I had wanted to take Freida to a petting-zoo all month, for her to see a pre-processed shofar up close - on the ram. Got around to it this weekend, and I guess it worked out well coming after Rosh Hashanah, she really got the point. There's just something so special to me about kids exploring animals; wild or domesticated, zoo, farm, or neighborhood - there seems to be so much innocence and natural compassion in the way children feed, pet, and interact with them...
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I'm by no way implying that all you busy mamas are meant to have the time (or patience!) to cut out, stack, size, design, and decorate your childs everyday lunch; just that these images and ideas + a little imagination can make for much more interesting lunchables.
But before joining this lunch-party - you got to get on the trendy bandwagon; better known as: The Bento Lunch Box. It's a theory. A method. A current wave of hipster lunch packing, and it's the basis of Another Lunch blog. But first you've got to get yourself a form of a "bento", my favorite is the Goodbyn.
Wishing all you mamas out there a happy and healthy new year! Wishing you a year that brings only joy, success, and fulfillment - to each of you respectively. May this year bring you pure serenity - in mind, body, and soul... a year of health, wealth, and happiness. A year of achievement; success in all you set out to accomplish. And most of all, a bountiful year of motherly nachas!
This play shofar was the easiest DIY ever. It's cut out of felt, glue gun-ed, stuffed with cotton balls, and a party blower top. Brought heaps of fun to my little toddlers Rosh Hashanah interpretation. : )
Being a classroom got me thinking about letters. Be it Aleph-beis or Alphabet, the skill of recognition is integral to education. "Old school, meet new school", is the tagline used for a fabulous new app for kids. I thought once we were already on the Montessori subject, I'd mention the installation of these Montessori apps - to current moms, they're all the rage! Intro to Letters is an app based on the Montessori activity known as Sand Paper Letters, these activities utilize sight, sound, and touch - helping your child learn the letters, as well as the correct method of creating them. Also available is their older release, Intro to Math (which I haven't personally seen, but I'm sure it's just as marvelous!). Something about their overall design is just so visually beautiful. Kudos, Montessorium!
