How to make a Smoothie

My kids and I have been on a smoothie kick for quick some time now. We have been trying different recipes and even coming up with our own. It's been so fun! I especially enjoy seeing the little green mustaches they get each time.  So special and rewarding to me because I know they are getting their full vegetable and fruit servings that they need to grow healthily. 

The fact that we make smoothies at home has been my inspiration to applying the concept as a writing prompt for our homeschool. 

To get the free printable, please click here to download How to Make a Smoothie. 

Let me know if you use the file in the comments. I look forward to hearing how it turned out for you! 

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Fabi

Top 10 Snowman Crafts

My kids are all about snowmen these days because it reminds them of sweet Olaf.  So lately I have been searching for activities we can do at home that have a Snowman Theme. Here's what I've found. 

1. Snowman Letter Match 

I printed the free printable, pasted each sheet to cardstock for durability. You can also laminate each sheet as well.  This is a fun activity for learning capital and lowercase letters.  Original file found here.

2. Develop Fine Motor Skills making a Snowman with marshmallows. 

I found the original idea on Pinterest. The kids loved it! Basically, just draw the circles to make a snowman with glue. Then give the children marshmallows to put on the glue.  You could also use pieces of paper to glue. 

Then the children used sponges to pain falling snow. 

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3.  Snowman Name 

I have yet to do this activity with my kids, but it's definitely one I want to do here soon.  

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4. Build a Snowman 

Cut the pieces and glue it into a snowman. 

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5. Jug Snowman

Collect a couple of jugs and have fun building snowmen. 

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6. Paint a Snowman Family

Use paint and a canvas. 

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6. Craftsticks Snowman 

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7. Toilet Paper Roll Snowman 

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8. Snowman Door Decoration 

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9.  Lace a Paper Snowflake 

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10. Classic Snowman 

Paper plate, cotton, and glue. 

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Which Snowman crafts are you making with your kids? Leave a comment below! 

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Playing with Shapes

We decided to get the marshmallows and toothpicks out and start building with them. Kids made some shapes and then it turned into making anticuchos or bush-kabobs. These are some of the pictures I was able to take from their work. 

Other activities we have done using Shapes can be found in the following links:

Painting with Shapes 

Drawing and writing with Shapes in Spanish 

Marshmallow Shapes 

CUBE - CUBO

RHOMBUS (DIAMOND) - ROMBO

TRIANGLE - TRIANGULO

What have you made using marshmallows and toothpicks? Leave a comment below! 

Fabi

The joy of laminating at home

I used to pile up several projects before making a trip to Staples or Office Depot to laminate my projects. Other times, I had decided to just skip the laminating and do with the paper as it was. 

Now, though, I have a new tool! My very own Scotch laminator, which is a real gem to all of us homeschooling moms.  Amazon (from what I've seen) has them on sale at the beginning of the school year.  

This machine is so easy to use, let it heat up, and insert your laminating sheet in the feeding tray. Super easy and quick.  I used mine right away without any trouble. 


My very first project was to laminate a whole set of sight words. 

Here's the completed work: 

If you wish to get a laminator and the pouches containing the laminating sheets, you can go to Amazon to find them:  (contains affiliate link) 

Have fun laminating your projects!

~ Fabi