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WEEK 8 - Instrument Petting Zoo
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HERE IS OUR LIST (PRINTABLE VERSION OF BOTH LISTS)
- Backwards Day (Daniel Tiger episode tie in, Backwards Day book tie in)
- Ride a pony/horse (Berenstain bears book tie-in)
- Go to the airport and watch the planes land. (Curious George episode tie-in, Curious George book)
Go to a music shop and explore the instruments(Daniel Tiger episode tie in)Go to a train museumSEE OUR WEEK HEREJump in Puddles (Weather contingent) (Hello, Fiends book)SEE OUR WEEK HERE- Feed ducks at the park (Curious George book)
- Dance in the rain (Weather contingent) (Olivia book )
Plant something from seed and watch it grow OR plant a garden(Curious George episode tie in, Little Critter book, Curious George book)- Climb a tree
- Gather shells (Berenstain Bears book)
- Ride a trolley (Daniel Tiger themed)
- Go to the lake to look for tadpoles (Curious George episode tie-in, Curious George book tie in)
Go on a scavenger hunt in the woods(Curious George episode tie in, another Curious George episode tie-in Berenstain bears: nature’s guide (this is a great book for a scavenger hunt and it rhymes)Fly a kiteSEE OUR WEEK HERE (a great rhyming Berenstain bears book, Curious George episode, Little Critter book)- Roast marshmallows by the fire (OLIVIA tie in)
- Play in the snow (Location contingent)
- Go to an aquarium (Berenstain Bears book, Little Critter book, Curious George book)
- Have a picnic – complete with basket and red checkered blanket. (Berenstain Bears book - another great funny rhyming book)
- Lay out and look at stars (Curious George episode tie-in)
- Go camping unplugged (phones turned off) (Daniel Tiger episode tie in, Curious George episode tie in, Little Critter book tie in, Curious George book tie-in, OLIVIA book tie in other camping books)
- First movie theater movie (Curious George book)
- Go to a petting zoo!
- Listen to a thunderstorm (Weather contingent.) (Daniel Tiger Episode tie in, Little Critter book tie in)
Have a Family Movie Night with snacksSEE OUR WEEK HERE- Run around the grass in a park, barefoot, as a family
Pick fruit at a farmSEE OUR WEEK HERE (Daniel Tiger episode , Curious George book)Make Snow/Sand Angels- Make pinecone and peanut butter bird feeders and hang them in the yard (Curious George tie-in)
Draw with chalk on the driveway/sidewalk- paddle a canoe down the river (Curious George episode tie-in)
- visit a tidepool (Weather contingent)
Egg Dying(Curious George book)- Go to see a boat show (at Christmas)
- Go on a sunset cruise on a boat (Curious George episode tie in)
Make giant bubbles in the yardSEE OUR WEEK HEREgo to a waterpark- go to Botanical gardens
- Go bowling (Curious George episode , Curious George book)
Jump on the bed/couch/furniture together (5 Little Monkeys book)SEE OUR WEEK HERE- Get long newsprint/butcher’s paper and trace/color your hands, feet and bodies!
- Make cookies together
- Play Hide and Seek
Build a fort out of blankets and pillows (The Fort that Jack Built book)SEE OUR WEEK HEREGo to the Zoo(Curious George episode, Curious George book)- Go on a family bike ride through the woods
- Make newspaper planes
- Get a few giant cardboard boxes play pretend with them!
- play tennis
- play miniature golf (Curious George book)
Ride a roller coasterSEE OUR WEEK HERE (Curious George episode , Curious George book)Ride a train(Berenstain Bears book tie-in)
20 comments
I love this instrument “petting zoo” idea so much!! Now I’m totally going to see if there is one in our area (although DD has never shown an interest in musical instruments like Lexi has)! DD did shell-picking on an impromptu outing with her nanny, and apparently she enjoyed throwing the shells back into the ocean more than actually locating shells. Two shells did make it home with her though! 🙂
How are things going with the “planning” / prepping Lexi part of 52 Weeks, since you are so busy with travel?! I’m finding that for us, so often the opportunity for a great impromptu experience happens before we can even read about it, but usually DD finds the moment pretty amazing anyway. Like lying on the grass, for example! Not a biggie for most people but since we are condo-dwellers in downtown Vancouver, we don’t have the same access as those with yards. We were out playing in the shared playground for our complex and since the grass looked so inviting, we decided to take off our shoes to feel the fresh new blades between our toes. That ended up with all three of us on our backs staring at the clouds of early evening, and DD loved this unplanned experience so much that she regularly throws herself down on the grass at the park!
Love Andrew’s new cut, BTW! And I like strawberry blonde on you!!
Yeah I am finding that we have to build on existing reading because things are usually more spontaneous. However there Re certain entries that I am preparing beforehand knowing we will do them soon like fruit picking.
Most entries we have done we already had a base from reading.
Also I am anticipating making a bigger deal out of certain things and prepping like mini golf.
I think I understand why you would call it a ‘wind instrument’, but a trumpet and trombone are both from the brass ‘family’. The flute, saxophone, clarinet and oboe are all woodwind instruments.
Ah! I didn’t know that. I thought they were both wind and brass category. :))
I hope they sanitized the instruments in between the kids trying them out :).
Ew, of course. There were pretty much no kids trying these out, just a few adults which is a little better:) … We actually made sure they re-sanitized the pieces in front of us.
Thank goodness!
Hey Elena! Love this post. Quick question — where is Lexie’s swimsuit from??
It’s by petite crabe: http://www.petitcrabe.com
Thanks Elena. 🙂
That dress tho! I’m currently obsessed with bubble dresses, and shorts! Don’t have any yet, just love them!
As someone said the trumpets are brass, but you do use wind…so eh..close enough. And things like the clarinet or saxophone are reed instruments. And then there are things like flutes, wind.
But, I just looked it up. They’re ALL wind instruments! Just subcategories of them. So you were right. lol
Ha! That’s too funny! And thanks for looking it up and clarifying!
Bubble dress is from right bank babies. I am in love with their bubble dresses.
I think I want one of everything!! They’re out of our price range, but I love their funky style! A new place to window shop and drool, for sure!
Shop sales and special occasions. That’s what I would do. 🙂
Just a heads up that it’s actually a glockenspiel that Lexi’s playing in the photo – not a xylophone. Lots of people get them mixed up though 🙂
I was looking at your nursery posts (I love nurseries!) and I was wondering if you have ever considered doing a review on what you wish you hadn’t spent the money on (especially since you are co-sleeping). I always think it’s interesting when mom’s go back and say “I wish I hadn’t spent the money on x,y,and z.”
Considering that we don’t use anything bought for nursery except for decor and the dresser, I’d say the crib is the biggest waste. But really, it depends on the kid. Alexis wouldn’t sleep at all if she wasn’t co-sleeping, but plenty of kids sleep in the crib. I like the idea of co-sleeping from developmental standpoint and probably have that arrangement regardless on whether we had a crib or not.
This is such a cool activity! You are so lucky to have such awesome things for kids to do so close to your house. We also stayed local and did a little trip down to the library. http://naturalmommyinprogress.blogspot.com/2014/05/52-weeks-of-toddler-experiences-week-8.html
Also, that dress she has on is so pretty.
Oh Lexi adores the library!!!