Sunday, April 21, 2013

Looking forward to a yard face lift

We are excited to announce that our dusty little yard will be getting sodded the week after next! We hope to dig up the existing sod over this coming weekend, and then we will lay new sod over the next weekend.

If the weather cooperates, we will do our outdoor fabric dyeing project this week.

The updated menu is posted. Check it out!

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Last week review and coming up...

Hello Folks! This week's menu will change only slightly from last week. We will be having mostly the same dishes as last week, only we will be changing up the quiche dish. Last week's was a little too green for the kiddos, so this week it will be mushroom and swiss!




The kids and I really enjoy cooking. As seasons change we will likely be doing a bit less baking and more planting, gardening and spending time outdoors. Lately we have been making muffins using our leftover oatmeal. I got the recipe from soulemama's blog, the kids love them, and it is a great inexpensive way to use up leftover oatmeal.

 
We eat ALOT of fruit around here, and lately pears sprinkled with cinnamon has been a favorite. The pears are sweet and with a touch of cinnamon it tastes like dessert! Kids and adults both chow these down.

 
We had a lot of fun with play dough this week! New spring time colors have been a hit, we made it together using this recipe: 1 cup flour, 1/4 c salt, 2 tsps. cream of tartar, 1 cup water, 1 TBSP oil, food coloring (to your liking). Mix it all up in a pot and heat it over the stovetop, stir continually until it forms a big, non sticky blob, remove from heat and wait until it cools a bit before using. I usually let the kids play with it while still warm, it is relaxing and feels nice!
 
This week we told stories about Tweedle the mouse who is busy gathering the loveliness of spring in a little bottle that she keeps in her pocket to use when winter comes. Things like blades of grass, smells, crocuses, dandelion petals and such. Her mouse friends don't understand why she is wasting her time doing these silly things, but they will see come winter....
 
Enjoy your Sunday friends!


Friday, April 5, 2013

Weekly planner

Hello friends! We have hit such a stride at Seedlings, that I feel it would be nice to write about it a bit more. I am hoping to post a Weekly Planner every Sunday to give everyone an idea of what we will be having for meals, what stories we will be telling, and what projects we will be working on.

First, Meals! At the top of the blog, you will see a link to our Meals for the Week! Click on it, and you will see what we will be serving for the week. If you have a surplus of any fruits or veggies, we can take them off your hands and feed them to your kids. We have two snacks, in addition to our breakfast and lunch. The first snack happens in the morning on our walk, and the other one after rest time in the afternoon. Usually these snacks consist of fruit and nuts, or veggie and dip.

Each week, we will continue to tell nature stories that are based on what is happening outside! We have been making these up for the most part, and telling them at meal time, or when a child is needing some extra attention. I will start to post a few of these stories that we tell each week in a blog, so that you can ask your child questions about the story, and so that you can also join in on the story telling fun. This is great for literacy skill building and a great way to connect with your child.

This week we hope to do a few spring time projects! We will be dyeing cotton play cloths with kool aid, and we will be making some spring colored play dough to freshen up our play. Kelly and I are both working on heavy dolls for the kids to play with and we have a new doll highchair and cradle as well. Along with these projects, the outdoor gardening projects are beginning in earnest! As the days grow warmer, we will be spending more and more time outside. So, be prepared for your child to be dirty and tired by pick up time!

Happy Spring!