Here are a few of our favorite books we read with our preschooler: The little Nativity books set Make Believe Ideas, Ltd. These are probably intended for infants and toddlers, but my 4 and 5-year-olds still love these books! So do I! They are perfect for little hands to hold and each book tells a bit of the Christmas story. Each one ends with a Christmas song that brings it all together. (Like "O Little Town of Bethlehem," for example) Dinosaur vs. Santa by Bob Shea Does your preschooler ever pretend he is a dinosaur? If so, this book is perfect for you and your rambunctious little boy or girl, anxious for Christmas to come. Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney We love Llama Llama books - they're sweet and fun - just right! Here Llama Llama is a preschooler, anxiously counting down the days until Christmas. He goes shopping, bakes cookies, and makes presents with his Llama Mama in preparation for the big day. ...
"This is the rainiest summer EVER!!!" Direct quote from my 8-year-old. Yes, I think she is right. Yesterday, we took advantage of a gloomy day to make a chalk village. As long as the pavement is dry, this is a wonderful activity! One of my kids' favorite outdoor activities is: The Chalk Village Break out the sidewalk chalk! A bucket of chalk costs between $1 - $3.00. The play lasts for hours. We draw an entire town with roads they can drive through on their tricycles, bikes, and scooters. I loved when they would drive a Cozy Coupe through town, but I think all my children are too big to ride in them now. So here's the basic idea: 1. Draw roads wide enough for the vehicles to drive through. 2. Give the kids the rest of the chalk to draw whatever they want - rivers, bridges, stores...yesterday we made a vampire jail at the request of my 3-year-old boy. 3. Bring out the vehicles! Our favorite addit...
Every year I try really, really hard to get as much done as I possibly can so the week before Christmas is stress-free and lots of fa-la-la-la fun! Every year, I find myself running around like a crazy lady getting last-minute things done and tending to crazy surprises that have popped up to add the the chaos. I had all my big gift shopping done just after Thanksgiving. I ordered supplies for our church Christmas events at the beginning of December. So I thought I had everything under control. Not so, lady. Not by a long shot. So here I was, today, sweating bullets for my Oriental Trading box to arrive because the party is tomorrow night is the church Christmas party and this momma has got to get Santa's gift bags together and delivered to the church. My mother-in-law came to watch the kids so I could run to three different towns to do some last-minute errands. I'm so thankful for her! My husband has been in his own Christmas season rush...
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