Puddles and icicles and potholes, oh my!

It's been a busy week here! C has begun attending a few more scheduled activities, so I feel like we've been running around quite a bit this week with them, a birthday party and my trip to Halifax for a conference. Thank goodness her activities are all drop-in, so if we're having a rough morning or just feel like staying home we don't feel guilty! Hubby takes her to Daddy/daughter activities with some other dads on Tuesdays, Wednesday is a playgroup at our church hall, and Thursdays is a music class (we've only gone twice so far, but C loves it!).

With all of that going on, and finally some warm weather, we haven't been spending much time in the house! We went puddle jumping and collected icicles yesterday (C calls them "classicals"). It was so nice to be out and not shivering! You'll notice that "warm" is a relative term, since we still have 4 feet of snow on the lawn. I'm so jealous of those of you who have started your spring planting!

We started making an egg carton caterpillar for the anniversary of The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, but C lost interest and we haven't finished it yet. Another fun activity was an Easter Matching game, which I found through a link on My Montessori Journey.

In honour of all of the massive spring potholes in the roads right now, I'll share one of C's favourite bouncing rhymes with you. We've been doing this one a lot lately!

Bumpy Road

There isn't a particular tune to this rhyme, so just say it however works for you!
Sit on the floor or in the middle of a bed and place your child on your legs, facing you (I like to bend my knees and sit C there, with her feet in my lap). Hold your child's hands, and with each verse, bounce more energetically. When you get to the last line, open your legs and let your child fall between them! Be prepared to do this rhyme over and over!

A smooth road
A smooth road
A smooth road

A rough road
A rough road
A rough road

A bumpy road
A bumpy road
A bumpy road

A Hole!