Montessori Mama: Coffee Sunflowers

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Coffee Sunflowers

What young hands can do....
twist green construction paper to make flower stems, brush on glue, sprinkle coffee...sniff, and admire.
BEAUTIFUL.
PEACE
Jennifer
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4 comments:

Kari said...: So stunning! Beautiful for fall.; October 1, 2009 at 1:40 AM
Donna said...: Fun! I wonder if coffee filters would lend a 3D effect?; October 1, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Jessica Monte said...: I love it! Going to bookmark it for when I get my hands back (lol, still adjusting to a newborn and an almost 3 year old).; October 13, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Enfes said...: what a nice activitiy :) i have to wait for doing this because my son is only 5 month old!; November 6, 2009 at 7:18 AM

Playdough Recipe

Play Dough Recipe

2 cups flour 1 cup salt

2 teaspoons cream of tarter

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cup water

a few drops of your choice of food coloring

Heat on stove, watching it and stirring, until nice consistency, it will become very difficult to stir and clump together this is the point you can turn it out onto a floured counter. Knead. Cool and store in closed container to avoid drying out.

Children LOVE it! Parents and teachers rave!

Wise words

"The greatest challenge we all face as spiritual nurturers is to become attuned to the young child's authentic spirituality, which--unlike our own-- is still such an integrated part of life...children's exuberant spirituality is reflected in everything they do....a child shows us the extraordinary in the ordinary. Our task as spiritual nurturers becomes easier when we realized that we do not have to instill spirituality in a child, we have only to protect it from being trampled and to nourish its natural growth."
-----Aline D Wolf, from Nurturing the Spirit

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Coffee Sunflowers

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