Pet Monster Rocks

Tags

children, children's book, craft, monster, pet, pet rock, rainy day, rock, summer, summer activities, vacation

This week’s Nephew Camp draws to an end, as my nephew gets picked up today. He’s already planned activities for the next time he comes stay with me. This one-on-one time together was a nice break from his usual (visiting) routine of following around his idol (Pumpkin).

Nephew wanted me to elaborate on some of the projects he mentioned in his letters to Mom & Dad (if he forgots, because he wants to teach his younger brother and sister someday)…

On Day 2 of Nephew Camp, the pet monster rocks were a big hit. We actually collected a few small rocks when playing in the creek on Monday (that wasn’t part of Nephew Camp, but was 8 of us having quality family time).

Materials for Pet Monster Rocks

Step 1: Paint two coats of acrylic paint on rocks (front & back), allow to dry between coats.

Making Monster Rocks

Step 2: Embellish rocks by painting on different mouths, noses, and eyebrows (nephew decided to go with just mouths). Allow to dry.

Step 3: Coat front and back with two coats of clear acrylic sealer, allow to dry between coats.

Step 4: Glue on different sizes and combinations of googly eyes and allow to dry.

Pet Monster Rocks

We think the yellow one looks like a minion. Nephew likes the dark blue and the red the best. I, too, like the red.
Which one is your favorite?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Advertisement

Top Ten Baby Books

Tags

baby books, baby shower, book for pre-k, book list, books for first grade, books for infants, books for kindergarten, books for toddlers, children's book, children's book classics, top 10, top ten

My best friend’s baby shower is Sunday and I’m in Baby Shower mode (BTW, she’s at 29 weeks and looks fabulous! She has only a tiny baby bump!). I was thinking about children’s books, which ones are essential in a nursery, so I compiled my list. I know book titles are supposed to be underlined, but I can’t figure out how to do that in WordPress (I italicized them instead)!

These are my top ten favorite children’s books for infants & toddlers (some of them were my mother’s favorites to read to me).

1. Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

2. Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

3. My World by Margaret Wise Brown

4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

5. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

6. Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

7. Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi

8. 1, 2, 3, to the Zoo by Eric Carle

9. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

10. Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino

Reading at My Literacy Level

These are my top ten  favorite pre-k children’s books

1. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

2. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

3. 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle

4. Brown Bear, Brow Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. (illustrated my Eric Carle)

5. Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

6. Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak

7. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

8. A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

9. Goodnight, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

10. Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

These are my top ten favorite kindergarten – first grade books.

1. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatball by Judi Barrett

2. Pickles to Pittsburgh by Judi Barrett

3. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

4. Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel

5. Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

6. No David! by David Shannon

7. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by George Waber

8. The House on East 88^th Street by George Waber

9. Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin

10. Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola