Sunday, October 12, 2008
Savor The Days
Well, we'll be having our little girl on Monday, October 20th (unless she decides to come sooner) and I don't expect to try to keep up with a blog for each child. Therefore, I won't be posting to Nicholas Footprints anymore. Instead, please check our our new family blog called Savor the Days at www.savorthedays.blogspot.com. See you there!
Hunting Panthers
This morning, Stuart was doing some work in the backyard while Nicholas played nearby. At one point, I went out to check on them and Nicholas informed me that, "I'm hunting panthers so I can make Panther Nuggets!" Oh, yummy Panther Nuggets. Guess I won't have to worry about what to make for dinner tonight!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Making a Birthday Card
Nicholas loves to make birthday cards for people. He has a big "art cart" that we roll out to the kitchen table and he has all kinds of neat supplies to choose from - paint, crayons, markers, stickers, foam stamps, yarn, magazine cutouts, pipe cleaners, craft sticks, etc. Yes, I think my love for arts and crafts has rubbed off on him a little bit.
Here he is working on a birthday card for one of his teachers. He did the art work and wrote his name then he told me what I could help write on the card for him.
Nicholas writes well but he writes really large so he often can't even get his whole name on one line. But this is a common for beginner writers so I don't say much about it. However, it does kind of bug me when he runs out of space and then he just crams the rest of the letters in nearby. See the card above how he wrote the S above the A when he ran out of space. It drives me a little crazy but I just bite my tongue. He's doing great and will work this out in his own time.
Here he is working on a birthday card for one of his teachers. He did the art work and wrote his name then he told me what I could help write on the card for him.
Nicholas writes well but he writes really large so he often can't even get his whole name on one line. But this is a common for beginner writers so I don't say much about it. However, it does kind of bug me when he runs out of space and then he just crams the rest of the letters in nearby. See the card above how he wrote the S above the A when he ran out of space. It drives me a little crazy but I just bite my tongue. He's doing great and will work this out in his own time.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Super Sibling!
This weekend Nicholas attended a class at the hospital where his little sister will be born. The class is for 3-5 year olds who are about to become a big brother or sister. The class was really great and we all enjoyed it.
The children started with decorating a foam picture fram that we will put in the baby's bassinet once she is born so the first face she wakes up to is her big brother looking over her.
Next we all watched a video about how to be a "Super Sibling!". It was a great presentation of what to do and what not to do with a little baby. For example, it showed a cat carrying its kitten by the nape of the neck. Then they asked, "Is this how your mommy will carry your sister?" And of course all the children said, "NO!" The video then talked about how to properly carry a baby. Next all of the children got on the floor in a circle for storytime and to look at pictures of real babies.
The next part was really fun. Each children got their own baby doll and blanket and they learned how to properly swaddle a newborn. Nicholas did great and loved holding the little baby.
Nicholas was impressing us with his big brother skills and soft gentle touch. Then we saw this....
Do we squeeze the baby by the head? NO!
Each child also got a medical hat, mask, and gown like all of the daddies will wear in the delivery rooms.
Finally, we all took a tour of the hospital. The children got to see how neat the bed are and how the buttons can make them move in different ways. They also got to see a couple of real newborns in the nursery.
Of course, Nicholas got most excited with the revolving door as we were leaving. What fun!
The children started with decorating a foam picture fram that we will put in the baby's bassinet once she is born so the first face she wakes up to is her big brother looking over her.
Next we all watched a video about how to be a "Super Sibling!". It was a great presentation of what to do and what not to do with a little baby. For example, it showed a cat carrying its kitten by the nape of the neck. Then they asked, "Is this how your mommy will carry your sister?" And of course all the children said, "NO!" The video then talked about how to properly carry a baby. Next all of the children got on the floor in a circle for storytime and to look at pictures of real babies.
The next part was really fun. Each children got their own baby doll and blanket and they learned how to properly swaddle a newborn. Nicholas did great and loved holding the little baby.
Nicholas was impressing us with his big brother skills and soft gentle touch. Then we saw this....
Do we squeeze the baby by the head? NO!
Each child also got a medical hat, mask, and gown like all of the daddies will wear in the delivery rooms.
Finally, we all took a tour of the hospital. The children got to see how neat the bed are and how the buttons can make them move in different ways. They also got to see a couple of real newborns in the nursery.
Of course, Nicholas got most excited with the revolving door as we were leaving. What fun!
Starving Our Child?
Tonight we were running some errands and we were all getting a little hungry. Nicholas said that he wanted to go to a restaurant to eat - He loves going out to eat just like his Mommy :) Anyway, we were trying to just get home and make some dinner but he kept on and on about wanting to go to a restaurant. Finally he said, "But we HAVE to go to a restaurant. You don't want me to starve do you?" Yes, he gets a little melodramatic at times :)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Glow in the Dark Tattoos
Nicholas loves glow sticks and flashlights and he loves Halloween. So when I saw this pack of glow in the dark temporary tattoos, I just had to get them.
Nicholas loved going through them all and picking out two that he wanted to try out tonight. He picked a spider web and a creepy guy carrying a pumpkin.
Check out the cool picture that Stuart got of the tattoo glowing in the dark. Awesome!
Nicholas loved going through them all and picking out two that he wanted to try out tonight. He picked a spider web and a creepy guy carrying a pumpkin.
Check out the cool picture that Stuart got of the tattoo glowing in the dark. Awesome!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
This Week at Preschool
My birthday was on Tuesday of this past week and apparently Nicholas told his teachers about it because they helped him make 2 birthday cards for me plus a little bouquet of carnations. He was so proud to be able to give me these gifts on his own.
Montessori Works:
Nicholas did a great job on a push pin work. This project takes a lot of time and can be rather tedious but is great for strengthening the pinceer grip used in writing. The student has a small piece of paper with a simple design on it, in this case an outline of a tulip, and he uses a push pin to punch small holes in the outline. He does this until the entire design is perforated and he can just punch out the tulip. Nicholas usually gets bored with it very quickly but this week he finished two push pin projects and he says, "I took my time and worked really hard on them."
Nicholas also worked on metal insets and sorting.
Language:
Nicholas learned the following sight words: the, to, pig, wig, and x-ray. He continued to practice his musical phonics. This week the class focused on the sounds of C and X.
Math:
Nicholas learned how to use the Table Top Blue and Red Rods and he played addition games with them. He is quite good at basic addition and subtraction. He often adds and subtracts numbers together just for the fun of it.
Good Shepherd lesson:
Exodus
The class got to see the x-rays of another student who had hurt his arm. Nicholas really enjoyed telling me all about it.
Montessori Works:
Nicholas did a great job on a push pin work. This project takes a lot of time and can be rather tedious but is great for strengthening the pinceer grip used in writing. The student has a small piece of paper with a simple design on it, in this case an outline of a tulip, and he uses a push pin to punch small holes in the outline. He does this until the entire design is perforated and he can just punch out the tulip. Nicholas usually gets bored with it very quickly but this week he finished two push pin projects and he says, "I took my time and worked really hard on them."
Nicholas also worked on metal insets and sorting.
Language:
Nicholas learned the following sight words: the, to, pig, wig, and x-ray. He continued to practice his musical phonics. This week the class focused on the sounds of C and X.
Math:
Nicholas learned how to use the Table Top Blue and Red Rods and he played addition games with them. He is quite good at basic addition and subtraction. He often adds and subtracts numbers together just for the fun of it.
Good Shepherd lesson:
Exodus
The class got to see the x-rays of another student who had hurt his arm. Nicholas really enjoyed telling me all about it.
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