Why did I even question whether I would do
the Alphabet Path with Snuggles or not? We have been having SO. MUCH. FUN! The Alphabet Path is definitely one of the highlights of our days, and all the big kids are really enjoying watching and helping their little brother - who is always such a character! (And Rose is joining in, wherever she can! Even Bud
is intrigued!!) Here is some of what we
Accomplished for the letter Aa...
*Warning! This is a really long post! Practically the equivalent of 10 posts in one... Maybe I need to break up these "Alphabet Path" posts? Hmmmm.... Hope you all don't mind!
.: Letter Introduction & Formation :.
"AAaaaahhhhh!!! It's the A-A-Angry A! 'Cause someone pulled her ponytail!"
(Yep! Those little stories from Primary Arts of Language:Writing are sticking! It's so fun to hear Snuggles talk about the letters as he is practicing writing them!)
A green
Alligator with super
Awesome googly eyes
Snuggles colored this picture from
My Book of Letters last school year (along with B-E)...
I pulled out the rest of the activity pages for the letter A...
... including An Apple Tree with Painted Apples for lowercase a...
... Adding the pictures that begin with "a"...
... circling All the A's and then looking through a magazine (we used a Leaflet Catalog) for pictures that begin with a - like Advent Wreath, Angels, Archangels, Apples to Apples, Aaron, St. Augustine, St. Anne, and St. Anthony!
Snuggles apparently isn't too crazy about
Modeling Wax (maybe later in the year we will try again) but the
Wikki Sticks were a huge hit!
.: A, B... Seas & Storybook Science :.
A is for Aqua
Snuggles will be making an
A, B... Seas Ocean Box this year! The first thing we did was find a box and cover it with construction paper. Since we had just finished
learning about the different zones - the
sunlit zone, the
twillight zone, and the
midnight zone - he insisted on using light blue, dark blue, and black paper!
A is for Anenome
A is for Apples :: Apples with Appeal
We also read a bunch of books about Apples, including the following:
Pressing Apples
During our field trip to a "farm" earlier this week the kids picked apples and made Apple Cider! Snuggles especially loved turning the wheel on the Apple Press! (And how
Appropriate for A week!)
.: Arts, Crafts & Additional Activities :.
A is for Angel of God
I posted the instructions and additional pictures from this craft here:
Angel Art for A Week.
Assemble Aircraft
I also had been saving a little
aircraft lego set for Snuggles to Assemble...
(Bud always has a smile for his Momma! Oooh, I love him!!)
... with a very Attentive Audience!
A is for Angel
I am so excited to be using
Writing ABC's on Little Hearts by Pondered In My Heart with Snuggles! He has already enjoyed coloring the cover page and Always Ask for the letter A.
Snuggles: "See, Rose, we should Always Ask Mom when we want something..."
Rose: Well... Mom needs to have some Compassion and get me dressed Already this AM! ;)
I had ordered a few
8.5"x11" blank books from Rainbow Resource (
Amazon has them too, just more expensive at the moment) and am using a few of them for the Alphabet Path. They contain 14 pages - 28 back and front - which is just perfect for the 26 letters of the Alphabet!
After gluing the cover page on, we laminated the cover with like we did for our
"Wisdom of the Saints" Journals. We skipped the first page, front and back (saving it for a title page and index), adding Always Ask to page 3.
A is for St. Aloysius
He is also going to make "My Picture Book of Saints" using a saint (of choice) coloring page for each letter!
Since Snuggles was born on the feast of St. Aloysius, and since my Grandfather was named (middle name) after St. Aloysius, we decided to include it in his name as well! Our little Snuggles, with two middle names, has quite the long name - and he is very proud of it!
He asked for a St. Aloysius coloring page. I wasn't able to find one, so I made my own by converting the image from
Picture Book of Saints into a Pencil Sketch and adding text.
Here is the link to our document if anyone would like a copy:
Note: I've actually been completely amazed at Snuggles interest in coloring! I really didn't think he'd want to color much, but has really been enjoying it! Yay!!
.: A to Z Recipes :.
Oatmeal Sparkling Cider Pancakes
with Homemade Apple Cider Syrup
We started Aa with an Applicious breakfast! I love homeschooling and being able to enjoy yummy meals on Monday mornings!
Oatmeal Sparkling Cider Pancakes
2 cups pancake and waffle mix
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup instant oatmeal
1/2 cup sparkling cider
In a medium bowl, blend together all ingredients using a wire whisk. For thicker pancakes, allow batter to sit for 5 minutes. Cook on a hot griddle. Serve with Apple Cider Syrup.
Apple Cider Syrup
3/4 cup apple cider
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup (I used honey)
2 T butter
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
Place all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and stir occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until thickened. Serve warm.
Ants in My Applesauce
A is for Apple Pie
Yep, Snuggles thinks this Alphabet Adventure is AAA-wesome!
We will Begin Bb on Monday... In the meantime, everyone is Bouncing off the walls as we wait for Daddy to get home tonight, after 16 days away!
I hope you all have a Beautiful and Blessed weekend!
) and St. Anthony (
while listening to 
on CD.
, Wooden Pieces and on paper. I can't seem to find the pictures from that, but here are some of the Zoo Animals they made out of Playdoh, which was a gift from a friend, and a very rare treat in our home! ;) 
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and 
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They were SO excited!