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🐷 Life Lessons From Animal Farm

At first glance, Animal Farm may seem like a simple story about animals living on a farm. But beneath the surface, George Orwell filled the novel with important lessons about friendship, honesty, leadership, fairness, and thinking for yourself. While some themes in the book are more suited for older children and teens, there are many meaningful life lessons kids can take from the story and apply to everyday life. 1. Always Think for Yourself One of the biggest lessons in Animal Farm is the importance of critical thinking. Many of the animals simply accept whatever the pigs tell them, even when things stop making sense. Because they do not question what they hear, the pigs gain more and more control. Kids can learn that it is okay to: ask questions, think carefully, check facts, and form their own opinions. Good leaders and trustworthy people should not be afraid of respectful questions. 2. Words Have Power Throughout the story, the pigs use speeches and slogans to influe...

How to make a Quick Simple Butterfly

As I mentioned in a previous post, I really like the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so much so that I’ve read it to my kids quite a few times. They’ve also read the Moonlite edition, played The Very Hungry Caterpillar game, watched the video short on YouTube and listened to Michelle Obama read the story. 

Needless to say it is a favorite and they can easily spot and identify a caterpillar and butterfly. It was no surprise then, when one morning when I was showering, I heard my 3 year old screaming with delight ‘Mommy, Mommy butterfly!’ 

Hungry Caterpillar game
The surprise was that the screaming and excitement lasted a full 10 - 15 minutes. This made me think a neighbor had just gifted them a new butterfly toy.


When I finally got dressed I heard the full cause for excitement. An orange butterfly got trapped in our screen door and was fluttering around for their little viewing pleasure, until their Dad freed it. 

Their excitement was so palpable that I had to build on the moment and create some simple one dimensional butterflies to add to their learning fun. 

My 3 year old's butterfly art and craft
My 3 yr old's butterfly art work

Here’s what we used to make our very own butterflies:

Materials 

  • Coloured Card stock paper 
  • Coloured popsicle sticks
  • Crayons
  • Coloured wool
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
  • Googley eyes
  • Your Imagination!

Steps

1. Paste the popsicle stick on the card stock paper

2. Draw a big number 3 on both sides of the stick.

3. Draw two antennas at the top of the stick and paste two googly eyes or dried peas. 

4. Colour and decorate with crayons, glitter and wool!

My 2 yr old's butterfly artwork



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