and we're nailin' it!
We had a special order last month for name blocks. The blocks we made for this order were to be signed as a guest book at a shower! We love that idea! I have letter blocks that spell LUCIAN on a shelf in his room. I looked for letters at lots of antique stores before […]
We have been working on identifying shapes with Brooks and he loves building and knocking right now so these shape blocks bring a lot of fun and learning. Also, since we have sets of numbers and letters in the shop, I wanted to add shapes to this collection as well. I wanted these to be […]
One of my favorite things to teach about at the museum was bees, and we plan to plant a wildflower field at our house for bees too. So, I have been thinking about these bee blocks for awhile. Now, that I am finished, I love them! Lucian saw them and said “Oh wow, Mom! You […]
This week, we took Lucian and a friend to the Science Center to see some dinosaurs. They had a blast and we have been talking a lot about dinosaurs around here. Lucian’s favorite is the long neck! Of course, this was the inspiration for my project this week. If you are like us, you have […]
This is an educational toy I have been thinking about making for a while now. Brooks is not developmentally ready for it quite yet but he loves the blocks and he stacks them on the seesaw. I thought about putting it away until he is ready for it but think I am going to leave […]
This project came about as I thought about how much I loved to build when I was younger: with blocks, legos, sand, etc. and combine that with the joy I have from memories of doing puzzles with my grandmother! This is a combination of building and putting a puzzle together. I chose to do a […]