Author Archives: Ms Kristin

as in county fair. my preschoolers heard stories about the calf that lived at our house as of last spring. this weekend is her debut as a fair calf. so, if you’re at the county fair: look for martha in the walton 4H area.

the thing about my summers is that i don’t spend my days with preschoolers. i do notice the joy of having school age kids. but the magic of stories and snacks fixing everything isn’t there. we’ve been getting ready to be gone, we were gone, and now we’re cleaning up from being gone. soon myContinue reading “v is for vacation”

before things get crazy around here, let me say that i KNOW mason jars are glass.  i KNOW that if dropped the jar will likely break.  i KNOW that a preschooler could get cut on broken glass.  so, use at your own risk.  BUT when my kids were preschoolers they drank out of glass allContinue reading “m is for mason jar sippy cups”

i’ve done it twice now…both times with smiles from the kids. (baby eliza in 2008) we used stevia in place of sugar (we just added bit by bit to taste). (3 summers later) last year we successfully grew a stevia plant.  those were tasty leaves, alright!  i would love to do that at preschool nextContinue reading “s is for stevia sweetened kool aid”

where have i been?   at the museum, of course! i have my own photos to upload and share, but in the meantime, take a look at the week from a camper’s perspective!   thanks, tina. : )