"Spring" Time

This past Monday we spent a lot of time outside because the weather was beautiful! We played in the back yard and on our front porch. These pictures show the girls playing ABC bingo on quilt squares. I would love to take credit for making these, but my sweet friend Alisa made them for her girls and shared them with us.In a draw string bag there are magnetic letters that we chose from and then we marked the letters on the correct squares. Each time someone chose a letter I let Cely Kay try to identify the letter first, and if she could not Lillian became the "teacher" of the letter. 

Today it is rainy and cold outside! So we decided to read about and discuss spring with the book Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand.

 Spring is Here is a cute story about a mole who discovers it is spring and time to wake up. He tries to wake his friend bear, however bear does not want to wake up! We discussed why bear is sleeping and how we don't want to wake up sometimes too!

 After reading we made a spring tulip and decorated it with tissue paper that the girls and I tore into small pieces. 

First we covered the stem and leaves.

Next, we covered the top of the tulip.

Our final products are beautiful! After completing our project we looked out the window through the rain to see the lively tulips growing in our neighbors yard! We are thankful for the rain today so that the flowers may continue to grow and we can enjoy the beauty He has created during this new season!