Will you be my Valentine, Jordyn?

1Co 13:7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

While the world is celebrating man-centered love through the endless purchasing of flowers and processed sugars, we hope to teach Jordyn that intense love for man finds its Genesis in a intense love for God. Love for God must precede love for man for it to be genuine; for God is Love. All other forms are merely shadows of true love. Let us not forget why or how we love men and God.

1Jn 4:19 We love because he first loved us.

Theme of the Week: Valentines
Shape of the Week: Heart
Color of the Week: Red

Transfering

Day 1
 heart erasers (transferring), gluing hearts, heart coloring sheet

First time with erasers.

 

The glue stick MONSTER!

 

This was the longest we have spent on a Tot Tray!:)

 

First time with colored pencils, but preferred the markers.

 

Say hello to her new 'SMILE' face.

 

 

 

 

Day 2
pom poms, dot painting, tissue paper and contact paper
 

She took handed the lid to me and said 'red.' Yay!

This activity got her attention, its like stickers but opposite!


 

 

 

Our finished product mounted on the window led to much practice saying the word 'heart.'

 

Day 3
Stickers, Matching, Playdough

 

She was sooooo sweet!

 

 

 

Fine motor.

 

 

 

All she wanted to do was just EAT THEM.

 

Day 4
Foam Hearts and Glue, stringing with pipe cleaners, tape and paper

 

 

She wanted to glue--that's it!

 

We are still working on a 'sweet' smile.

 

 

 

Yes she was crying!

 

She got in all these different positions in order to do this activity, I loved watching her mind work.

 

 

Day 5, Valentine's Day, we only did a Sensory Bin.

 

The base is colored dyed rice (Kool Aid and rubbing alcohol). It smells AMAZING!

 

I kept trying to talk about the items, but she was so into this bin she didn't speak for 15 minutes. HAHA

 

 

 

Letter Sounds

We thought Jordyn (16.5 months old) knew letter sounds for A, B, and possibly D. Sitting around singing 'the A says....ahh' song we learned that she knew a lot more. So we pulled out the camera. She was able to name the sounds for A, B, D, S, T, and P. Later, (at bath time) we learned that she also knows letters E, L, and N. We attribute this to her LeapFrog Letter Factory DVD and her LeapFrog Singing Magnets on the refrigerator! Music is going to be a great learning tool for Jordyn.

Tot Trays Week 2!

I promised more pictures, this week, so here they are!


Day 1
ABC puzzle, gluing (vocab: 'purple' and 'square'), sock matching (NOT a Jordyn favorite)





A little distracted with the cap.

 







Day 2
Purple things, Fine motor with magnets, Dot Painting on scrap paper





She has really improved with this fine motor activity.

What a face.

 

This is her when we say 'smile!'

 

She likes dot painting, but REALLY loves pens.

 

 





Day 3
'Who lives here' game, stacking/sorting, finger painting (purple)



 



She loves this toy.
 

 

The white rabbits are her favorite. In fact, she has hidden them all over the house.

 



And the finger painting begins!

 

 



She is always so careful. I actually had to rub her hands all in it.


 

She got really excited and then things got a little crazy. We probably will not be doing much finger painting until she understands not to put her hands on her clothes, for example.

This is how we ended.

HERE ARE SOME EXTRAS FROM THE WEEK...

 

 

 

She did every sticker by herself.

 

Here is how we found Jordyn watching her favorite movie 'A Bug's Life.' This is one way to use her rocking chair her Auntie Cindy and Uncle Ron got her!!!!!!

I left the room to get ready for church on Sunday, and this is exactly how I found her. Welcome to the next stage 'climbing on furniture.'

Well, the Lord has really grown her in the last few weeks. Watching how she changes even points to Christ, as she grows she looks more and more like us (Alvin and I), and as we grow we should look more and more like Him. All things point to Him, even the nature of the development of a human being. He truly sustains His creation.

 
For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Collosians 1:16-17

Purple!

We finished our Dinosaur fun and moved on to the color purple! Gathering purple items was harder than previous colors, because it is not a primary color. We chose the color purple simply because she can say it. It includes toys, books, mom-made items (the I spy jar), cards, plastic fruit, toy balls, and magnets.

Tot Shelf!

 

Fun Fun!

 

Monitored play items!

 

Theme of the Week!

Hey everyone! In August we will be starting 'Theme of the Week'! Below is a chronological list of our themes. These do NOT include our Bible themes. I will do a later post on those specific themes!

Fruit
Outdoor Fun
Pets
Pond
Zoo Animals
Farm
Tools
Bugs
Body Parts
Ocean
Household Objects
Nature
Cold Weather
Nativity
Royalty
Rainforest
Outer Space
Transportation
Noah and Rainbows
Landforms
In My House
Instruments
Toys
Clothing

Each theme will last one week (Nativity lasting 3 weeks)! If you have any items/junk laying around the house that would enhance our 'Theme of the Week', they would be greatly appreciated! Remember it can literally be junk or trash!

First Week of Tot Trays!

Below are snapshots of the daily trays for the first week of tot trays! I promise to take more pictures of Jordyn in action!

DAY 1
Transferring, Stickers, Coloring

 

Day 2
Beading, Matching, Tracing

 

Day 3
Sorting, Matching, Coloring

 

Day 4
Sorting, Playdough, Coloring