Tuesday
Morning
Activity: Modeling Beeswax or Playdough
Modeling wax or playdough helps to develop a healthy tactile sense and helps to foster fine motor development in the hand, contributing to future fine motor required skills, including handwriting.
A Beeswax Story
Shared by Louise deForest
The wind sweeps all throughout the world, over deserts and mountains, jungles and oceans. As it travels, it gathers stories from all the different lands. The leaves of the trees catch these stories as the wind rustles through the leaves and drops them down to the flowers, who save those stories for the bees because bees love stories.
When the bees come to gather the pollen, they also gather up the stories brought by the wind, held by the leaves of the trees and dropped into the flowers' open cups. As the bees make the walls of their babies' rooms out of beeswax, they put the stories into the walls, as well so their babies will know something about the world. The bees know that all human beings like stories too. So in your beeswax, you will find a story that has been put there just for you. But you will only find the story if you let the good sun shine through.
Don’t have modeling beeswax at home? Check out Palumba or Nova Natural!
If you want to utilize playdough rather than modeling beeswax, but still want to establish a relationship with honeybees, there is good news! You can do both!
The next time you are on a walk around the block, in the backyard, or looking out from a window, see if you can identify the honeybees visiting the leaves, blossoms, and buds in your area. Have a little taste of honey on a spoon, and thank the bees for sharing their nectar. If you have a beeswax candle at home, light it before your meals, thank the bees for sharing their wax and light and bless your food, much of which grew because of the bees doing their good work of pollination.
Snack: Oatmeal Day
Prepare the amount of oatmeal that you desire according to the number of bellies you will feed. Feel free to use the variety of oatmeal your family likes best. Bob's Redmill has a nice, gluten-free option. We use a 3:1 ratio. Add a pinch of salt to the water. Add a vanilla extract and cinnamon to taste.
We add a can of full-fat Coconut Milk at the end.
Toppings:
Honey or maple syrup, raisins, dried coconut flakes
Sides:
Any variety of nuts you prefer and sliced apples
Adventures of Ms. Stephanie
Afternoon
Evening Wind
Adapted from Wilma Ellersiek
Blow the evening wind so mild
Rest my little flower child
Lu lu lu lu lu, lu lu lu lu lu
Flowers Grow
Words by Monica Stone
This verse can be accompanied by gentle therapeutic touch to help your child come to a state of rest and wellbeing.
The flowers, they grow on your ten little toes
With forefinger and thumb, gently caress and massage each toe
All the way up to your little nose
Gently draw finger down the length of child’s nose
The petals, they softly brush your cheek
Gently brush each cheek with back of your hand
As you lay down and fall fast asleep
Gently run fingers along child’s brow
My Big Blue Boat
I love to ride in my big blue boat, my big blue boat, my big blue boat.
I love to ride in my big blue boat, over the deep blue sea.
My big blue boat has two red sails, two red sails, two red sails.
My big blue boat has two red sails.
Come ride along with me.
My big blue boat goes splish and splash, splish and splash, splish and slash
My big blue boat goes splish and splash, over the deep blue sea.
Boo-Boo Bunny Craft Activity
Made from a baby blue washcloth with a cute little pom pom nose and tail, this wee bunny cheers little ones up when they fall down and helps ease the pain, thanks to an ice cube tucked into its belly.
Owwiess are never fun, but a boo-boo bunny helps to dry tears faster and can even change a frown into a smile! This simple no-sew project comes together in minutes with whatever you have on hand.