Checking our Scarecrow

After Halloween we visited Fairy Lane for a StoryWalk

of the Old Lady That Wasn't Afraid of Anything.

At the end we built a scarecrow.

 

Today we went to look for our scarecrow in the snow.

We found tracks and followed them 

till we found the scarecrow's pumpkin head.

It was all the way around at the back of the tree from where we left it.

We started to search in the snow for the rest and found the hat.

We worked together and dug it out .

 Then got to work finding the pants, shirt, shoes and gloves.

Then put him altogether again.

What will it look like after the snow melts.

Christmas Trees for the Fairies

This morning we painted wooden triangles to look like Christmas trees.

Then we took them to Fairy Lane

to surprise the fairies for Christmas.

After the children left their trees for the fairies to find

we had a candy cane hunt.

The children found two candy canes each and left the rest for the fairies.

Tray Play

We haven't done play trays in awhile so I made up these bins.

 Little babies in different positions buried in confetti.

 The children have to dig in the confetti to find all the babies

then match them to the correct picture.

Gingerbread cookies and stockings in coloured salt.

They loved digging in the salt to find all the pieces.

 Matching them to the pictures

not necessarily in order.

Buttons in bread clips was a challenge.

 It took a lot of focus to search through the bread clips.

The easy part was matching the different size buttons to the right picture.

The easiest tray was a colour match.

Search through the pom poms to find the colours and place them on 

the same coloured light.

I like seeing evidence of the grown ups playing

and being great role models.

Pegkin Project 2016

In 2013 we did our first Pegkin Project as a countdown to Christmas holidays.

I decided to try it again this year emphasizing the focus on creating stories.

Here are the results from the first week.

Pegkin #1 Barnamy

by Aubrey, Austin and Amma

Barnamy likes to eat and play.  He eats cucumber and milk, chocolate milk

and hot chocolate.  He likes to swing and slide and climb on the ladder too.

When they were making Barnamy they noticed that the glue wouldn't hold the felt

so Amma taught Aubrey how to stitch

and they sewed his clothes.

 Pegkin #2 Whistle, Whistle

by Brinlee and Mom

In a far away land Whistle Whistle saves the princess from the pirate.

She lives in a castle and the pirate is keeping her in a cave.

The princess was rescued and brought back to her castle.

The End

Pegkin #3 Alyssa

by Adella and Mom

Alyssa lives at StrongStart and likes to eat coconuts.

She likes to play at the park and go down the slide.

Pegkin #4 Simon

by Eddie and Mom

Simon loves music and is often tapping his feet from here to there.

If you listen closely you will hear the beat.

Pegkin #5 Dinosaur

by Elyianna and Mom

 Dinosaur is a girl and she likes to watch movies.  Her favourite movie is Dora.

Dinosaur eats cereal and when she does she goes

'glump, glump".

 Pegkin #6 Airplane Shirt

by Matthias and Dad

Airplane shirt is a shirt that transforms any little boy or girl into an airplane that can fly everywhere really fast like a WestJet.

Pegkin #7 Rainbow Brite

by Aria and Mom

Rainbow Brite is part of the Leprechaun family.  She creates rainbows by shooting them out of her hands.  She's always looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

Pegkin #8 Wade

by Elle, Wade and Mom

A Fairy named Wade and he is 5 years old.

He lives at StrongStart and likes to eat raspberries and drink water.

He likes to throw a ball with friends and go swimming at the pool or beach.

Pegkin #9 Marshall the Fire Dog

by David, Michael and Dad

Marshall works hard to keep the town safe.  He puts out fires.

He plays ball with his friends.

Marshall races to the rescue in his big red fire truck.

He loves dog fishies to eat.

He loves to curl up by the cozy fire to sleep.

Marshall works hard to keep the town safe.

He also saves chickens from the top of the barn.

Pegkins at play.