We continue the EPCOT segment of our WDW unit, studying the countries of World Showcase. This week, we learned about China, Germany and Italy. Here are some photos:
Map Puzzle:
Stamping to make Chinese paper lanterns:
The Lanterns:
Hand print dragon:
Great seasonal math book with visual problems:
Grouping acorns:
Sam's first go at drawing. Who needs paper?
Marker, marker everywhere!
Our flag collection is growing:
And of course, we've been reading our favorite Halloween stories:
Sam had fun helping to build towers and knock them over on our new Melissa & Doug set I found at Goodwill for a dollar something. See that tongue? That's the "thinking tongue". It runs on my side of the family ;-)
He amazes me. He's so careful and patient. Then, when it starts to fall down, he massacres it! ;-)
Since we're learning about Animals in Africa this week, Jake was set to read Sam a book about wild animals. Sam wanted no part of it, so I handed him his own 'touchy-feely' book. Then Jake got upset, because his book wasn't 'touchy-feely'.
So they shared for a bit...
But it didn't last long. Sammy was a bully...
First, he pushed Jake's hand out of the way and then tried to hog the whole thing. I was proud of Jake for not retaliating!
Poor Sammy keeps getting left out of the mix. He's my incredible 13-mo-old baby boy. He's wonderful... sleeps like a dream and is always happy and sweet. But boy is he BUSY! Gets into everything! Jake wasn't like that. We didn't even have to childproof our house with him.
Anyway, I gave Sam some Disney paint samples to put into a wipes container.
He did great at first, but then got impatient...
So we made it a bit easier....
And then it turned into a new game....
(Side Note: We buy TONS of paint and stain from The Home Depot, so I don't feel guilty about taking some of their samples) ;-)
We also tried something else that I saw on http://mamato3blessings.blogspot.com/. Thanks, Nicole!
He did okay when he wasn't eating the pompoms!
Here he is placing gears....
He and Jake both love that little corner of our learning room. They love to snuggle up on that sleeping bag and play, look at books or listen to stories.
I'm a 6'2", full-figured mama with big feet, which means I never get to wear anything cute. So... I live vicariously through my beautiful 2-year-old daughter, Quincy. She has given me the opportunity to enjoy style and shopping and oh SO much more! Before I became a mama, I spent 7 years in sales and was a merchandiser for Disney. Now I homeschool my 3 kiddos and have a busy husband. We live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in beautiful North Georgia!
