the body parts of the caterpillar as well as the buttefly.  This is a great activity from ages 3 and up! You can go more in depth with older children. They can do a science project (observing) along with this activity.

Natural Sea Sponge Painting

Materials: Natural Sea Sponge, Watercolor paper, Watercolor paint

Use natural sea sponge to make these fall or spring trees!

Quote-Maria Montessori

“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” - Maria Montessori

Summer Activity- Ice Block full of toys

A great idea for a hot summer day! Take a large plastic bowl and fill with small toys and water. Let freeze overnight and dump out the block of ice on your driveway or porch. You can let those little curious fingers chisel the ice with their plastic tools to search for their treasures. Another idea would be to let the children poor water over the ice to see the ice become smooth and glossy.

Colored Water Fun

What an easy and fun activity for preschool and Kindergarten aged children. You just need 4 glasses of water, food coloring, dropper and some paper/crayons to extend your activity to a mixing color lesson.