4th of July Sensory Bucket

I LOVE the 4th of July. It's my absolute favorite holiday. I love the fireworks, the weather (when it doesn't rain), everything about it. This week I decided we'd focus on letter F for flag, fireworks and fourth of July so I made her a red, white and blue sensory bucket.

Here's what's in it:

red, white and blue pom pons

red and blue pegs from our geo board

2 red yarn pom pons

red, white and 2 colors of blue counting hands

F is for fishermen flashcard

letter F from 2 alphabet puzzles

clear aquarium stones

red, white and blue lids

red, white and blue bird clothespins

a few other random things

Whatcha Eatin' Wednesday?

Last week we worked on letter W so I made her a letter W lunch. She thought this was pretty neat and held that cut out W in her hand for a looooong time.

Almond butter sandwich on organic wheat bread, carrots and blueberries.

Later in the week I decided to make her another fun lunch and these funny little men were born. Sweet P calls most men she sees in books, "Funny man!" so she really enjoyed these.

Hummus, mushroom and lettuce (from our garden...what's left of it anyway) pitas with peas. Pea eyes, carrot nose and kiwi mouth.

Easy Yogurt Popsicles

I've been looking for popsicle molds for Sweet P for ohhhhh about a year now. I've read review after review on BPA free popsicle molds on Amazon and could never bring myself to buy them. Until today. I saw a set of BPA free mini popsicle molds at Wal-Mart for $1.88. I snatched them up promising Sweet P we'd make them when we got home and have them after naptime. And I kept my promise. And my dear sweet daughter ate not 1, but 2 of those popsicles after her nap.

These are a healthy treat with only 2-3 ingredients. If you don't like plain yogurt, you may have to do some doctoring. My girl loves it so that's what we used. Here's the simple simple recipe.

The Recipe: Easy Yogurt Popsicles

What you need:

Greek or regular plain yogurt

fresh or frozen blueberries, strawberries, pineapples, etc. (whatever you've got)

Alternate spoonfuls of yogurt and fruit into the popsicle mold. Use the stick to stir the ingredients until blended. Replace the stick and freeze for at least 2 hours. Voila! Popsicles!

I didn't taste them, but the sheer joy on her face said it all!

Update: You can also puree strawberries and bananas in a mini food processor and mix those with yogurt. We've also pureed bananas with almond butter and yogurt. YUM!