The Doc is in!

On days when I'm too sick to do much with Daphne, I let her watch tv.  It stays on the Disney channel or Sprout!  One of her favorite shows is...Doc McStuffins!  One day I got out my medical "stuff" and let her play with it...my ownership of my nursing equipment was gone...it now belonged to her.  So, for Christmas, she got her own medical "stuff" (mommy spent a lot of money on some of these things and I really wanted them to stay in decent condition).  Daddy is going to build her light box (oops, I mean x-ray box) in the next week or two so she can look at x-rays and ct scans.  We got copies of family x-rays and copies of ones I had throughout my life...which is quite a few I might add.  Her prescription pads I ordered off of the CDC website.  They tell you what to do in case you have the cold and a place for the doctor to sign.  There are a few different kinds so she can check stuff off and scribble her own notes in there.  I swear she is on track to be a doctor...her handwriting looks identical to some of the doctors I've worked with previously.  So here are some pictures!  The stethoscope was $6 at walmart during Halloween   The thermometer was an old one we had around the house.  You can get an otoscope on ebay for less than $4.  The prescription pads were free.  The jars I had around the house.  All of the stuff in the jars I got at the $ store.  So all of this was less than $20.

She is listening to the baby's heart beat! Thump thump...thump thump.

All of her supplies set up and ready to go!  What's going on with this patient?

Doctor Daphne is in surgery. (I got her "doctor's coat" at goodwill for $1.50 in the men's section and cut it up and sewed it for a better fit.  I think I want to get another one in maybe the little boy's section so it fits just a bit better.  But when I have the time and money...we'll see if I remember it.)  If you are wondering...Sleepy Bear came out of surgery just fine.  He has made a full recovery and is currently taking a nap.

Sometimes it's best to trick them!

Daphne will only eat McDonald's chicken nuggets. That is the ONLY meat she will eat. Her protein comes from nuts and dairy products. I've been desperate for awhile and have been trying everything...but tonight I won!!! McDonalds will give you empty chicken nugget boxes and french fries bags if you ask for them. So I got some and made my own nuggets with ground chicken and, salt & pepper, some bread crumbs (or flour) and a little oil. I shaped them like the ones at McDonalds and cooked them. After they were cooked and blotted with a paper towel I put them in a nugget box. I made fries and put them in the fries bag. Then I cut up apples and put them in a bowl for her. And the verdict? A very picky 2 y/o who will eat a healthy meal at home...all because she thinks it came from McDonalds.

Valentine's Day Fun!

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It's a Butterfly Thing

Interestingly enough, the pictures are foggy.  I guess I need to clean the lens on my IPhone.  (I'm getting a new one next month.  That 2 year contract is way too long.)  I decided today's lesson would be the life of a butterfly.  What kid doesn't like learning about butterflies.  So...I pulled a book about butterflies out and I looked up an animated video on youtube just for kids about the butterfly life cycle.  It was a great video, but the guy's voice was computer distorted and sounded funny.  The kids got a great laugh out of his voice.  But it was very informative.  Then I printed off 2 life cycles from google images.  One I cut up and one I used for teaching.  After we went over the life cycle and learned all the words, I used the cut up one to play a game of putting them in order.  (I can't wait to get to the teacher's co-op so I can get them laminated and put some magnets on the back!)  Our crafts were as follows.  I pain-stakingly created this leaf below in paint.  (If you want a copy of it, I will email it to you...as always, free of charge!)  The eggs are rice.  The caterpillar is pom-poms with little wiggly eyes on it.  The pupa is a sheet of foam paper (not sure what it's called but it's found in the craft section in tons of different colors and sizes).  The butterfly is tissue paper and half of a pipe cleaner.  The pictures today are of my examples so the kids could see what we were trying to do.  (of course they got tons of free play, exercise and free activity time.  This was just a special lesson we did!

Below is a butterfly jar.  I copied one into paint from google and typed inside the jar.  Then I let the kids glue butterflies in them.  Once again, I googled random butterflies.  Since they were so little I did the cutting but they got to cut paper later.  I wanted them to be able to see some of the different butterflies out there.  They had a blast!

We NEED the park Mommy

Daphne informed me yesterday that children need the park. Ok. I'll go with that.  Unfortunately, it's been raining a lot here and our back yard "park" and the actual park were way too soggy.  Today was a little better.  (Oddly enough, as I type this, it's raining...a lot.)  We are just getting over the flu and it's rather cold outside so...I didn't think going out in the rain would be the best idea.  However, we were able to hit the park this morning after story time.  Although I try to skip fast food if possible, the park trip was an impromptu trip with a friend who also came to story time.  So we got some chicken strips apples and milk from Mc Donald's and headed to the park.  We ate and then played!  I was so scared to let her climb this very high play ground equipment but...I kept my cool and let her do her thing.  Guess what...she had a blast! Besides burning energy and allowing children the chance to stretch, grow, play, be creative, and get some exercise in, the park does a lot more.  It gives her a larger place to explore.  It gives her the chance to explore not only the outdoors, but the chance to explore what her body can do.  It also gives Mommy a work out chasing her around.  While at the park I was able to take a step back and see how amazing my little girl was.  She was so confident in her ability to climb the equipment that she even helped a smaller child. It's very rewarding when a parent comments on how sweet and helpful your child is.

Up up and away!

 

Snack time!!!  Cheese cut in the shapes of planets and a star.  I put them on a tortilla and then cut them to fit the shapes.  You can do this with anything.  I am happy to say this snack pleased my picky picky eater!

 

Up Up and Away!  Daphne wanted to ride in a space ship.  We had a plastic tub and a card board box.  So....she got a space ship!  Yes, she has a helmet on...lol.  Ok, ok...it was a drum that the top came off of to put other musical instruments in.  My little astronaut was a happy space traveler!

Is it Groundhog Day?

Everyone's groundhog activity!

This is an activity we did. We colored the bottom of a paper plate to look like grass, printed off a cloud, sun and groundhog. The groundhog was taped to a craft stick and put through a hole in the plate. We taped the clouds and sun on. Now the groundhog can go in and out of his den! Did he see the shadow?

A Groundhog Day book I made with activities at the end. If you would like a copy of the book, I will email it to you!

And for the grand finale!  Cupcakes with groundhogs peaking out of his den!