crocheted {little bit} scarf...

I have had a small skein of yarn that I bought for another project and didn't end up using very much. I knew it wouldn't be enough for a scarf for me so I decided to make one for Little Bit. The colors were perfect for her....it was a variegated yarn in light colors of pink, blue, green and purple!

I started off by doing a chain stitch. I did about 8-12...this number will vary depending on how wide you want your scarf. Then I did a double crochet and just kept going back and forth until I ran out of yarn! Luckily this ended up being a perfect size for Little Bit....and she just loves it!

Here is a great video and picture instructions for double crochet.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday ~ almond coconut tilapia, green beans, baked sweet potatoes

Tuesday ~ pasta w/pesto & mushrooms, salad, bread

Wednesday ~ chicken tacos, refried beans, chips & salsa

Thursday ~ hamburgers, chips, veggies

Friday ~ pork broccoli mushroom stir fry, rice, fruit

Linking up with Org Junkie...check them out for more recipes!

Letter Rr

"R" topics...red, rabbit, rain, rainbow

{Circle Time}

Calendar...Talk about the month and days of the week and put sticker on the day we are discussing.

Reading...days of the week book...Pigs to the Rescue by John Himmelman

...theme books...My "r" Book by Jane Belk Moncure

What Makes a Rainbow? by Betty Ann Schwartz

Once There was a Raindrop by Judith Anderson

The Rainy Day Puddle by Ei Nakabayashi

Max & Ruby's Bedtime Book by Rosemary Wells

Roar: a Noisy Counting Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Songs/Rhymes...The R says..., Ring Around the Rosy

{Letter Craft}

R is for Rabbit...{this one is my design}

{Activities}

Coloring...Letter Rr

Letter Identification...

find the letter worksheet

...do a dot letter printables

Rabbit...dot to dot rabbit. This is a great exercise for getting letters in the correct order and drawing lines!

...shape counting worksheet for a rabbit. Little Bit identified the shapes and then counted how many of each there were. Then I colored each shape and let her use that as a guide to color the rabbit.

...rainbow shaped rabbit. Little Bit used rainbow colors to color this rabbit.

Rain/rainbows...dressing up in rain boots, coat and umbrella! It rained several days this past week so we got a lot of use out of these!

...R is for rainbow coloring sheet. The original idea was to use Fruit Loops and glue them on the worksheet to make a rainbow but we used our do a dot markers instead. Little Bit loves using them every chance she gets!

Activity shelf...our shelves are still filled with RED activities!

...punching hearts from construction paper; pom pom transfer to flower suction mat; counting erasers; build the shapes {I drew outlines of shapes and Little Bit had to use the red blocks to make the shape}; heart stringing; pom pom transfer w/tweezers; "love" sensory box {filled with all things red....silk rose petals, heart buttons, jewels, heart erasers, pom poms, red bowl, heart containers}; and new this week....rice bin with rake and race car!

Computer time...Starfall {we worked in the ABC section with the letter R}

...Little Bit also loves to get in some computer time when we go the library. They have computers set up in the children's area with games, stories, etc. She loves working on Jump Start PreK!

i meant what i said and i said what i meant...

Today is Theodor Geisel's birthday....better known as Dr. Seuss!!! So we did a few things to celebrate!

This morning on PBS we watched an episode of The Cat in the Hat, read a few of our favorite Dr. Seuss books {The Foot Book; One Fish, Two Fish; Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?....just to name a few!} and made a fun Cat in the Hat snack...

Friday at the library we are looking forward to a Dr. Seuss themed storytime and craft!

"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." ...Dr. Seuss.