Our unit on Butterfly - Part II

We loved our unit on butterfly so much that we extended that learning into play and it was all initiated by D.  It was she that started off creating antennae by twisting fuzzy sticks/pipe cleaners onto her headband!  We pretended searching for flowers and found one with tasty nectar!

We loved drinking the nectar using our proboscis! Yum!  We danced around in celebration, flapping our butterfly wings!

Don't you love it when so much learning happens through play!

Sand plus Water - Childhood fun

I got a big fisher price sandbox for $5 on a garage sale this weekend.  I added a couple of plastic boxes for water play in addition to this sandbox.  D and M are having a blast everyday!  We have tons of beach/sand/water toys that are used frequently in addition to leaves, branches and flowers.

D is at a stage where her imagination runs wild.  She is out there having a picnic or making soup or baking cookies!  Our sandbox is a big attraction and I find our neighborhood kids often crowded in our backyard.  M is just one and she plays for the sensory aspect of mud and water.  She is good most of the times in not putting things in her mouth, but I still watch her like a hawk!  At times I find her imitating her sister often ending up in a battle for using the same thing. Joys of sisterhood!  Here is a peak of both of them having a blast at our back yard!