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 Today was day 3 of pumpkin week for tot school! We don't do usually much more than an hour of "learning." Today we did a book, some songs, sensory play, a craft, and then we watched a movie.  Book Today we watched a read-along on YouTube of Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin . It was a quick and easy read with the entire video being under three and a half minutes. It was a cute book, and very easy for the toddlers (my son, and my nephew) to follow along with. My son is 2.5 years old, and my nephew is 1.5 years old. We like quick and easy, since these two are busy guys!  Craft For our craft today, we did an easy painted pumpkin. I printed a pumpkin template out onto painting paper (trimmed down to fit into the printer) and then put the paper in a gallon sized baggie with some orange paint. I closed the bag up and let them push the paint around with their fingers. I was going to do a color mixing of yellow and red to make orange, but the last time they each...

I can't promise I will update every day but I can tell you what we did today! Book Today we read the  Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin  written by Mary Serfozo and illustrated by Valeria Petrone. It's recommended for ages 3-6 but my two year old really liked it! It was easy to follow and had cute rhymes. It's about a tiger named Peter who is looking for the *perfect* pumpkin to make his jack-o-lantern! It's the perfect length book for small children. Very cute read! Craft This was a super easy, quick and adorable craft idea! I found it on Pinterest (where there are tons of ideas!) and it took just a few minutes to complete. This is cute and will definitely be saved with my Halloween things this year! Alphabet This cute printable came from Cassie over at 3dinosaurs , she has a ton of FREE printables! Also, don't mind the pink tint to this pumpkin....I was running out of colored ink and my printer didn't tell me. But this was part of a pac...

For pumpkin week the following books are some ideas on what to use for your tot school! I only got a few as my library has a limit of 3 items that are deemed seasonal books, so I was slightly limited! BUT, I plan on finding a couple of books on YouTube as well! That's always a great alternative if you can't get a hold of a book! The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin  written by Joe Troiano and illustrated by Susan Banta. Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins  by James Dean. Pete the Cat is all the rage in my house right now, unfortunately, our library didn't have this book! Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin  by Tad Hills. I really wanted this book, but my library didn't have this one either. We'll be Youtubing this one if I can find it! It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!  by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. I love this author! The Pumpkin Book  by Gail Gibbons is a nonfiction book about the growth cycle of a pumpkin. I got this book for...

This week for tot school we had a farm theme! I keep things super simple, usually doing music, crafts, reading, and sensory play. My son is 2.5 years old and is very interested in learning! He loves books, and music and trying to do puzzles. Books!  This week we checked out a bunch of books for school. I also got some older kid books for my 5.5-year-old so he felt included! I'll include links to Amazon as well, but we got ours from the library! The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)  written by Philomen Sturges and illustrated by Amy Walrod. This book was very cute with a twist on a classic! Down on the Farm  was written by Merrily Kutner and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. This book is simple, easy for toddlers to follow, and teaches them animal sounds. Down by the Barn  written and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Another simple to follow book for toddlers. Duck on a Bike  by David Shannon. This is a cute book where a duck decides to rid...

Happy Tuesday!  So today was a prime example of how sometimes, we just have to adjust our plans! I had an idea in my head to have the boys play with Legos and make different structures and landscapes. That seemed difficult for today's task though, so I shortened it. I decided to have D make a bridge.  I had a blue Lego plate and took out some blocks (there were more not pictured in a bin next to us, this was just for the photo's sake) and I said "the blue plate is water. We need to build a bridge to get over it. Can you do that?" and D went to work.  He got another step or two after this before getting frustrated and saying "mommy, can we build robots instead?" Obviously, this is just a learn for fun type of activity and I didn't want him to get so frustrated he didn't want to build anymore, so we decided to build robots instead. I have to say, I impressed myself with my creation! Of course, once D saw mine he had to bui...