Yes, I realize I still have a blog post list a mile long to catch up on. But, like most of you, this time of year is extremely busy. As you know, we just got home from Washington DC a few weeks ago. This weekend, we were in Kentucky visiting family, and later this week, we’ll be up near Cleveland visiting more family. Then a couple weeks after that, we’ll be out of the country, and shortly after we return, we’ll be in Michigan visiting another set of family. When we are home, homeschooling and the 15+ hours a week of autism therapies take over, leaving very little blogging time. So, while part 1 of Jedi’s cake is baking in the oven (he turns 8 years old on Wednesday!), I am attempting to chip away at the ever-growing blogging list. 🙂
Here is a review of some of the things Bug and Monkey have done in the Montessori room. Most of it is Thanksgiving themed. 🙂
Monkey and Bug gluing feathers onto a turkey
The finished product!
Matching colored buttons to turkeys of different colors
This work is good for both naming colors and fine motor--each colored feather has a space on the turkey.
I made this felt cornucopia last year and brought it back out. The girls still love taking all of the foods out and stuffing them back in!
Bug working on the 3 part sequencing cards
Bug and Monkey hammering with the cork & shapes work
And just like any other meal, Thanksgiving dinner can easily involve kids of all ages in the prepwork. Here, Bug (age 2) and Jedi (age 7) are using knives (butter knives) to cut bread cubes for stuffing.
This was Bug's favorite job--mashing the sweet potatoes! She loved doing this work and was very disappointed when it was time to stop smashing and start cooking them!
Barefoot in Suburbia 
