Wee Wonderings

The book you choose to read can make all the difference between the two! Part of what can make reading a delight is reading a really good book. A book that appeals to your child and to you at the same time.

These are two such books.

Hey, Diddle, Diddle! by Salley Mavor is simply the traditional nursery rhyme in board book form. Nothing's added, nothing's removed. What makes this book stand out are the illustrations. The illustrator has filled every page with the most detailed felt and needlework covered pictures I've seen in a book. The pages are a real feast for the eyes. Simply beautiful! I hope to be able to collect more of Salley Mavor's nursery rhyme board books in the future.

The other book, titled Twinkle Twinkle Little Star actually contains the entire poem The Star rather than simply the first few lines we normally sing. The illustrations show various animals in a small town preparing for the night as the stars come out. It captures the wonder and delight of the stars expressed by the lullaby perfectly. I am so pleased to have found this book. We read it- and sing it- together all the time.

I'm having fun experimenting with our play doughs. I don't know about you, but sometimes I find the smell of playdough gets to me. A few months ago I enjoyed making a whole wheat, cinnamon scented dough. It had a gritty texture that was rather interesting to touch. The cinnamon smell was very pleasant on a cold wintry day.

When we recently made a new batch of dough I was inspired to try for yet another scent. Something springy. There sitting in my pantry was a nice bottle of lemon extract. I grabbed it. Mixed it into the dough. The result was lovely. Is lovely. Every time my son opens the tub of playdough and rolls that dough around there's a very faint, pleasantly lemony scent. I'm really pleased with lemon-scented play dough!


Lemon Scented Play Dough Recipe:

1 c water
1 c flour
1/2 c salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
2 Tbls oil
splash of lemon extract

He can now recite Genesis 1:1  and is working on Psalm 1:1-3.

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 Water activity. How much water to fill up the containers? Let's see...