Helloooo, again! 🙂 It is time for day #4 of our Lego Friends Advent calendar! I wonder what we will find today?
Do you want to guess what is behind door #4? Let’s see, I think we will find…yea, I have no idea what we will find. 😉 But that is what makes an advent calendar so fun!
Hmm…here’s what we have to work with today.
Ooo, I love the book! 🙂 Is that an end table with a drink? Let me know what you think it is.
Put them all together and this is a cozy little corner for enjoying your book.
Welcome back for Day #2 of our Lego Friends Advent calendar! How’s the weather at your house? We got a bunch of snow last night…maybe 5″ or so? Schools were closed for the day and we didn’t venture out except my poor husband shoveled snow and used the snowblower on the driveway. But on to our Lego calendar! 😉
Let’s have a drumroll! What is hiding behind door #2?!
Awwwww, how cute is this little one?? 🙂
There aren’t any pieces to put together today so let’s just arrange him in our scenery.
That’s a super cute little pet and now he’s all settled on his rug and ready to chew on his bones! The bones are a little big for him but he’s so excited to start working on them! 😉
WHOOHOO!! We have made it to December!! Every year I buy a Lego Advent calendar and then for every day in December leading up to Christmas, I open one door on the calendar and share what is hiding behind it. 🙂 I hope you will join me! This year I picked the Lego Friends Advent calendar.
There are several Lego Advent calendars to choose from including Disney Frozen, Harry Potter, Minecraft, City, Star Wars and Friends. Each calendar includes 24 surprise gifts. On the back of the box is an extra flap that lays down to give you some scenery to arrange your assembled gifts on. The Lego Friends calendar has a sleepover scene this year.
Ok, it’s Day #1!! Let’s get this party started! 🙂 We found the first door!
What is hiding behind door #1?
Here are the pieces included behind today’s door.
I don’t know the characters names but I think this young lady has her sleeping bag and pillow with her for the sleepover. 🙂
I found a place to put her in the scenery, at least for now.
That’s it for today! Be sure to come back tomorrow to peek behind door #2! 🙂
Hello! Welcome to my blog! 🙂 Today I’d like to talk about ways you can teach young children by just using simple colored paper shapes. There are several skills you can practice while having fun with just basic colored shapes like squares. Let’s get started! 🙂
First, cut out squares from colored construction paper or similar. I went with 2 inch squares and the colors red, blue, orange, yellow, green and purple. You will want 8-10 squares of each color.
Separate each color into 2 piles with 4-5 squares of each color. One pile of each color goes to the adult playing and one pile of each color goes to the child playing. The more players you have, the more squares you will need to make.
The games you choose to play will be decided by the age of the children playing. I will show you different games that you can make easier or harder to fit your child’s age. We’ll start with a very simple game. The adult places 1-2 colored squares in front of the child. In this picture we’re using 1 blue square and 1 yellow square.
Then have the child lay down their squares to match the adult’s squares.
You can start with 1-2 squares and gradually work your way up to more. Three…
And on up to 5…and 6…
Positive praise goes a long ways towards making this game fun. Comments like “You got it!” or “Great matching!” offer positive reinforcement and help build self-esteem. You can take turns with who lays down the first squares and who does the matching. 😉
Try laying the squares horizontal like we’ve already done and then switch it up by laying some vertical.
To bring more fun and a little more difficulty, you can also add in some other shapes like circles. Add new shapes according to your child’s age and what difficulty they are ready for.
Not only does the child need to match the shape but also match the color. For instance, a purple square, a yellow circle and a red square…even though they have 2 shapes with different colors, they need to find the ones that match.
As you’re ready to move onto harder matches, you can add numbers to the shapes. You can practice getting the numbers in the correct order.
You can also practice getting the numbers in the correct order AND the correct colors AND the correct shapes.
If you have some colored pom poms on hand, you can also use them for matching to the shapes.
The ideas are endless! I’m betting you will think of other ways to play with shapes, colors and numbers that will have the kids having fun and not even realizing they are also learning. 😉 Just make sure you have enough matching sets and you are good to go…and all you need is some colored paper shapes. 🙂 Have fun and happy learning!
Hello there! 🙂 I hope you’re having a marvelous day! I saw some amazing clearance prices on Lego at our local Walmart store and wanted to share them with you. It’s almost time for some Christmas shopping and this might be a good way to get some great gifts at great prices too! Here’s some Lego sets I spotted:
#2.) Lego Disney Inside Out 2 Mood Cubes #43248 – Regular price $34.98, Sale price $21.00
#3.) Lego Dreamzzz Logan the Mighty Panda #71480 – Regular price $29.96, Sale price $23.50.
#4.) Lego Animal Crossing Isabelle’s House Visit #77049 – Regular price $39.97, Sale price $22.50
#5.) Lego Super Mario Adventures with Interactive Lego Peach #71441 – Regular price $49.97, Sale price $31.50
#6.) Lego Disney Moana’s Adventure Canoe #43270 – Regular price $59.97, Sale price $47.97
#7.) Lego Harry Potter Mandrake #76433 – Regular price $69.96, Sale price $55.97
Wishing you happy bargain shopping! 🙂 I’m sure all these sets are not available at all Walmart stores. Maybe you’ll find some bargains I don’t have here. Good luck!
Does anything smell better than a bunch of crayons? 🙂 Do people still get excited to open a brand new box of crayons? That was a huge highlight for me when I was little and starting a new school year! Oh, to think of all the things those crayons were going to color! 🙂 I spotted these crayons yesterday in a local store and saw that you can vote for your favorite color!
Oooo, how do you pick ONE favorite color?! 😉 There are sooo many great colors!
If you would like to participate in the voting, there is a QR code on the back of the box that will take you to the right website for voting. Or you can visit http://www.crayola.com/votenow.
Here’s what you’ll find at the website:
If you would like to vote, you’ll need to hurry! Voting closes on September 30, 2025. (Sorry I didn’t find this sooner!)
Happy Voting! I’m still trying to decide which color is my favorite… 😉
Happy Independence Day! Hope you and your family are having a good holiday! We are getting together with our family and looking forward to fireworks tonight. 🙂 I found a few 4th of July riddles that your family might enjoy.
#1.) What did one flag say to the other flag?
Answer: Nothing, it just waved!
#2.) Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington?
Answer: Because the horse was too heavy to carry!
#3.) What dance was popular in 1776?
Answer: Indepen-dance!
#4.) What do you serve with cheese on the 4th of July?
Answer: Fire-crackers!
#5.) Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Answer: On a piece of paper!
#6.) What did the ghost say on the 4th of July?
Answer: “Red, white and BOO!”
#7.) What is red, white, blue & green?
Answer: Uncle Same holding a watermelon!
#8.) What do you call a snowman on the 4th of July?
Answer: A puddle!
#9.) What’s the difference between George Washington and a duck?
Answer: One has his face on a bill and the other has a bill on his face!
Hello, my fellow Lego fanatics! 🙂 Let’s talk about the new Lego Formula 1 car packs! Have you seen them? The boxes they come in are the same size as the Lego Minifigures and they also sell for $4.99 in the United States.
I’m not really into Formula 1 racing but I have heard about the new Formula 1 movie that is releasing this month. Whether you like Formula 1 racing or just playing or collecting cool cars, these packs could be fun for you or your kids. So in case you are interested, I bought a pack so I can show you what comes inside. 🙂 First thing is quite a few Lego pieces! I would say these have more pieces than the usual minifigure packs do.
Also included are instructions for putting the car together and on the back of the instructions you can see all 12 cars that are available.
While the instructions are not the easiest to see, I was able to figure it out fairly easily. A younger child might need some assistance. Here’s the car that was in my surprise box:
These are pictures copied from the Lego website to show you closer up the cars that are available and give you their names.
If you like Lego and racing cars, I’m guessing you will have fun collecting these. 🙂 They are available on the Lego website. I found the one I bought at a Barnes & Noble bookstore but I’m guessing they are available in other stores as well.
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