"I" was for ICE CREAM during "I" week at our house!!
Gemma had lots of fun making this Ice Cream Man. She was very proud of him. She even spent several minutes pretending to eat him before hanging him up on the cabinet. Silly girl.
I had some coupons for a free ice cream at a local restaurant, so one afternoon we headed out for ice cream together. That was a fun (and cheap, er, free) little date with the kids...all three of us had a very nice time! And we still have two coupons left that we need to use by the end of the year!
Some of our favorite "I" books were:
I am Invited to a Party (oh how we love Piggie and Gerald at our house)
My "I" Book (I think these books are a little odd, and very dated - at least the ones at our library - but Gemma loves them and chooses them to read almost every day, so I keep checking them out.)
From Cow to Ice Cream (very informative)
We also did this craft from Catholic Icing, but called it "I" is for Infant Jesus instead of "E" is for Emmanuel. I modified it a bit so we could use items we had on hand. I was really excited with how this turned out, I just thought it was super cute...and it was a good opportunity to remind Gemma of Jesus' living conditions when he was born.
Here are Gemma and Kolbe playing our "find-the-letter" game. They really like this. We usually do it on Thursday mornings. I have two sets of those cheap magnetic letters, and they are in a coffee tub with a slit cut in the lid. Gemma finds the letter of the week, and then she often likes to line them all up in alpha order, or ask Kolbe what letter something is. Since he's going to answer her, you know. Kolbe just likes putting the letters back in the slot. Or throwing them. ;-D At any rate, it seems to be good, educational entertainment for both of them.
That's all for "I" week. Be sure to check back first thing Monday morning for a special Advent give-away!!
