Hello, friends.
I know I'm not alone in this, but it feels like everything is happening right now. I won't bore you with my list of current stressors, but let's just say that my plate is very full at the moment. I want to keep bloggity blogging, but since other priorities come first, I will be taking some time off from the blog. I'll be back around the beginning of June with all sorts of fun stuff to share. Can't wait to share all the good stuff that's going on in my classroom!
Cheers,
Meghan
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
This is why I love my job
Best. Conversation. Ever.
E: Mrs. W, my cousin and I know how to play poker.
Me: Wow! Did your dad teach you how to play?
E: No.
Me: Did your mom?
E: No.
Me: Who taught you how to play poker?
E: Nobody.
Me: Then how do you play poker?
E: The right way. (Looked like he really wanted to follow this with, "Duh!")
(I later found out that playing poker "The Right Way" involves getting either 3-of-a-kind or 4-of-a-kind and using goldfish crackers as poker chips. I think Texas Hold 'Em will have to make room for "The Right Way" pretty soon at poker tables everywhere.)
I love this class. I am going to miss them ridiculously at the end of the year.
Cheers!
Meghan
E: Mrs. W, my cousin and I know how to play poker.
Me: Wow! Did your dad teach you how to play?
E: No.
Me: Did your mom?
E: No.
Me: Who taught you how to play poker?
E: Nobody.
Me: Then how do you play poker?
E: The right way. (Looked like he really wanted to follow this with, "Duh!")
(I later found out that playing poker "The Right Way" involves getting either 3-of-a-kind or 4-of-a-kind and using goldfish crackers as poker chips. I think Texas Hold 'Em will have to make room for "The Right Way" pretty soon at poker tables everywhere.)
I love this class. I am going to miss them ridiculously at the end of the year.
Cheers!
Meghan
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Butterflies
Spring break comes to a close tomorrow for me, and I'd be lying if I said I was ready to go back. I'm not! This has been such a good week. Time off for me is all about family, friends, and relaxation, and this break was no exception. I'm just getting my stay-at-home mom rhythm going - I don't want to go back! Oh well. Summer will be here before I know it.
This post is from activities my class did two weeks ago. This is one of my absolute favorite weeks of the whole year! Our anthology selection covers the life cycle of a butterfly, opening the door to so many enriching activities - art, writing, science. We had such a blast.
So, we start by completing our butterfly life cycle plate. I used to use different shaped pasta for the different stages, but I wasn't a huge fan of that version. So, viola! I've been using this one for a few years now, and the results are more visually pleasing and less "kinder-esque." I use a small paper plate with a 6" diameter. The kids write their name on the part of the plate that we usually eat off of and then flip it over. They use a Sharpie to split the small circle on the back of the plate into quarters, and then it's time to color in that small circle blue. I use a navy bean for the egg. I've been working on the same bag for 6 years now, and I'd estimate I've got enough beans for at least another 10. Next, I cut pipe cleaners into 4" sections, and the students make a zig-zag caterpillar. For the chrysalis, I grab some tiny twigs from outside and snap them into sections that are about 3 inches long. Students then take a cotton ball and unroll it - the hardest part of this whole project for them - and then wrap a small piece of the cotton ball around the stick. Last, the kids color and cut their butterfly. The egg, caterpillar, and chrysalis all rest on a leaf, but the butterfly is flying high in the blue sky, leaf-free. Slap on some labels, and presto! You've got the life cycle of a butterfly! Downloads for the files are at the end of this post.
Now that we've got a visual representation of the life cycle, what should we do with it? Well, usually, I have a butterfly habitat set up in my room with caterpillars inside doing their thing, getting nice and fat. This year, the timing of our pacing guide and spring break meant that the kids would miss an entire week of the caterpillar's life cycle during spring break if I ordered them to arrive the week we read the anthology selection. So, the caterpillars are going to be delivered next week, once we're all back in class. I usually cram in an science observation journal during this time along with a few other science projects, and it just feels so rushed. Spacing it out will give me some curricular breathing room, so stay tuned for the science projects!
Moving on to writing - my favorite part of this whole butterfly unit! The students write from the point of view of a caterpillar. They name their caterpillar, and they tell the reader about their life cycle. Before writing, we create a class word bank of tricky words like chrysalis and caterpillar, but I don't help them spell anything else. The students brainstorm with their table mates strategies for writing each sentence, but each student always ends up with a slightly different story from their partners. (We've spent a lot of time talking about not being a first grade alien. An alien comes to earth and tries to steal a person's brain! People who use their neighbor's "brains" and ideas are being first grade aliens. It always confuses class visitors when out of the blue I tell students, "No aliens allowed!")
After the writing is complete, students cut out their stories and glue them onto their caterpillar's body segments. Add some pip-cleaner antennae, pom-pom noses, googly eyes, some black legs, and you've got yourself a paper doll chain-style caterpillar! If you stretch them out as I did for my display, they look amazing! Folded up, they are a great addition to any desktop at open house.
Side note - The kids come up with the funniest names for their caterpillars - Mr. Potatohead, Millonlegs, Wiggler. However, one of my students this year took the cake. I was hanging up the finished caterpillars, reading each students' writing through, and I came across a caterpillar that was named Big Black. Now, I love the TV show "Rob and Big," but really - a first grader? I checked with the student, and he said, "Oh, yea, that's Big Black. There's this show on TV with Rob Dyrdek..." It's hard not to laugh, but come on, people! First grade is waaaay too young for these shows!
Ok, onto my last project - my personal favorite. We spend time doing a nutrition unit, classifying healthy and unhealthy food. We talk about what unhealthy food can do to your body overtime as well as the benefits of eating lots of fruits and veggies. How could this possibly tie into caterpillars and butterflies? Why, by using The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, of course! Students create their own book, titled The Very Hungry Student, and they write about themselves eating healthy and unhealthy foods along the way. It's not uber academic or and doesn't get too heavily connected to science, but darn it if it isn't one of those adorable projects my students will keep forever!
To punch the holes in the book, I picked up an extra long hole punch. You can grab one here. I've had a few years to figure out the kinks of punching the holes in exactly the right spot, so give yourself some time to figure that piece out.
If you want to complete this project, print page 1 on cardstock, as it will be the cover. Print page 2 on its own, 3 and 4 back to back, 5 through 8 on their own, 9 and 10 back to back, 11 and 12 back to back, and think before you print the last pages. I have included two options. I use one if I am not retaining any students. It mentions moving onto second grade. If I am retaining any students, the entire class completes an alternate ending page. I am extremely sensitive to the embarrassment that can surround retentions. So, depending on your class's situation, print either 13 and 14 back to back or 13 and 15 back to back.
When you cut pages 5 through 7, cut "Monday" so that it is 2 3/4". Cut "Tuesday" so that it is 4 9/16". Wednesday should be 6 9/16". Thursday should be 8 9/16". Easy way to figure out 9/16" - it's the half inch mark, plus one more line on the ruler.
Sound complicated? It's not, really. Here are some photos of a finished book, from front to back.
Alright, that is it for me. Here are all of the files. If you download a file, please make sure you are following my blog. Thanks! Stay tuned for some caterpillar science in the coming weeks.
Butterfly Life Cycle Plate
Life Cycle Writing Circles
The Very Hungry Student Book
Cheers!
Meghan
This post is from activities my class did two weeks ago. This is one of my absolute favorite weeks of the whole year! Our anthology selection covers the life cycle of a butterfly, opening the door to so many enriching activities - art, writing, science. We had such a blast.
So, we start by completing our butterfly life cycle plate. I used to use different shaped pasta for the different stages, but I wasn't a huge fan of that version. So, viola! I've been using this one for a few years now, and the results are more visually pleasing and less "kinder-esque." I use a small paper plate with a 6" diameter. The kids write their name on the part of the plate that we usually eat off of and then flip it over. They use a Sharpie to split the small circle on the back of the plate into quarters, and then it's time to color in that small circle blue. I use a navy bean for the egg. I've been working on the same bag for 6 years now, and I'd estimate I've got enough beans for at least another 10. Next, I cut pipe cleaners into 4" sections, and the students make a zig-zag caterpillar. For the chrysalis, I grab some tiny twigs from outside and snap them into sections that are about 3 inches long. Students then take a cotton ball and unroll it - the hardest part of this whole project for them - and then wrap a small piece of the cotton ball around the stick. Last, the kids color and cut their butterfly. The egg, caterpillar, and chrysalis all rest on a leaf, but the butterfly is flying high in the blue sky, leaf-free. Slap on some labels, and presto! You've got the life cycle of a butterfly! Downloads for the files are at the end of this post.
Moving on to writing - my favorite part of this whole butterfly unit! The students write from the point of view of a caterpillar. They name their caterpillar, and they tell the reader about their life cycle. Before writing, we create a class word bank of tricky words like chrysalis and caterpillar, but I don't help them spell anything else. The students brainstorm with their table mates strategies for writing each sentence, but each student always ends up with a slightly different story from their partners. (We've spent a lot of time talking about not being a first grade alien. An alien comes to earth and tries to steal a person's brain! People who use their neighbor's "brains" and ideas are being first grade aliens. It always confuses class visitors when out of the blue I tell students, "No aliens allowed!")
After the writing is complete, students cut out their stories and glue them onto their caterpillar's body segments. Add some pip-cleaner antennae, pom-pom noses, googly eyes, some black legs, and you've got yourself a paper doll chain-style caterpillar! If you stretch them out as I did for my display, they look amazing! Folded up, they are a great addition to any desktop at open house.
Side note - The kids come up with the funniest names for their caterpillars - Mr. Potatohead, Millonlegs, Wiggler. However, one of my students this year took the cake. I was hanging up the finished caterpillars, reading each students' writing through, and I came across a caterpillar that was named Big Black. Now, I love the TV show "Rob and Big," but really - a first grader? I checked with the student, and he said, "Oh, yea, that's Big Black. There's this show on TV with Rob Dyrdek..." It's hard not to laugh, but come on, people! First grade is waaaay too young for these shows!
Ok, onto my last project - my personal favorite. We spend time doing a nutrition unit, classifying healthy and unhealthy food. We talk about what unhealthy food can do to your body overtime as well as the benefits of eating lots of fruits and veggies. How could this possibly tie into caterpillars and butterflies? Why, by using The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, of course! Students create their own book, titled The Very Hungry Student, and they write about themselves eating healthy and unhealthy foods along the way. It's not uber academic or and doesn't get too heavily connected to science, but darn it if it isn't one of those adorable projects my students will keep forever!
To punch the holes in the book, I picked up an extra long hole punch. You can grab one here. I've had a few years to figure out the kinks of punching the holes in exactly the right spot, so give yourself some time to figure that piece out.
If you want to complete this project, print page 1 on cardstock, as it will be the cover. Print page 2 on its own, 3 and 4 back to back, 5 through 8 on their own, 9 and 10 back to back, 11 and 12 back to back, and think before you print the last pages. I have included two options. I use one if I am not retaining any students. It mentions moving onto second grade. If I am retaining any students, the entire class completes an alternate ending page. I am extremely sensitive to the embarrassment that can surround retentions. So, depending on your class's situation, print either 13 and 14 back to back or 13 and 15 back to back.
When you cut pages 5 through 7, cut "Monday" so that it is 2 3/4". Cut "Tuesday" so that it is 4 9/16". Wednesday should be 6 9/16". Thursday should be 8 9/16". Easy way to figure out 9/16" - it's the half inch mark, plus one more line on the ruler.
Sound complicated? It's not, really. Here are some photos of a finished book, from front to back.
Alright, that is it for me. Here are all of the files. If you download a file, please make sure you are following my blog. Thanks! Stay tuned for some caterpillar science in the coming weeks.
Butterfly Life Cycle Plate
Life Cycle Writing Circles
The Very Hungry Student Book
Cheers!
Meghan
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Oh, St. Patrick's Day in first grade - the crafts, the leprechaun traps, the teacher-made leprechaun-made mischief! So much fun! We definitely had our share of all of these things this past week. Plus, with Friday being a furlough day for me, I had to cram it all into four days. Throw in some pretty heavy downpour and non-stop rainy day recesses, and I think it's safe to say that I have never been more ready for Spring Break in my LIFE! I was a little too happy to say goodbye to my class on Thursday afternoon for a nice 10 day break.
I sent home a letter at the beginning of March letting families know that they can participate in an optional project at home and make a leprechaun trap. The letter reminds them to use everyday items and to not buy anything special for the project. I had more traps this year than ever before! Seeing as we are going to jump into a persuasive writing unit as soon as we return from Spring Break, I decided to take the traps one step further this year. Students had to come up with reasons why their traps were the best. I told them that we were going to film commercials for their traps and play them on LSN (The Leprechaun Shopping Network). Don't tell my principal, but we spent a few minutes watching commercials on our classroom TV and brainstormed what it was about these commercials that made people want to buy the product they were pitching.
To tie it all together, I front loaded persuasive writing by doing some whole-class writing. I randomly chose a leprechaun trap to write about, and I modeled for the whole class how to write a persuasive essay. I wrote about why that leprechaun trap was the best one available, working the reasons that they had put on their advertisement into the essay.
Since Friday was a furlough day, the leprechauns had to come visit us on Wednesday night. So, before leaving school on Wednesday, we set out a letter we had written to the leprechauns, some chocolate coins, and our traps. After a few students thought that watching LSN might keep the leprechauns in our room all night, I told the kids I would leave the TV on and tuned to LSN before I left for the night. Well, those little mischief makers stopped by our room and caused the usual mischief. The traps had been thrown about, the gold had been collected and put into each students' cubby, green footprints were everywhere, and they even left their leprechaun dust!
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| M's Leprechaun Trap. Very elaborate, complete with leprechaun-confusing paint and a one-way trap door. Love it! |
After that, the kids got to add some flashy advertising to their traps. They wrote down their product's best parts on these flashy signs, and then they glued them down onto the traps. Next, it was time to film the commercials. They came out so stinking cute! I'd post them on here, but I don't know how to block out a kid's face in a movie quite yet.
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| Why, yes - that is a silver leprechaun ladder! |
Since Friday was a furlough day, the leprechauns had to come visit us on Wednesday night. So, before leaving school on Wednesday, we set out a letter we had written to the leprechauns, some chocolate coins, and our traps. After a few students thought that watching LSN might keep the leprechauns in our room all night, I told the kids I would leave the TV on and tuned to LSN before I left for the night. Well, those little mischief makers stopped by our room and caused the usual mischief. The traps had been thrown about, the gold had been collected and put into each students' cubby, green footprints were everywhere, and they even left their leprechaun dust!
What cracks me up is how eager the kids are to believe in it all. When someone says that the dust is just glitter, I tell them that I used to think that, too, but then I realized that it must be magical because it doesn't vacuum up as easily as glitter does. It takes weeks to get it all out of the carpet. They never even question it.
They found the miniature note that the leprechauns left behind, and we had to use a magnifying glass to read it. The kids love this day.
Confession - I do not love this day. Usually, I can contain holidays and some of the excitement in a party that I time out perfectly so that it always ends our day. Then I get to send the kids and their extra energy out the door and home to their parents. Well, since the leprechauns visit overnight, the craziness starts bright and early. I swear, the kids are vibrating by 8:02 and don't settle down until well after I've sent them on their way. I'd take Halloween over St. Patrick's Day anytime!
Ok, next came our Lucky Charms math project. Each student got a cup of lucky charms, and they tallied up their cereal bits and marshmallows on their worksheet. We then added all the numbers up and created a visual of our final results. I cut strips of paper into various sizes to represent 1, 2, 5, 10, and 100. What I love about this project is that it reaches all my kids. Some of them are still struggling with skip counting while others have it mastered. Well, this gives kids who are struggling the chance to count the smaller totals and it challenged others to skip count well past 100 or even 1,000. Plus, who doesn't love eating Lucky Charms?
That's all for now. In my rush to get home on Thursday afternoon, I left all of my files on my school computer. So, I plan to stop by school next week very briefly, and I will upload the files then. *Update - here they are! If you download one of the files, please make sure you are following my blog. Thanks!
Lucky Charms Tally Chart (The tally pics are lighter, so when it is printed out, the kids can just write tally marks right on top of the picture)
Leprechaun Trap Advertising
Cheers!
Meghan
Lucky Charms Tally Chart (The tally pics are lighter, so when it is printed out, the kids can just write tally marks right on top of the picture)
Leprechaun Trap Advertising
Cheers!
Meghan
Friday, March 9, 2012
In like a lion and out like a lamb
It's Friday night, which, in my world, means Hubs is working late and I'm on munchkin duty with the little one. The munchkin is snoozing, so it's time to finally post. Such an exciting life I lead, right? The thing is, I wouldn't trade it for the world. Well, I guess I wouldn't complain if Hubs made it home before I crashed, but I'll take what I can get!
Ok, onto school stuff.
Growing up in San Diego's year round sunshine, I never quite understood this whole, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" saying. Bad weather? What's that? I now live in the Bay Area, and the crazy winds and rain definitely add some perspective to this saying.
Ok, onto school stuff.
Growing up in San Diego's year round sunshine, I never quite understood this whole, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" saying. Bad weather? What's that? I now live in the Bay Area, and the crazy winds and rain definitely add some perspective to this saying.
Now, add in the terrible tornadoes that ravaged so many poor towns during the last week or so, and my first graders came to school asking questions about these severe storms, why they happened, and if they would happen to us. After talking it out, we wrote a class letter to one of the elementary schools affected by the storms. We wished them well, and we included a book from our class library to help re-start theirs.
The saying I mentioned above kept playing over and over in my head, and so I brought it up with my students. Idioms and sayings are challenging for ELLs, but this one was pretty easy for them to grasp. After comparing/contrasting the two animals, we started our lions. I LOVE how they turned out. Each one is so unique and has the exact personality of the artist who created it. We then wrote a super quick describing poem about lions, each one ending with a great big ROAR!
Time to create a little lamb. Cue the cotton balls! We whipped up another quick describing poem, and we ended this one with, you guessed it, BAA! I just adore how they came out!
Here's hoping that March gets the memo and ends with calm, warm, and sunny weather! Here are the links to the lamb and lion patterns and poems.
Time to sign off. I've got a bottle of wine calling my name. Have a great weekend!
Time to sign off. I've got a bottle of wine calling my name. Have a great weekend!
Cheers!
Meghan
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Paging Dr. Contraction, Dr. Seuss, and a bunch of lizards!
Happy weekend! My students and I had a blast this week. Goodness, there was a ton going on, but it was all good stuff and worth the stress. 9 more school days until spring break, but who's counting? :)
This is a long one, so consider yourself warned. Downloads for all activities are at the end of the post.
First off, my students have been having a hard time with contractions. I think that the fact that 20/22 students are native Spanish speakers has something to do with it. Think about it - contractions don't exist in the Spanish language. So, borrowing a page from Mrs. D Lue Pann and Mrs. Cara Carroll, I decided to give contraction surgery a try and add my own twist. Man, this was such a hit! The kiddos loved it, and they are having a much easier time reading contractions AND identifying the two words that go into each contraction. Hallelujah!
We started out with the actual surgery by meeting our surgical team - Dr. Con, Dr. Trac, and Dr. Tion. Each doc had a very specific role in the surgery, as you can see in the pics.
Next, the students became surgical interns, got their "scissor scalpels," and surgeries started happening all over the classroom. Sadly, a few words flatlined and had to be brought back to life with a new copy of the butchered word.
Finally, the kids got to make their own "Contraction Surgery Book." Now it was their chance to match the pre-op words and post-op contractions on their own and write their own sentences. They turned out great, if I do say so! I also added a pic of the wall display of our final surgical product.
Ok, moving onto leap year. A lovely Northern CA storm system dumped a good amount of rain on our area on the 29th, and that torpedoed my plan to do our activity outside with measurement and chalk. Plan B: Masking tape, post-its, and our classroom rug. The kids loved it anyways.
Last, who doesn't love Read Across America? I love me some Dr. Seuss, and this year, I decided to focus on Happy Birthday to You! The message of this book is that each person should embrace the qualities that make them unique and be proud of who they are. My class this year has a few kids who are a little...how can I say this nicely..."off center," and some of their classmates haven't been exactly friendly as of late. So, I wanted to create a chance for kids to compliment each other. Here's what we did. Students created their "I Am I" bag and wrote a little bit about what made them special.
Then, they pulled names randomly and had to write a compliment for that person on a separate page that I made. I was expecting at least one student to come up to me and ask for help because they couldn't think of anything nice to write, but it never happened. Huge sigh of relief! They then delivered the compliments to each others' bags. My kids liked it so much, I set up a compliment corner in my room, hoping that we can keep this idea rolling. I put a few copies of each students' name in a "Compliment Me!" box along with some extra compliment pages. They left the room absolutely giddy on Friday afternoon, knowing that the compliment box would be there on Monday for them to use.
Want to try any of these activities for yourself? Downloads are below. If you download one of the files, please make sure you are following my blog. Thanks!
Contraction Book - Class
Contraction Book - Student
Leaping Lizards Leap Year Measurement
I Am I Bag
Cheers!
Meghan
This is a long one, so consider yourself warned. Downloads for all activities are at the end of the post.
First off, my students have been having a hard time with contractions. I think that the fact that 20/22 students are native Spanish speakers has something to do with it. Think about it - contractions don't exist in the Spanish language. So, borrowing a page from Mrs. D Lue Pann and Mrs. Cara Carroll, I decided to give contraction surgery a try and add my own twist. Man, this was such a hit! The kiddos loved it, and they are having a much easier time reading contractions AND identifying the two words that go into each contraction. Hallelujah!
We started out with the actual surgery by meeting our surgical team - Dr. Con, Dr. Trac, and Dr. Tion. Each doc had a very specific role in the surgery, as you can see in the pics.
Next, the students became surgical interns, got their "scissor scalpels," and surgeries started happening all over the classroom. Sadly, a few words flatlined and had to be brought back to life with a new copy of the butchered word.
Now that the surgeries were done, it was time to put together our class book. We created sentences together for each contraction, and then the students worked in pairs to create illustrations for the sentences.
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| The winning leap! |
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| Leaping Lizards Contest Results |
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| Keeping tabs on our Leaping Lizards partners. |
Last, who doesn't love Read Across America? I love me some Dr. Seuss, and this year, I decided to focus on Happy Birthday to You! The message of this book is that each person should embrace the qualities that make them unique and be proud of who they are. My class this year has a few kids who are a little...how can I say this nicely..."off center," and some of their classmates haven't been exactly friendly as of late. So, I wanted to create a chance for kids to compliment each other. Here's what we did. Students created their "I Am I" bag and wrote a little bit about what made them special.
Then, they pulled names randomly and had to write a compliment for that person on a separate page that I made. I was expecting at least one student to come up to me and ask for help because they couldn't think of anything nice to write, but it never happened. Huge sigh of relief! They then delivered the compliments to each others' bags. My kids liked it so much, I set up a compliment corner in my room, hoping that we can keep this idea rolling. I put a few copies of each students' name in a "Compliment Me!" box along with some extra compliment pages. They left the room absolutely giddy on Friday afternoon, knowing that the compliment box would be there on Monday for them to use.
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| Room 5's Compliment Corner |
I also borrowed this activity from Mel D's fantastic blog. I am in love with these little mischief makers! Check out the close up pic. This is from a student who isn't the strongest writer, and when I had her read it out loud to me, I had to stop myself from laughing. Too stinking cute!
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| "I would get my brother and wap them on the hiney." Well said, Bella. |
Contraction Book - Class
Contraction Book - Student
Leaping Lizards Leap Year Measurement
I Am I Bag
Cheers!
Meghan
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
I think math shamRocks!
Reason #254 why I love teaching first grade - adding simple clip art to the same old math problems instantly makes them exciting and fun a first grader's eyes. So, for your teaching pleasure, here are a few March math pages. I've included some work on fact families, ten more/ten less, and a 100s chart to be filled in by your little leprechauns. I've got some more March-themed crafts and whatnots in the works, so stay tuned for more March fun! Click here to download.
Guess who spent way too much time this weekend on Pinterest? My son's naps are my only "me" time right now, and Mt. Laundry and the dust bunnies took a serious back seat to my search for Pinspiration. Well, I found this idea for some fact family fun from Mrs. Thiessen, and our fact family flower garden turned out just so purdy. I get so happy every time I look at the finished product. Spring can not get here soon enough, but until then, this will have to do. Here's a pattern for the flower we made.
Did anyone else have a blast celebrating Leap Year today? More on that in my next post. Too many fun things happening this week for one post!
Cheers!
Meghan
Guess who spent way too much time this weekend on Pinterest? My son's naps are my only "me" time right now, and Mt. Laundry and the dust bunnies took a serious back seat to my search for Pinspiration. Well, I found this idea for some fact family fun from Mrs. Thiessen, and our fact family flower garden turned out just so purdy. I get so happy every time I look at the finished product. Spring can not get here soon enough, but until then, this will have to do. Here's a pattern for the flower we made. 
Did anyone else have a blast celebrating Leap Year today? More on that in my next post. Too many fun things happening this week for one post!
Cheers!
Meghan
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