Cali's learning the alphabet

Today we learned W. And we made some whiskers.
I cut one out of copy paper then let her trace it.

She cut it out herself.

She searched for just the right googly eyes. She laid it all out to make sure she liked it.

I cut some mini skewers in half so she could paint them.

We were trying to make our little project last. It allowed more time to think of words that started with the wa sound. She glued everything into place and we are thinking it turned out pretty cute! Gotta love the paint that made it to the forehead.

*note- I realize she is using big scissors. I was with her the entire time and she does quite well with them. I wouldn't suggest it if you aren't sure your little one has the skill mastered.

*I'm linking this project up with Ramblings of a Crazy Woman- We Made it- Friday Showcase. There are always great ideas shared there. Go check it out!

The Letter G- Grapes

Cali and I are getting started again. We were pretty lax about projects through the holiday. Now we are gearing up. Kindergarten is on the horizon but I expect time will fly like it usually does and be here before we know it!

She was pretty excited about our G project today. We started our pretty simple.
I cut some G's out for her. She is really good at cutting so I should have let her do it on her own.
We decided it would be great to do some marble-like painting but with grapes instead.

She really liked this project. She wanted to paint many, I cut her off at 4. The problem is that she thinks EVERYTHING she makes has to be hung somewhere in this house so any more than what we made and I'd have G's hanging everywhere. She also did some squares so I used one of those to cut some grapes out of.

We talked a lot about words that began with the letter G. Given that grapes has the Grrr sound, it wasn't my best choice but Gorilla seem to get through to her! :)

We have always told her about capital's and lower case letters so painted both.

This was a GREAT project to get us going!

*Edit- I'm adding this to Ramblings of a Crazy Woman We Made it Friday Showcase. If you want some inspiration and awesome creative ideas, head on over!