I have to remember to take more picture of what we do during the week but I often get so swept up in what we’re doing that I forget. I managed to remember for a couple of our activities.

I made a slightly modified house game from Hubbard’s Cupboard September for 2’s, which he really, really had fun with.

He took it quite seriously.

This awesome wooden cup thing was a thrift store find. My husband said he could see the Montessori light flashing on and off on the top of my head the moment I found it.

Counting and number writing practice.

Cutting practice.

We read Princess and the Pea, then decided to try to see how many pieces of fabric we could feel a dried pea through.

It took quite a few folds. Those little suckers are hard!

Sticking with the Princess and the Pea theme, we glued dried peas to a capital P on a pink piece of paper. I’m all about alliteration.

Let’s ignore the raging mess behind him and look at how cool his P is!

With some assistance, he wrote his name. Some assistance being that I placed his hand in the right place and he did the shapes entirely himself.

We have recently come across a treasure trove of children’s classic books, which has also lead me back to a dear pastime which my husband would probably be completely content with me not reconnecting with – buying rare, old and ridiculously expensive books so they can sit on a shelf for their yellowing pages to be admired from afar. And because my husband is just not willing to enable my addiction by spending $180 on a 15 page book that’s over 100 years old and is awesome, The Boy and I have spent much more time on the internet reading books. (Just saying that made me feel like I’m on the Jetson’s.)

The treasure trove of which I speak is The Children’s Library. It has books that are no longer under copyright and/or that they have obtained permission to print…er…post? One of our current favorites is the one above called, “The Children’s Object Book” and while I would much prefer to have that book in hand, this is absolutely the next best thing. Not only does the boy get to work with the mouse a bit more (by clicking to get to the next page), but he also gets to learn what a “poultry yard” is without having to sacrifice his parents’ marriage because mommy spent $70 on a well used, antique, hardcover version of the book. It’s a win-win for everyone.