Fruity Fruits!

Hey friends,

My beautiful sweet little daughter, Sarah was hospitalized for 3 days for an asthma :( Her first one and hopefully the last. It was heart breaking to see her tied to an oxygen mask and to a cannula! Anyway, she is better now and here is a picture of her on the day she left hospital. She was so funny in the hospital, looking for ways to escape :D She faced all this as strong as one little girl could be,God! I love them so much!

Away from all the drama, Sarah got back to her school and they were discussing fruits. I had to add my touch :p  So, I prepared her some simple things. A sensory tub, a puzzle, stickers and a coloring book. Here is what is inside the tub:

• plastic fruits
• fruit erasers
• small mini trees
• fall leaves (from the dollar store)
• confetti (leaves)
• Blocks (with pictures of fruits on them)

 Farida was trying hard on the puzzle :D

Our dictionary

Farida was so good doing this :)

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First Day of School!

Hey friends everywhere, 

It has been a fantastic day at school. Sarah loved it so much that she wants to go every day :) Yes, the helicopter mother buried inside me has shown and I thought that my job as teacher has prepared me, ha! But I think I can deal with this. 

Anyway, here are the activities we did yesterday. First, I have prepared her a list of school related things that she needs to find around the house, treasure hunt. The list included: school bag, pencil, pencil case, pencil sharpener, eraser, ruler, scissors, glue, tissue box, wipes, school uniform, envelope folder, plate, cup, apron, table placement, crayons and lunch box. She was so excited looking for them around the house, running from one place to the other.

Then, we had a themed bath. I drew the stationery on foam. I drew a school bag, a pencil, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, a book, a ruler and a pair of scissors.

Finally, of course, I can't do it without a sensory bin :) This one included: a pencil case, shredded papers, pencil sharpener, scissors, erasers, glue, pencils, crayons, letter blocks and a small book. Here:

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Happy Birthday Dida!

Hello friends,

Today is a special day for us. It is Farida's birthday. She turned two. How fast time has flown by! It was such a great day and we really had a blast. The guests were only us, Farida, Sarah, my husband and I and this made it more special.

First, I made her a special video starting from the day she was born. It was wonderful. Then, she wore her special dress and we danced and danced and danced. I made her the strawberry jello she loves, I am awful in the whole cake thing, and she blew off the candles. Finally, she had a sensory bin made especially for her. 

The best thing I saw in the photos shared on the video and in today's events was how much her big sister, Sarah, loved her, hugged her and cared so much about her. This literally brought tears to my eyes, tears of joy.

We had a Birthday sensory post in the past. You can check it here. Sarah was 3 back then.

There was nothing fancy here but as you can see, she was so happy. We all were. Needless to mention that she forgot all about the tub once I blew the balloon :D

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Square, Rectangle, triangle and a Circle!

Hey my friends,

In the last post, we started learning about shapes. You can read more about this post Here. As I told you on this post, I had a "Shapes" sensory tub in hand. We had one in the past and it was the first sensory tub we ever had. You can also check this one Here. 

Today's sensory tub was a bit comprehensive, it had more than sensory items. The girls had a blast playing with it. It included:

• Wooden shapes (Melissa and Doug)
• Plastic shapes (used in shape sorting box)
• Goggly eyes
• Coins
• shape beads & lace
• water beads (balls & blocks)
• Circular & rectangular items
• "Sammy the Snake" book
• Zigzag

As you can see, Sarah laced the beads, Sarah and Farida used their hands and feet to test the tub, they scouped and dumped the beads. My rule was simple, what's inside the tub stays inside and it worked :D

Sarah can spell star and oval now :D

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