Fingerprints!

Madison was amazed to discover that "No one in the world has fingerprints like me!"

Madison loved making fingerprints using the green and blue ink pads.

The green represent the land and the blue represents the water of the world.

God made each of us special with unique fingerprints!

Salt Dough Handprint

The theme at school this week is "All About Me," so we decided to make Salt Dough Handprints.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups salt
1 1/2 cups water
4 cups flour

Mix together the salt and flour. Add the water a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Knead the dough until it becomes smooth. If the dough is too dry you can add small amounts of water at a time.

When the salt dough has been formed, preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Use a rolling pin to form a flat pancake-like shape. Flatten each ball of clay so that it is almost an inch thick. If the handprint is too thin it will crack after baking. Push the child's hand into the center of the dough to create a handprint. Use a dull knife, if desired, to create a smooth edge around the handprint. Cover a large cookie sheet with wax paper and gently place the salt dough handprints down on top. Bake for 30 minutes in the oven or until the dough hardens. Allow the salt dough handprints to cool completely. Using a non-toxic tempera paint, let the child paint their cooled handprint any way they like.

Madison enjoyed mixing and kneading the dough.

She is an expert with the rolling pin.

It was very hard to wait 30 minutes for our handprints to cook. She had to check on them often.

YEAH, I finally get to paint it!

Baby Isaac came over to spend a few hours with us this afternoon. We love getting to spend time with him.

Madison helped Isaac make his handprint to take home to his Mommy and Daddy.

This is to remind you

When I have grown so tall,

That once I was quite little

And my hands were very small.

Shiny Paintings

What You Need:
Plastic Spoon
Aluminum foil
Food Coloring
Corn Syrup

What You Do:
Paint on aluminum foil with a mixture of food coloring and corn syrup. Lay it flat and you have shinny paintings. They can even see a reflection of themselves in the painting.

We had a great time mixing colors.

Madison had a great time making "Shiny Paintings"!

Therapy Update

Today at OT Therapy, Madison got to do the regular swing. This was her first time and she did a great job. She is making such great progress with all of her OT goals that starting next month, she will only be going to private OT therapy once a month. We are filling out paperwork to start Listening Therapy, which is a form of OT therapy for children with Sensory Integration Disorder. The Listening Therapy will help Madison learn to tolerate sound and noise. We are looking forward to learning more about the Listening Therapy and getting started with it as soon as possible.

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Madison is continuing to work on her F and V sounds at the beginning, middle, and end of words. She is progressing well, but will continue to go to private Speech Therapy weekly.

On The Move Book

Today Madison got to bring home the On the Move book that she made at school last week. She did an amazing job coloring, cutting, glueing, and decorating her book. She loved "Transporation Week!"

Caterpillar/Butterfly Update

The Butterflies are taunting us!

Today we found three butterflies flying around in our flowers outside.

The girls enjoyed watching them and chasing them. Madison wanted to catch one, but they were just too fast!

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Our caterpillar is still in his cocoon. Hopefully he will emerge soon to join his friends outside. Madison can't wait to let him go so that he can fly away and reunite with his family.

Picture Day!

Today is "Picture Day" at school.