I love discovering pictures i've taken that have been forgotten.  I need to get back to snapping more pictures! top is edited. bottom out of camera

So let's see several years have passed since i last posted.  In brief my kids are both in school full time now.  Last year, during their first year at school, i went back to work. I am now entering my 2nd year at a local park district.  It's an interesting turn of events as it merges my 2 worlds: park district & early childhood.
I am teaching 5-7 classes, depending on enrollment. On this blog I will be sharing my projects & sensory ideas.
Here are my classes:
A parent-toddler class: sensory is highlighted each week
a 2 year old transition class: a 12 week class where the parent is in the room for the first couple of weeks & then the children come alone
a mini transitional preschool class: 2-4 yr old 90 minute class (once a week) I have an AWESOME co-teacher for this class
an evening parent-toddler themed special event class: this is a 45 minute class around a theme.  1-2 craft projects, sensory table, an explore touch table (playdoh, flubber etc)

This is my first time incorporating Pinterest into my class planning.  The last time i was working, Pinterest didn't exist.  Here are my pin boards: http://www.pinterest.com/chitowntracy/

I am also beginning my 3rd year of Art & Music Appreciation. I will be highlighting projects here too

JJ Dawg

new kitchen

Old 1980's Original Kitchen (side 1 )

 (side 2)

First step

 The chaos!!!  (this set up didn't last long, I ended up having a huge ocd induced hissy fit & moving all of it to the garage- out of sight, out of mind LOL)

 Starting to look like a kitchen again

 the beautiful backsplash

 Finished kitchen, well at least until we repaint the kitchen now.

  Love my funky knobs!

 funky sink!

 tan-brown dark granite 

Read a book Play UNO cards Alone time Play store Draw a picture of: Each other A pet A roller coaster A pizza Animal Play outside Make a card for my brothers Make a funny video together Make a funny song together L isten to music Draw to music Scavenger hunt Find 6 things (even numbers) smaller than, larger than, colors, numbers. Monetary value Play with jj and Kia
pipe cleaners
lego instruction book Freeze dance Legos Do puzzles Play in room Craft Coloring Painting Board game Jenga Billd a fort Dress up Play kitchen Bowling read I spin.

For Christmas, the kids were given a polymer kit.  We had so much fun observing the polymers as they grew over a 2 day period. Polymers aka water beads can also be found at Hobby Lobby and other craft stores. 

We made The Boy's new preschool 2 I-Spy bottles.  This was really a fun activity.  Plus I have tons of tiny little oriental trading trinkets just sitting in the basement.  I didn't get a finished product picture, but here's what went in our bottles.  We cut these circles out & pasted colorful scrapbook paper to the back.
In case you have never seen an I-Spy bottle. Rainbow I Spy Bottles