Frame Kid Art on the Fridge » Wee Baby Stuff
Cheap, easy project for creating nice looking fridge frames to showcase kid art. We were just talking about finding a new way to display the kids’ art work, so we’ll have to try this out soon.
Us parents along with Lucy have been looking at a few preschools in anticipation for next year when she is 3. Today we visited 2 more and it was very exciting. She is definitely very thrilled to be going to “her school” next year and doing some things that only she gets to do. She loves to learn, go places and be with others so I think it will be an easy transition for her and us. However, the decision of where to go is like a part time job.
How appropriate is this title, given we are trying to find a preschool that really stands out from the rest and matches our ideas about how we want our kids educated? It feels like a big big deal. Given my background in education and experience teaching myself, my expectations are really high and I feel I know what I am looking for (which I don’t find often in schools, unfortunately). Jason brings an interesting fresh perspective from outside the education realm with his constant interest in education and politics. The other things we are up against are that all 3 will be in preschool at the same time for one year. We are looking for a school that can handle that and one that might not kill our budget as well. We also need a school that is sensitive to the twin relationship and the fact that all our kids are really close in age.
While we go through this process I have tried to put together a short list of 3 things I definitely want our kids to get out of preschool. I think this is a good start when I have very little idea about preschooling to begin with. I think Jason would probably echo these, but go ahead and add JD!! Here’s my list:
1. I want my kids to LOVE learning and be intellectually curious even more when they leave the program for Kindergarten than when they started.
2. I want my kids to see learning and life as one in the same and as a community endeavor in which they have something important to contribute.
3. I want them to be responsible, respectful, understanding, open and helpful to other people and the environment.
Short list, huh? Can we find a place like that? Stay tuned…
We visited the Erie County botanical gardens on Sunday. Kids had a great time and it was great to walk around in warmer temps with no jacket on!
Came across a great tip on Parent Hacks today: using the Redbox DVD rental kiosks during road trips.
Rentals are $0.99 per day and you can return to any Redbox kiosk anywhere… and there are 15,000 of them across the country.
The only downside is the limited selection, but in most cases you’ll only need a few per road trip. And you can even reserve them through Redbox.com.
And, if you are on the super frugal side, there are Redbox promo codes out there to get free rentals, including Redbox’s Free Movie Monday on the first Monday of every month.
