color changing milk experiment

Today we tried the color changing milk experiment with whole milk, food color, and dish soap.  The soap attracts the fat in the milk.  Ours was pretty neat but didn't quite turn out like Steve Spangler's version on U-Tube.  We may have to give it another go.  Maybe my all natural dish soap isn't as effective as Dawn?

friends

playdough friend :)

bird friend :)  (Sammy actually bobs his head along to Ella's beat!)

stuffed friend :)

Ella is also busy making friends at Story Hour and at the park!

our week

I love the face on Ella's sheep :)

farm sticker counting

Little Red Hen story board

making a cake!

sorting farm and zoo animals

making postcards for our postcard exchange . . . can't wait to start getting mail from all over the world!

onset and rime with farm animals

pattern necklace

Loving the New Backyard :)

bottle cap math

the sound of music

We listen to music in the car and at various times during the day.  We also play instruments and dance and keep rhythm.  Ella loves it when Leslie joins our little band :)

Last week we listened to bluegrass and traditional American folk music and tried to play along . . .

little red hen/farm play

This week we are expanding our "Little Red Hen" story unit to include the farm.  We spent the morning setting up the Fisher Price farm.  (Check out how Ella lined all of the animals and farmers up to count them with no prompting!)

Library Time

On our way to the park this morning we made a little detour and stopped in at the library.

Ella liked the fish and the turtles . . .

. . . and the dinosaur model!

And, of course, we found some great stories to read.  This one was good for some crafting fun . . .