We finally had Mac's first birthday party last Saturday! Her birthday was at the end of January, but due to all the snow, we had to postpone her party. The theme was Winter "One"derland.
I had so much fun planning her party (I love having theme parties)...though, it was a little challenging decorating inside.
I made Mac a polar bear birthday cake.
She received a Radio Flyer rocking horse from us and is having a great time bouncing and rocking on it!
I made numbers 1-10, each with a different fabric and stuffing inside. I had so much fun at the fabric store picking out the various fabric. I was able to get 10 completely different fabric textures! I used scrap fabric and webbing to add the numbers. In addition, I added ribbon to correspond to the number.
A look closer (the pictures would not turn around, sorry!)...
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This is their set...I used Little Crickets tutorial as a guideline and I added some customized details for Izzie and Mac and added a few treats too!
I created 4 envelopes, 4 Valentine's cards, 6 stamps, and 6 name labels.
4 Valentine's Cards
6 stamps and 6 name labels...with Velcro attached to the back of each.
I really hope they enjoy stuffing the envelopes with the Valentine's cards and adding the stamps and name labels.
I decided not to make the carrier bag from Little Crickets. Instead, Izzie received this cute little puppy tote for Easter one year and it wasn't being "used", so I decided to recycle it! I simply sewed the word "MAIL" on the top...quick and simple mail bag for her to carry the letters in!
And, inside I made 9 Valentine sugar cookies! Yum! Yum!
In addition, I picked up this little box from Duncan Donuts. Again, I added scrapbook paper to the front and Velcro pieces for the stamp and name label.
Inside the box...3 delicious donuts! I'm so excited with the way these donuts turned out!
I hope Izzie and Mac enjoy their Valentine's Day gift and have many hours of fun playing with it...at least, I know I will!!
Today was the day that Hershey's Chocolate was founded, thankfully! So, to celebrate...
Izzie completed a "kissable" math activity. She used Hershey's kisses as her count markers. She did sneak a few for her tummy too! Printable cards found here.
And, she helped make these delicious peanut butter kiss cookies, so much for my diet!
Inside each heart, there is a picture that may or may not start with the letter "H" sound. As Izzie colored the pictures, we discussed what they were and what sounds each began with. Then, I simply made a huge heart with a pocket (light pink at the bottom), so Izzie could place the hearts that begin with the letter "H" sound inside the pocket. This is also a fun way to practice her speech therapy! 
Did you notice that she's wearing her heart pajamas? She insisted on wearing them for this activity!
We had quite a busy week of Tot School! Last weekend, we received 12+ inches of snow and the roads weren't clear until Wednesday, then another snow storm dropped 20 inches on us Friday/Saturday and the roads are nowhere near being clear...so, we are still inside! Yep, we've been in the house now for 9 days straight!! So, we've had a lot of time for Tot School.
She completed her first Emergent Reader (sight word "see") and loved it! She's been "reading" it all week!
This week's theme for Naturally Curious Tots was "Seasons". Izzie completed this matching pocket chart activity. Click here for more details and for printable link.
Feb. 3 was Elmo's birthday, so to celebrate the girls wore red for the day! Izzie completed several Elmo Dot Art pages and we had a great time reading all the Sesame Street books in the house!
Mac really enjoys music these days and LOVES to dance! So, she's been playing a lot with her musical toys. This stacking ring is a favorite.
For Izzie's stART project, we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and she created and painted this cute little guy! To see original post, click here.
In addition, she did several activities about the book. Including the below Emergent Reader (sight word "see"). Click here for more details.
And, she used the heart as a marker when she read the sight-word "see", while reviewing the shapes. Click here for original post.
To have some fun with the sight-word "see", Izzie played a little game that she loved with her Melissa and Doug latches board. Click here to see more details about how to play!
Finally, the girls had a great time playing this week. Here are a few of their favorite activities from the week...
I found these at Tuesday Morning for around $8. They are perfect for speech therapy practice with Izzie. Notice that on each block, on every side, there's a simple word and corresponding picture.
Mac is also having a fun time chasing balls! It's hilarious to watch her amuse herself with a ball. She will throw and chase the ball over and over and over again! This texture ball is her favorite!
