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february 14, notes from daycare

At Lucy's daycare they keep a communication journal that the aunties write in each day, and the parents write in if they have any important info to share from home. Yesterday, this was Lucy's entry:

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February 14

Monday w/Auntie Jennifer, Liam C., Finnley, & Leila

8:30 to 9:30 Arrival!

*Art: put together valentines. Lucy insisted on removing objects that were recently glued on her paper.

9:30 Pottyshop (wet)

9:45 Circle time w/Miss Carrie

10:00 Snack (yogurt, H2O)

10:30 Outside play in backyard w/Auntie Jennifer & Anderson

*Lucy tried to eat sand today. She had quite the surprise & I helped her wash out her mouth, then we talked about how sand is not for eating.

11:45 Pottyshop (wet)

12:00 Lunch (crackers w/hummus, carrots, milk)

12:20 Nap

2:00 Awake/Pottyshop (very wet! Soaked through pants so we changed them)

3:00 Snack (rice cracker w/sunbutter, milk)

Outside free play! 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

what a gas it was (a big big love)

Happy Valentine's Day!

completely edible, but eating is somewhat discouraged

Inspired by this post, I finally got my act together on Tuesday after work and Lucy and I made some homemade playdough while Shaggy was gone at class.

We used a recipe from First Art, and even though I did it wrong and just combined everything in the pot before pitting it on the stove instead of heating, stirring, and combining in the correct order, physics gave me a little break and it turned out fine.

We've been storing it on the counter in an Oxo snap container with a piece of canvas that I got at the art supply store as a playmat, and so far she has asked to play with it everyday since we made it. She slaps, pounds, squishes, rolls, pokes holes, and asks me to make an endless list of things (some her idea, some mine), including balls, horses, cows, pizzas, bread, toast, hats, caves, ducks, and more.

We've mostly been using our hands so far, though I found a couple of cookie cutters back in my cabinet and picked up a couple of small non-sharp butter knives at the thrift store for Lucy to experiment with. I still need to get her some sort of small suitcase to keep sculpting utensils in ( primary criteria is that it be something she can open and close by herself), but for now we have a spot in the living room to stack things and it is working fine.

Play Clay
adapted from First Art

1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 to 2tsp of food coloring (we mixed some red and yellow)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup flour


Combined water, salt, cream of tartar, and food coloring in a cooking pot and cook on low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon. When it starts boiling, add the vegetable oil. Then add the flour.


Stir until the dough starts to pull away from the side of the pan, and when you pinch it, it doesn't stick to your fingers any more. It should look much like play dough. 


When you're done, put it on the counter and knead it until smooth. Play! Store it in an airtight container and it should keep for a very long time.

This is why the recipe has all that salt.

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