Dinosaur Hunting

 

 

Such fun stuff to do on "D" week.  In our alphabet box was: Dog, Donut, Dentist, and Dinosaur.  We started the week with the "D" word dog and read If You Give A Dog A Donut.  This book did double duty for dog and donut days.  On the donut day, we made homemade donuts.  Yum!!!  I chose the word Dentist hoping to take Stella to her first dental appointment, but I think she is still a little too young and would not be too cooperative.  I did find a great book titled First Time Dentist published by Child's Play.  It explains to toddlers why we go to the dentist and what happens in the dentist's chair.  It's a good book to familiarize children to the dentist before they take their first visit.  On dentist day, we made a silly apple slice and marshmallow teeth craft.  I got this craft idea from Pinterest.  It's a little weird and I hope it doesn't creep anyone out:)  Our final "D" day was Dinosaur.  We read Dinosaurs Love Underpants and then went on our "dinosaur hunt".  The girls were outfitted with safari hats and binoculars to spy out any Dino's that were lerking in the backyard.  Thankfully, all dinosaurs were accounted for and were carefully secured.  Next came a dinosaur bone dig!  I placed Rigatoni noodles in one of those under-the-bed storage containers and then poured a little sand over them.  I set out plastic spoons and tongs for the girls to dig for Dino bones.  Lyla really enjoyed this activity. 

 

So that was our week.  Please let me share a few pictures from our "D" activities.

 

 

Frosting our homemade donuts.

 

 

Our apple and marshmallow "Dentist" day craft.

 

 

All geared up for a great Dino Hunt.

 

 

Lyla finds the first Dino.

 

 

Diggin for those Dino Bones

 

 

The girls did a good job finding all the bones.

 

 

Sorry!  A little bit out-of-order, but I couldn't leave this pic out.  Lyla diggin for Dino bones.

 

 

With all the Dino activities done, it was time for play.  The girls really enjoyed their dinosaur hunt and I had a great time watching the fun.

 

Thanks for sharing our week with us.  By the way, it was mentioned to me that my blog was difficult to read on a mobile phone, so I switched up my background.  Let me know if you find it easier to read.  Thanks.