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Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Chronicles of Summertime: Day 12

Day 12:
Today, we did a lot of indoor play. Snugglepuppy helped me put together an Elmo floor puzzle that was almost as big as him!

Snugglepuppy and I engaged in some dramatic play with food. We cooked some burgers and hot dogs and even baked a cake. All pretend of course. Being the cashier, he rang me up and gave me a total which, of course, I paid for with coins (or sometimes pickles, they look almost the same in our set, lol.)


Then I suggested we get out his little animals and some blocks to make a zoo as we haven't had the animals out in a while. We sorted the animals by water, insects, animals that fly, and all the rest we classified as animals with 4 legs. We also made a tree for the monkeys and gorillas with Megabloks. The snake didn't really have a home, so he kinda roamed free.



(Yes, he is sitting on a potty chair, lol)


After a while, the lion got a little naughty and started attacking other animals and biting them. They had to go to the doctor and rest for a while. Some of them needed bandages or surgery. But in the end, we just had to separate the lion into his own enclosure. 

We checked our seeds that we planted a few days ago, but they haven't started growing yet.



Saturday, August 11, 2012

Have you been to The Underpants Zoo?


Just wanted to share this cute book I found at the library this week. It's by Brian Sendelbach. It is about all the different kinds of underpants the animals at this wacky zoo wear. For example, the hippo wears ones with hearts and the octopus wears 4 pair! 

Along with being hilarious, this book has rhyming and wonderful illustrations. Kids will enjoy guessing what animals are going to be next and what type of underwear they will be wearing. Also, this book provides a great opportunity for discussion about why each animal chose the underwear they chose. For example, the kangaroo wears boxers with basketballs on them because he needs plenty of bounce. 


This is definitely one you need to read with your preschooler(s) soon!




Sunday, May 6, 2012

Our Summer Bucket List


So, I happened to be visiting over at Little Wonders' Days and found this cool linky of Summer Bucket Lists. I just knew I had to come up with one for me and L since we will both be off for the Summer and I have been trying to come up with so many things for us to do. Here is what I've got so far, but I'm sure I will add more as the Summer gets nearer.
  1. Join the library's Summer Reading Program
  2. Go to the lake (Lakeside)
  3. Visit the zoo
  4. Visit parks with gardens (Inniswood, Whetstone Park of Roses)
  5. Hiking
  6. Kiddie pool/Sprinkler
  7. Find a frog at the creek
  8. Go to the Scioto Mile fountains downtown
  9. Watch fireworks for the 4th of July
  10. Make a sea animal sensory bin
  11. Watch the Summer Olympics
  12. Visit Slate Run Metro Park with a living farm
  13. Visit Buckeye Lake
  14. Visit to NC
  15. Toddler programs at the Metro Parks
  16. Visit an aquarium
  17. Play at a natural play area
  18. Do at least one community service with L
  19. Swimming lessons
  20. GET PREGNANT!
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