A is for Apple prints!

A is for APPLE prints!

Ok...so my son really likes to paint. And with this comes GLOBS of paint :) This works MUCH better with not so much paint, but nonetheless, it is still fun. Have Fun!

                                     I can't seem to rotate this.... but here we are getting ready!

The final product. I chose to use red and green for the obvious reasons, but any paint works. Also, the less paint, the better the prints! Have fun!

Day One!

Today was day #1 of our  letter learning adventure! We started with the letter "A" and boy is this going to be an interesting journey! Today, I cut out a capital "A" and a lowercase "a". I had planned to glue grass on them first, and to make them much cuter, but due to Tristan's temperment, I knew we only had a small window of time to work today. I wanted to make the best of what time he was willing to focus :)

So I cut the letters out of pretty scrapbook paper. I always keep a random supply on hand. Any kind and color of paper will work, though. Then I got black paint and squirted a tiny amount for dipping fingers in to. We used Tristan's pointer finger and made three dots right in a row. We did this is several places around the two letters. Then we drew legs on them to make them ants. We talked about how ants starts with "A" and how we have two kinds of letters...capital (or uppercase) and lowercase. Tristan really enjoyed making ants. As you can see in the picture, he did some totally on his own ;)

Another idea which would work great if you have one is to use a stamp pad instead of paint. I just try to use supplies that I already have.

You could also, for older children, have them cut out three circles for each ant, then glue them and make the legs and antenna. That would help them with cutting and gluing as well.

There are many things that I wish we had done differently, but this is what we got! Tristan knows what an A is and he had fun. Mission accomplished!

Tomorrow we will be making a yummy Apple treat!

Let the Fun Begin!!

Tomorrow marks the day that I would be going back to work after a nice relaxing summer. I am so honored that I now, instead, get to stay home and plan for my son, rather than a class of other students! Do not get me wron, I LOVED my 8 years of teaching experience and I would not trade it for anything, but that season is now over. Let this new journey begin! 

I have a plan for how I plan on working with my son, Tristan. He is only 2 1/2 so our time frame will be limited due to his attention span, but it is amazing how much can be accomplished in 10-15 minutes! I can't wait to share those things with you! 

THE PLAN

My plan is to go through the alphabet A-Z. Each week we will work on one letter. This is not meant to be regimented by any means, but yet fun and educational. 

I plan do have crafts, snacks and adventures for each letter! This should be enjoyable for everyone involved! I hope to be able to also give insight on how to make things a little more challenging or easier depending on your child's needs. I hope to be able to work up to entire units. But for now, lets start with the letter A. :)

Let the FUN begin!!!

Welcome to Doodles and Glue!

Welcome to Doodles and Glue! I am so excited to share with you all of the daily fun and adventures that we get to have now that I get to stay home full time! God has given me the desire of my heart, to be home with my two year old. I am so excited to see where we go from here! Let the real fun begin. :)