It's a Volcano!!!!! at preschool

On a past episode of Dinosaur Train the Pteranodon family took the train to see a volcano erupt (yes I know that  this is full of irony).  So when she found out that Teacher Carol would be focusing on dinosaurs for two weeks AND...she would get to make a volcano...she was super excited!!

For the last two weeks she made the volcano form (thanks to a yogurt cup, small plate, foil, gauze, and glue), painted dinosaurs, painted dinosaur "fossils" and every time she told me about it she showed so much excitement.

Then came the day...time for the volcano to erupt. I am so glad that I was able to be in her class on that day!  She loved it!  She did such a great job of carefully spooning in some baking soda and poured the vinegar in perfectly.  It was a great deal of fun to watch her and her friends enjoy science!  I can't wait for the next experiment.  It made me think of my third grade science fair when I used the same ingredients to make a plastic bottle submarine.  

Momma Can Sew!

For Christmas my mom got me a great sewing machine.  Within days I was at the fabric store and went a bit overboard.  I was just so excited to make something for Gabbi.  I like the idea of being domestic for her.

I picked out a simple project to get me started, it has been years since I had sat down at a sewing machine.  My goal was to sew Gabbi a cute dress or two.  After a good run at the easy reusable bag project and some time, I decided to take on the next challenge.  I was a bit ambitious and stayed up way too late but we had a dress!

I had found a pattern that was a cute A-style dress that could easily be a cute long top if she keeps growing like she has been.  Gabbi got to pick out the fabric. We went with two, one being the "test" dress, giving me a chance to work out the pattern a bit.

I must say I was pretty proud of the little dress, but the best feeling came when Gabbi saw it in the morning.  She was so adorable and showed such great excitement when she heard that I made her a dress.  I could not have asked for a better reaction.  Right away she wanted to put it on, we could not get it off the hanger fast enough.  The best line was, "Thank you for making me a dress Momma."  Melt my heart.  Totally worth making her the next dress.  I love her so much.

What a pose!

What a dress!!