Yeah for learning!

This week marked an important step in school for my 4 - year old.  I really make an effort to not push my kids academically before they are ready, and I see no problem in a 4 year old spending most of her time playing, so when she just does not want to do the 30 minute preschool I try to do with her each week day, I just don't fight it.  So imagine my surprise when she came to me this week with a sheet of paper filled with well-formed letters.  Sure it was the same 3 letters H - M - O in various combinations, but I have never taught her letter writing at all.

I asked her 'do you want me to teach you to write?'

Her answer 'Of course Mom!'  Yes, of course!

So the next day we started to learn how to write the letters whose sounds we have been practicing all year.  She was so proud of herself that she had to show everyone her work.  And since I am celebrating the 'little things' this year, I also had her help me make a page to celebrate this step in her academic life.

Here it is!

She wanted pink - and I thought it would be fun to use the banners to give it a party feel!

All the goodies are from the lovely ladies at Polka Dot Chicks and Soto Creations who make the Altered Junk line.  They have some great new items on the shelves over at Scrap Delicious, and it is still on sale - so go have a look.

http://www.scrapdelicious.com/shoppe/Altered-Art/

Ingredients include:

Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk August mini kit (background paper)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk July mini kit (torn border bit (bottom of page),
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk April(2011) mini kit (frame),
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk November mini kit (scallop glitter border)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk September mini kit (scatter)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Kit 2 (staple)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Notebooks 1 (notebook)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mix Up V. 10 (stitching)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mix Up V. 12 (glitter splat)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mixed Up banners 2 (all three banners)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mixed Up ribbons V1 (award ribbon, side scallops)
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Mixed Up Messy Splats V 2
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Coins 2, 3 & 5
Polka Dot Chicks, and Soto Creations Altered Junk Hardware 6 (brad)
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