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Mothers Day Celebration

We have been happily learning all about Bugs and Crawly Things this month with our Mother Goose Time curriculum. We have gotten a little behind so far due to this great Forest School we have been going to, and let me tell you there are a lot of bugs to be seen in the damp Pacific North West Forest. The Banana slug is definately the biggest slug I have ever seen. We have also been seeing worms, and beetles as well. Such a great theme for Spring!

We took another break from our daily bags this week to use our Mothers Day Celebration Kit that came in this months box. We do a weekly Poetry Tea Time on Thursdays as part of my daughters Language Arts program and I thought that the Mothers Day Kit would pair perfectly with this. Plus I see no reason we shouldn't celebrate me twice this week. Here is a link to get a printable version of the Mothers Day kit in case you want to celebrate this weekend as well. So on Wednesday night I filled out the Invitations from the kit and left it on their beds for them to see before I went to work. The invitations make it feel like it is a special event, plus my kids are sentimental and like to keep things like this. I do not understand this at all, nothing brings me more joy then to donate or throw something out.


The first thing we did after our morning meeting and calendar was to read a Mothers Day book that we already owned. I realized I only have one Mothers Day book so I will need to fix that quickly. I just love a good book.


Then I set up the Owl Art project. This was such a cute project and looks really great hanging on our pantry. I almost didn't get to display them both because my son wants to hang his up by his bed. So basically it is a Mothers Day card for me that he is going to keep. I can tell when a project is good because it is immediately hung up in their bedrooms. This project required them to glue down the owl body and then cut out the feet and beak themselves. Then they used their hands to do the wings. My son HATES painting his hands. We deal with some sensory issues and getting paint on yourself is a big no no. He decided that he would paint hands on the owl instead so you will notice in the picture below that his owl has hand like looking wings that are hands but aren't...





After this I set up our tea. I purchased some egg and nut free scones and tea cookies because it was a Mothers Day celebration after all. Usually I would have them help me make something but we kept it easy this time.


Once we set the table and selected our poetry books to be read we sat down and read the If You Give a Mom a Muffin story. It came with story pieces that the kids could play with while I read. This was so cute and the kids really liked the story. It was similar to the If You Give a Mouse a Cookiebook which is a favorite at our house. My daughter even has written her own version of this kind of a story called If You Give a Cat a Fish. We read this story a couple times and it is still on our book shelf in easy reach.

We ended the day playing the Mom's Love Memory Game. These cards were also very cute, they featured moms and their babies. The idea was to put the pictures under plates and then toss a bean bag at a plate and flip it over. If you knew where the match was then you could toss the bean bag at the match or else try to guess which one matched. This was a lot of fun and a great way to get some energy out since it was a rainy day. You could also use the cards to make a memory type game where you put them on the floor and flip over cards trying to find matches. Here is a picture of the adorable cards.


This was such a lovely day and as always the celebration kits from Mother Goose Time were a huge hit. Next week our Poetry Tea Time is gong to have a bug theme and we are gong to eat bug themed snacks. I need to search for some good bug poems now. If you would like to see more of what we do follow me on Instagram 

Happy Mothers Day to all the great Moms out there! 



*Mother Goose Time has generously provided this curriculum to us in exchange for our stories and honest opinions*


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  1. SOS BoosterApril 4, 2022 at 5:02 AM

    Mother’s Day is just around the corner and now is the time to figure out what you will do. Here are some of our favorite virtual mother's day celebration ideas to feel closer than ever.

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