Tots Together Days

While we've been busy getting things ready for Love Bug's grandparents to move in, I've been thinking quite a bit about our upcoming school year. Things are going to be pretty crazy the first month or so of school and I wanted to nail down my plans for Tot school with Love Bug so we're ready to start!

Love Bug will be 31 months when we start school this year. We really enjoy our time alone, and we also get together with friends for a day at the park most weeks, and sometimes outings on Friday's, until it gets too cold outside.

This year I decided to add a day each week when other tots around Love Bug's age can come over and join in the learning fun.

I shared my schedule and list of preschool units that I will be using with the mom's of the tots invited to join us, and they are welcome to do them at home with their own little learner. It's not at all required though. Then we will get together to do an activity and some fun learning games based on our theme for the week.

I'm doing it drop in style, to make things more simple. We'll do things on our own if there happen to be weeks when no one else can come play with us.

I'll update my blog to let everyone know how well it works out (or doesn't ;)

We're not gone...completely

I know I created this blog, started posting like crazy, then disappeared! Things are changing around our household. Love Bug's (and all her sibs for that matter) life is getting shifted around a bit. Grandma and Grandpa are moving in with us this summer. That means changing rooms around like crazy. The biggest  change happens in the playroom, where all the tot school magic happens. Grandparents are moving in to that room and we are relocating to the attic room! It's been a huge project, and although I had big plans to keep up with the tot school this summer, it's just not as regular as I would have liked it to be.  Part of our move has included reorganzing all of our school tools (and some new tools) and I'm excited to get busy using them again. Love Bug can't wait either!

I've also been printing and putting together some great preschool packs in preparation for school starting in September. I am still in awe at all the amazing preschool lessons you can find online.

We have been busy making things fun where we can, and that has included swim lessons, park trips, lots of reading books, playdough, puzzles and other fun things around the house.

Stop back by in September, when the dust settles and the real crazy begins. I'll be posting lots of fun things I'd love share.