Ballerina theme

Luv Bug is 39 months old

I've been very busy lately planning Luv Bug's 'preschool' year, so I recently printed off some preschool packs that don't require much planning from me.  Last week we chose this Ballerina Preschool Pack.

When I told Luv Bug we'd be doing a ballerina theme, she said she needed a tutu. I was way ahead of her and stayed up til 3 am one night to make one. I got the pattern  here. It wouldn't have taken so long, but Luv Bug woke up in the middle of the night and needed help falling back asleep. She tried it on for about 5 minutes, and hasn't put in on since:(  Not even for a decent photo.

Most of her trays were random as I didn't have many ballet ideas for them:

(I apologize for the glare on the pictures. I may need to invest in a new camera soon.)

 I dedicated her green tray as her science tray. I've seen this idea all over the interenet and finally I put it ogether for Luv Bug. Very simple sensory bottle. Just cut up some pipe cleaners, drop them in the bottle and give the child a magnetic wand. I didn't tell her what would happen, I just let her investigate.

 Later, Daddy let Luv Bug pour them out and she played with them without the bottle.

 Simple tray = lots of fun. She loves when I set out stamps and mini notebooks.

 I bought these awhile back from Scholastic. Luv Bug is pretty good at rhyming , so i thought she'd enjoy yhese. She did, but there were so many, she lost interest before finishing.

 Really bad pic, I set out a large sheet of paper and some dance stickers from this Melissa and Doug set. She got to it before I could take a picture.

  Carisa at 1+1+1=1 posted last week about these magnetic gems. I made a set that very night. Luv Bug LOVED them. She calls them her beautiful jewels. She found many ways to play with these.

We used them for a little number practice with this 1-10 sticker sheet I found at Confessions of a Homeschooler. You need to scroll down a bit to find it.

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All printables were from 1+1+1=1'a Ballerina Preschool Pack.

I saw this adorable craft idea at Pink and Green Mama and I knew Luv Bug would have fun making it. I drew a ballerina and let Luv Bug color it. She then glued on the cupcake wrapper. I cut it out after it dried.

I found the little princess cupcake liners at The Dollar Tree.

Luv Bug loves puzzles and does several each week. I almost forgot to pull this one out.

I found these at the Dollar Tree. The Lightning Bug one glows. Too cute.

When I worked in preschool and pre-k, I had a hard time with open ended art. usually the parents wanted something tangible to show what the kids had been working on. i finally learned to let go, and now have the opposite problem. Since we'll be doing more preschool activities with Luv Bug, I will do some crafts that have an end goal, but I still want the majority of her art to be open ended. I'd been wanting to do this awhile. I set out some different shapes of thin cardboard and some tape. I knew she'd enjoy this becasue she loves to get her hands on my tape.

 She chose to wrap each piece in tape like a gift. I was surprised at her concentration and patience with this.

Another week tat flew by. I'm trying to play more with Luv Bug and spend as much time ouside as possible. With the pool opening soon, we won't be doing as much. Wishing all a fun, relaxing summer!