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“Embroidered” Star

From thanksgiving violet pilot felt star I found this idea online with a cute example stitched by a 2 year old.  Sorry I can’t seem to find the website .  We’re going to do this activity in FUN School next … Continue reading

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Happy Turkey Day

  wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day With love  to you all, Gail From st thanksgiving turkey handprints etc wild turkey From st thanksgiving turkey handprints etc wild turkey

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Goopy Soup

  From ST goopy soup Nov 2008 We haven’t made “goopy soup” at Smiling Tree in quite some time.  I thought it was more suited to summer weather so when we had a heat wave last week I decided to … Continue reading

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Leaf Art

From misc st replace photos Leaves, twigs, acorns + glue and just a touch of paint…………..art!  

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Bright Noodle “Beads”

From st noodle necklaces Irish soda bread I dye noodles with food coloring and rubbing alcohol.  Using alcohol allows the noodles to dry quickly and not stick together because the alcohol evaporates quickly.

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Visitors Come to Fun School

From st noodle necklaces Irish soda bread  We made Irish Soda Bread with molasses, strung dyed macaroni beads and made book marks as gifts.  We were lucky enough to have a big sister, a dad and a grandma join us this … Continue reading

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Dolls for Sale

I had so much fun making clothespin dolls with the moms and kids at camp that I started making them myself. Everytime I walk past my new dolls they make me smile.  Now I have more than I can “play” with … Continue reading

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River loves this swing……..she can push off all by herself

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In the Kitchen

I like having everybody in the kitchen. This table is just the right height for the kids.

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Itsy Bitsy Spiders ready for lunch…..

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Onigiri at Smiling Tree Camp

One of the moms in our Tuesday group suggested we make onigiri to tie into our food month. Onigiri is essentially a rice ball. I made sushi or sticky rice and the kids with help from their grown ups made … Continue reading

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some onigiri we made aren’t these too cute…………………………..no we didn’t make them, just a picture of a cover picture on the book “Fun & Fancy Sushi” by Seiko Ogawa & Ine Mizuno

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Busy Week at Camp….applesauce and birdfeeders

We had a fun and busy week at camp. We peeled apples (Gravenstein’s) ate some raw and put some in the pot for a communal applesauce to serve with our lunch. We also made pinecone and peanut butter birdfeeders…..very messy! … Continue reading

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getting ready to peel apples and make applesauce Would you let your use this??? Why of course!!

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Everything’s ready for the kids………a moment of quiet before they arrive

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Iris brought a carrott from home to feed the horses.

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Ainsley , another budding artist Mom’s get to have fun painting too!

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peek a boo Mateo …..showing his bird picture

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Emma scissor hand

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