Here is a cute Spring craft for the kids to make — a 5 little duck play set as inspired by the upcoming book Red Ted Art: Cute and Easy Crafts for Kids by Maggy Woodley. This book would be a wonderful addition for your family’s bookshelf, or even as a birthday gift for any […]
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Kids will love bringing their favorite Mother Goose rhymes to life with these easy nursery rhyme crafts! There are fifteen amazing ideas to choose from!
Shear the woolly sheep with this fun scissor skills activity. Perfect for learning how to handle scissors & develop fine motor skills!
World nursery rhyme week activity and craft ideas for kids, toddlers, preschoolers eyfs
Find all the nursery rhyme activities you need for this school year! Great activities to teach nursery rhymes to preschoolers.
Are you working on nursery rhymes right now and looking for a fun addition to your typical lessons? Or maybe you are looking for a fun way to incorporate movement into your day? Do you
My church asked me to help come up with craft ideas and prep them for our AWANA Cubbies this year. I thought it was a great fit for me and knew it was a series I could add to my blog to help become a resource for moms and the teachers of our children. This...Read More
If you're looking for a fun way to support early language skills, these nursery rhymes for kids are an absolute must! Whether you chose a traditional English nursery rhyme or a simple alphabet song, the benefits
World nursery rhyme week activity and craft ideas for kids, toddlers, preschoolers eyfs
It's time for a Nursery Rhyme theme! Let's pack your lesson plans full of fun, hands-on nursery rhyme activities, and centers that your little learners will love and learn a ton from, too. Learning IS fun when you plan it out (and aren't stressed out!), and I'm here to help. In this post, you will find three activities for each nursery rhyme plus ideas for the writing center, blocks/STEM center, and science center. And yes, I have nursery rhyme activities FREEBIES for you too!
I ♥ Baby Animals! They are about the sweetest thing on Earth next to baby humans, don't you think?! :) We are attending a local Baby Animal Days this coming week as I'm sure many
Discover hands-on preschool activities by theme that will excite and engage your toddlers, all while learning through play!
Five Litle Monkeys fine motor play using barrel monkeys and clothespin alligator for toddlers and preschoolers
This painting activity can help kids explore the nursery rhyme Hey, Diddle, Diddle; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".
This a list with classic French nursery rhymes and songs for kids. It is the perfect introduction to french and comes along with lyrics and youtube links.
World nursery rhyme week activity and craft ideas for kids, toddlers, preschoolers eyfs
Nursery Rhymes are fun! Children love them! Most importantly…They provide a warm, nurturing experience between an adult and child...
It's time for a Nursery Rhyme theme! Let's pack your lesson plans full of fun, hands-on nursery rhyme activities, and centers that your little learners will love and learn a ton from, too. Learning IS fun when you plan it out (and aren't stressed out!), and I'm here to help. In this post, you will find three activities for each nursery rhyme plus ideas for the writing center, blocks/STEM center, and science center. And yes, I have nursery rhyme activities FREEBIES for you too!
One of the biggest keys to helping children learn the foundations of literacy is nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes are proven to help with reading and speaking
I ♥ Baby Animals! They are about the sweetest thing on Earth next to baby humans, don't you think?! :) We are attending a local Baby Animal Days this coming week as I'm sure many
Discover hands-on preschool activities by theme that will excite and engage your toddlers, all while learning through play!
Five Litle Monkeys fine motor play using barrel monkeys and clothespin alligator for toddlers and preschoolers
This painting activity can help kids explore the nursery rhyme Hey, Diddle, Diddle; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
The best nursery rhyme songs for preschool children, including pre-k and kindergarten. Your kids will love these teacher approved nursery rhyme songs!
In this post you'll find 25 popular English nursery rhymes lyrics with pictures for your baby, toddler or kid. One of the favourite toddler activities at home is the nursery rhymes and songs as they are great way to encourage language development, and to bond with your little one.They also lay the foundation for learning
Familiarize your child with some simple sight words and rhymes with this coloring page of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".
This a list with classic French nursery rhymes and songs for kids. It is the perfect introduction to french and comes along with lyrics and youtube links.
Pack of 10 literacy and math centers based on popular Nursery Rhymes. Kids will love learning the songs and then doing a hands-on activity based on it. Humpty Dumpty, Hey Diddle Diddle, Jack and Jill, Little Miss Muffet, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Incy Wincy Spider and more are included.
nyeinjanyei or Nrim-khyam-ye 'Peace' in the *Burmese language *also known as Myanmar 'Burma's Defenders' 3 Burmese monks praying www.hrw.org by Platon for Human Rights Watch Welcome to my new Burmese readers! For those of you who don't know, Burma is the correct name of the country that the news insists on calling 'Myanmar'. It isn't. It is Burma. Myanmar is the name that guerrillas have called the country that they have violently overthrown the government. The UN recognizes the country of 'Burma'. It does not recognize any country named 'Myanmar'. The people call themselves 'Burmese'. For more information, google 'Aung San Suu Kyi' Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi www.guardians.co.uk Oh, and just a quick comment here - We should ask ourselves why the news media newspaper, TV, radio, etc. have been calling a country with such a rich, long history by a name that violent guerrillas have given it, instead of what the country is actually named. It would be like calling Egypt Rome-42 instead of 'Egypt'. or should we say 'the country formerly known as Holland' instead of The Netherlands? In case you haven't noticed, an impartial news coverage is currently non-existent. News publications and live 'news' have an agenda. Just make sure it is your agenda, before you believe everything you see written or everything you hear on the 'news'. clip from toonpool.com Okay, okay, I'm off my give-a-speech pedestal!!! :0) On to Three Blind Mice!! www.limogesboutique.com from www.telugukidstories.com This is usually the first song students learn to play on new musical instruments in the United States! a limited edition print www.zuill.us So, what does the simple rhyme mean, if anything? I mean, blinded mice... mice chasing a woman... a woman chopping off mouse tails... WHAT????!!?? an 1889 illustration of the nursery rhyme Gathered from www.nursery-rhyme.org www.wikipedia.com http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/tudor/p/p_mary_i_tudor.htm and www.mamalisa.com here's what I found: The 'wife' in the verse may be Mary I, the daughter of King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, his first wife. Queen Mary I of England Mary had a hard life, what with her father King Henry VIII naming her the successor to the throne, then declaring her illegitimate, then putting her back in the succession, refusing to let her see her mother the last 5 years of Catherine's life, being a devout Catholic in a country that was 'Church of England' territory... and many, many unnamed injustices and slights she had to endure. This led to her being, shall we say, grouchy? www.etc.usf.edu Mary I's nickname was 'Bloody Mary'. She was very determined to bring England back to being a Catholic country. That meant being a Protestant, including Church of England, was a big no-no. So big in fact that if you were found to be Protestant it was 'off-with-your-head' time. an ebay listing by 77maddog www.ebay.com It is also considered a clue that Mary I and her husband King Philip II of Spain owned large estates - thus she was a 'farmer's wife'. From a 1911 'Our Old Nursery Rhymes' book; illustration by H. Willebeck LeMair, arranged by Alfred Moffat. courtesy www.mamalisa.com The 'Three Blind Mice' in the rhyme may refer to Bishop Hugh Latimer Bishop Nicholas Ridley and Archbishop of Cantebury Thomas Cranmer. Three Blind Mice ACEO Mouse Art by www.SteviT.etsy.com All three of these reforming churchmen were Anglicans and preached Protestant theology - which is in direct contrast to many Catholic tenets. Bishop Hugh Latimer found at www.clarealumni.com Bishop Nicholas Ridley found at www.en.wikipedia.org The three churchmen were convicted of plotting against the Queen. Keep in mind Mary I was Catholic and Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer were Protestant. found on www.flickr.com - cindy4752 photostream Bishop Latimer and Bishop Ridley were burned at the stake, with Archbishop Cranmer forced to watch. Cranmer was kept alive for other purposes.... Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, artist may be Holbein. 3 blind mice figurines - www.happywadeing.com ...that would be the 'let's torture him until he confesses to something we want him to confess to'. A popular theme in Middle Ages history. 1917 illustration by Margaret Evans Price www.historiascarochinha.blogspot.com Later (think torture), after watching his colleagues burn at the stake, Archbishop Cranmer recanted and repudiated (that means 'I didn't mean what I said') Protestant theology. He rejoined the Catholic faith. hmmm... Still, Queen Mary I refused to release him from the death penalty. On the day he was to be burned at the stake, he made a dramatic announcement before the crowds - who had gathered for the 'fun' of watching him burn - He withdrew his recantation! That means, he said 'I didn't really mean it when I said I gave up the Protestant beliefs, and became a Catholic.' BIG doggy doo-doo on the face of the Catholic accusers. Also a strong testament to the fact that torture can make someone say anything. Take note, US military creeps, that think torture is an okay thing to do to prisoners. Think Guantanamo Bay. Think Iraq. A disgrace and a slap in the face to all true Americans. oops, stepped onto my soapbox again! illustration by Charles Folkard So, let's recap: The three blind mice were 3 Protestant churchmen (Latimer, Ridley & Cranmer). Blind because they were not Catholic. They ran after the farmer's wife, (Queen Mary I of England) - 'a plot to kill the queen' is the reason given. The farmer's wife (the Queen) chops off their tails. Or in the matter of history, burns them to death. Such a gruesome little nursery rhyme!! a closeup of James Christensen's Three Blind Mice www.hiddenridgegallery.com But then, Grimm's Fairy Tales were really gruesome! I am currently re-reading them, in the original form. Verrrry interesting! Definitely not the Disney style of fairy tales! We do tend to make things like nursery rhymes and fairy tales cute - and how cute are 3 Blind Mice! costumes for toddlers www.squidoo.com That has to be one of my favorites!! :0) Here is a grown-up version: www.jillspartyblog.blogspot.com and that is my second favorit-est! I just love it when people get creative with their costumes. No pre-made Wonder Woman costume for me, no sir! But then, of course, I'm not really Wonder Woman size either. No amount of costume cleverness could disguise that... www.terrybrooksart.com Here is a fun scherensnitte pattern from an out of print BackStreet Design: and here is my cutting: cutting by inkspired, background by Dover books Let's make some Chocolate 'Church' Mice!! This recipe/directions are from FamilyFunMagazine, inkspired version: You're going to need: >1 cup semisweet chocolate chips >1 Tablespoon vegetable shortening >48 dried apricots >wooden skewers >48 M&M Minis >Black shoestring licorice >24 dry-roasted peanut halves How to: 1. Place chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. 2. Stir, and microwave for 1 minute more. 3. Stir again, until smooth. For each mouse: Press together 2 dried apricots and squish to make a small point for the mouse's nose. Thread them onto wooden skewers. Dip them into the melted chocolate/shortening, and place on a waxed-paper lined baking sheet. Use a second skewer to push the mouse off the first skewer. Use your fingertip to smoosh the chocolate to cover the hole left by the skewer. Add M&M minis for eyes, shoestring licorice for tails and broken peanut halfs or quarters for ears. Refrigerate until hardened. Makes 24 Now is that cute or what??!! If you don't know, Family Fun Magazine sends out e-mails with lots of super fun activities for all age groups. I don't currently have any small children but I still find fun things to do and make there. www.FamilyFunMagazine.com Did you know? The Three Stooges used '3 Blind Mice' as one of 'their' songs? found at www.fullecirclestuff.blogspot.com stained glass at www.pdqpatterns.com Did you know? Jazz Artist Art Blakey has an album by the name '3 Blind Mice'? www.dustygroove.com Did you know? There is a movie named 'Three Blind Mice' that starred Loretta Young and Joel McCrea, along with many other stars like David Niven and Jane Darwell? www.allposters.com So, after all, 3 blind mice can be pretty entertaining! I wish I knew where to give credit for this charming sketch. It appears to be a 'rough' for a cartoon. If you know who to credit, please let me know! Well, I hear laundry calling, and the dirty kitchen floor crunching, and Tanner is chasing me out of the office with incredible stinky gas. Time to close! See you soon, inkspired www.inkspired.etsy.com www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com Big Dog Tanner, trying to fit in a little space... Note the HUGE bottom with HUGE capacities for gas...
If you're looking for a fun way to support early language skills, these nursery rhymes for kids are an absolute must! Whether you chose a traditional English nursery rhyme or a simple alphabet song, the benefits
