Preschool Creations

     This post contains affiliate links. Check out  our virtual trip to Australia  here .   Check out our virtual trip to Brazil  here . See  this post  for the passport and stamps that we used. Be sure to check out my  Pinterest  board with these and more ideas. We spent a lot of time learning about Colombia and some ocean animals. Being that Colombia borders on 2 oceans, we delved into sharks, humpback whales and sea turtles. We really enjoyed learning about them. We learned a bit of Spanish. We cooked lots of Colombian food. Finally, we really enjoyed getting glimpses of beautiful places in Colombia. FOOD: We made lots of different Colombian foods. We really enjoyed trying out the new flavors. I made all these recipes. Huevos Pericos (Colombian Scrambled Eggs With Onions & Tomato) Aliños Colombianos (Seasoning Paste) Chuleta de Pollo (Colombian-Style Breaded Chicken Breast)  This was delicious and now it's become a weekly staple. Homemade Arequipe or Dulce de Leche  This was

Here is a quick 15 second summary of parshas vayechi featuring our puppets available for download. Click here to download the adorable sefer beraishis puppets. Our Sefer Shemos puppets are here!  Click here  to download our beautiful puppets and props for the entire Sefer Shemos! Click here for a parsha song. Parsha Summary Yaakov lived in Mitzrayim for 17 years and was very happy surrounded by all his children. It was coming time for Yaakov to pass away and he wanted to bless his children. He called in Yosef with his sons, Menashe and Efraim. Menashe was the firstborn but Yaakov switched his hands and put his right hand on Efraim’s head because Yehoshua would come from Efraim and bring the Jews into Eretz Yisroel. We demonstrated this whole scene and learned to identify our right and left hands. We’ve been using our "Efraim hand" for Shema and to make a bracha. The right hand is more special so we use it to make a bracha unless you’re a lefty.  We learned what the b

Here is a quick 20 second summary of the parsha featuring our puppets available for download. Click here to download the adorable sefer beraishis puppets. Parsha Summary We learned that Yaakov was going back to Eretz Yisroel. He sent messengers to Esav and they came back saying that he was coming with 400 men. Yaakov did 3 things: 1) He davened to Hashem 2) He sent Esav presents 3) He prepared for war.  He helped his family cross over the river and he went back to get the jars that he forgot. An angel of Esav fought with him there. The angel hurt him on his thigh and we don’t eat the back half of a cow because of that. The angel changed his name to 'Yisroel' and told him that Esav will never overpower the yidden. We spoke about the Avos who had their names changed in the Torah and what the names mean. Esav saw the presents and wasn’t so angry anymore. He ran towards Yaakov and hugged and kissed him. Esav wanted to travel and live near Yaakov, but Yaakov decided not to. We dis

    This post contains affiliate links. Check out  our virtual trip to Australia  here .   Check out part 1 of our virtual trip to Brazil here . See  this post  for the passport and stamps that we used. Be sure to check out my  Pinterest  board with these and more ideas. This week we delved into learning about the Amazon Rainforest. There are so many animals and plants in the rainforest and we took our time reading lots and lots of books and learning the names of many of them. We learned about the 4 levels of the rainforest. And finished off by creating a diorama of the rainforest. We saw 2 videos linked below of the beautiful Iguazu falls. We learned a few words in Portuguese. We've been using the word obrigado in our house, which means thank you. FOOD: I made Galinhada - a Brazilian chicken and rice one pot dish. Here is one version  and here is another . I made Brigadeiro  (Brazilian fudge balls) and let me tell you, those are decadent! They are incredible. I didn't have swe