A fun seahorse

And this cute hermit crab.

I started the countdown at 50- I made 50 Mickey Mouse shaped heads and numbered them.  Hailey and I glued them onto cardboard and then she added some Disney stickers to the countdown.

I put contact paper over the countdown (we’ll reuse it every time we go).  Mickey Mouse (over on the left) will be moved each day.  At the end of the countdown is the castle since that’s where we’ll be!

Hailey painted a picture frame with acrylic paint.  Then we picked something that he likes to do and set Hailey up doing one of Rich’s favorite activities- golfing.  I took her picture and we put it in the frame.  Then we used foam letters to write “Daddy’s Girl” on the frame.

Or you can just pick a favorite picture and write whatever you want on the frame.  So, simple and so cute!

Hailey glued some sequence onto the Letter L template.

For Hailey’s alphabet book she made a Ladybug.  She cut out a big red circle for the body, added some spots, a head, eyes and antenna.  Then she added some green paint for grass.

Ll is for Ladybug.

And look at the cute Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree she made for Hailey!  I printed the letters for the tree using a download I found on Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Hailey pointing out our letter of the week- letter K.

I found tons of great downloads on Confessions of a Homeschooler- there is one of these for every letter and since Hailey loves using her Do-a-Dot Markers I thought we should give this a try for the letter K.

Hailey decorated the Letter K template using tissue paper.

For our Alphabet book Hailey made a kite.

The completed K is for Kite page for Hailey’s book.

We started out our letter by decorating the letter J template.

Then Hailey worked on a project for her alphabet book using an idea I saw at Homeschool Creations.  You’ll need some various shapes and decorating materials.

J is for Jack-in-the-box.

Then Hailey practiced writing the letter J on her wipe off cards.

For our alphabet book, Hailey made an igloo that I saw over at Homeschool Creations.  She glued a bunch of rectangles onto her paper and then painted some snow onto the bottom.

Ii is for Igloo.

My mom helped Hailey make this adorable Mother’s Day gift for me.  In case you can’t read the poem, it says:

My Handprint Flower
A piece of me
I give to you,
I used my thumb
and fingers too.
It doesn’t smell,
it doesn’t grow,
I made it because I love
you so.

Then Hailey made this cute butterfly handprint at preschool for me.  The poem says:

My dirty little fingerprints
I’ve left on every wall,
and on the drawers and table tops,
I’ve really marked them all.
But here is one that won’t rub off,
I’m giving it to you,
because I’m thankful for a Mother just like you!

One of the other classes at Hailey’s preschool made these cute Mother’s Day gifts and I liked them, so I had Hailey make these for her grandmothers.  The ladybug prints on the sandal are made with Hailey’s fingerprint.

E is for Elephant Puzzle

F is for Fish

G is for Gingerbread

H is for House

I cut out the letters that Hailey decorated when we learned each letter and she glued them on to a piece of paper.

Then we put the pages into a binder that is Hailey’s alphabet book.

Hailey loves reading her alphabet book!

Another thing we do to review the letters is to make a little book for each letter.

Hailey colors several different pictures of words that start with E.

Then she cuts out the pictures.

And then glues them onto an index card.  When it’s dry I turn it into a book- she will eventually have one for every letter of the alphabet.

We also played Alphabet Bingo using the letters that she has learned so far.  This game has been a bit hit!!