Four Year Old Smarts That I Don't Have

A while ago I had a conversation with my son. Let me preface a little by saying that my son has quite a large vocabulary for a 4 year old. This could be because he learned how to talk before walk and maybe have something to do with the fact that his father teaches him to use words like "chambers" instead of bedroom.

Anyways, our conversation went something like this: 
Mr. O: Mom, what are we having for supper?

Me: Hmmm, I'm not sure (look at the clock and realize it's 5pm). What do you want?

Mr. O: I want taquitos!! (His eyes light up and he bounces as he says taquitos)

Me: Taquitos?

Mr. O: Yeah! Mom, can we PLEASE have taquitos?

Me: Well we usually only eat taquitos on special days, and today isn't really a special day.

Mr. O: (Looking rather serious) Mom, EVERY DAY is a special day.

Ouch! Touche Son!
 Me: You got me there, I guess we are having taquitos for supper then.

Mr. O walked away smiling, rather proud of himself, while I was left pondering just how smart my son really is and where on earth did that come from??

Mr. O via Instagram Photos

PS. Sorry for the post delay, I have had some technical issues the last few days, but it's all better now! :)

PSS. Tutorial coming by Tuesday! :)

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Kids Easter Egg Decorating {Tutorial Roundup}

Many of you know that I have a dayhome, or as in the United States; a home daycare. I am constantly on the lookout for fun and creative ideas for the kids to do.

Easter is such a fun holiday so rather than bookmark a million fun preschool ideas, I thought it would be better to just do a round up and keep them all in one place. Today I will start with Easter eggs. I was going to do a lot more than just that, but when I started looking for ideas, there were so many cool ones that I just couldn't leave out.

Here are a few of my favorites from many, many, many unique ideas. Some are more preschool friendly than others, which just means you might need to help your kiddos out more.

Unique ways to decorate over at Family Fun

These little guys are so dang cute! They are probably harder for preschool kids; if you have everything cut to size and ready to go, then it would make the process much faster.

 Lots of Great Easter Egg Ideas Here! 

Lots of Great Easter Egg Ideas Here!

I love the idea of using different media to decorate eggs. These seem a bit trickier for preschool kids too, however, substitute the fancy ribbon for foam stickers and it's an all around crowd pleaser! 

 

One of My New Favorite Blogs has a whole bunch of Amazing decorating ideas like this one!

Check it out right now! By the way, it looks tricky, but kids can easily help paint the eggs!

Another source of more than one way to decorate eggs. This is a super fun way for kids to decorate them though while also discussing feelings, and fine-tuning their fine motor skills!

 Martha Stewart has a great tutorial on this classic idea. Have the kids draw whatever they want onto their eggs with crayons before dyeing them. I remember doing this when I was a kid!

More with Crayons! This is a project that might be a bit tricky for really little kids, but older ones will definitely enjoy the challenge of making them! :)

I hope you enjoyed all the different egg decorating ideas! Just choosing one to do could take hours! {Of course, unless you are like me and want to do them all, just on different days...}

Have any ideas? Please leave your link in the comments or on my FB page! I would Love to hear them!!

 Have an EGG-cellent Easter!