Teacher Halloween Goodies Week #1

I have big plans to spoil Sally's teachers this month. Not only are they amazing and super sweet but it gives me an excuse to craft and do a bunch of cute Pinterest inspired things. 

I made a batch of Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies. Find the recipe here. They are yummy!

I packaged them up really cute with a free printable found here and some bags I got at Michael's in the $1 section this summer. I knew they would be put to good use.

I also picked up a few bottles of pumpkin soap and printed off tags found here. I mounted them on glittered orange paper and tied with a ribbon.

Counting Down to Halloween With a Toddler

I LOVE Halloween and we always have lots of fun activities planned. Sally is getting to the age where we can do more and more and boy do I have some spooky and sweet things for us to do!

As a former teacher, I have a lot of Halloween books. One fun tradition I want to start with Sally is reading a different Halloween book every night. I plan to keep them all in this galvanized tub (usually used to store stuffed animals in her room). I spookified it up a bit by tying ribbon on the handles. If you have some extra money laying around there are some adorable ones that you can get off etsy. I however am trying to not spend extra money so we will use what we have :)

I made Sally a Halloween bucket this year. I got the bucket at Hobby Lobby (with a 40% off coupon) and ordered the vinyl off etsy. I applied it myself and tied on ribbon. I wanted to make her a little Happy Halloween gift so I filled it with a few new books, a glow stick, and some treats. I think it would be a fun tradition to bust out the Halloween bucket on October 1st and have it filled with goodies and treats.

I've also got some more fun crafts and goodies to make for her teachers and classmates.  How do you celebrate Halloween with a toddler?

Halloween Bento Ideas

I am so excited that it is almost October. I have been playing around on Pinterest and found some great bento Halloween lunches. Although Sally is not old enough to have all the little fun plastic picks, hopefully I can still make her school lunches fun this week. I hope I inspire you to pack some cute lunches this month!

 

Go There: Bartlett Antique Gallery

About a week ago and dropped Sally off at school and spent the morning wandering around the Bartlett Antique Gallery. I don't know who I haven't made it out here before but I am glad I did. Wandering around antique stores makes me happy :)

Here were a few things that I liked:

this painted green chair

Ahhh......this would be scary for Halloween!

Sweet wooden baby cradle...Sally would love this for her baby dolls.

I loved this display of old 80's toys....it reminded me of my childhood :)

This little chair was so cute!

I was loving this vintage baby scale.

If you are in the Bartlett area and have some time to kill, check it out. I will be back soon :)

19 Month Favorites

19 Month Favorites by sarah-elizabeth-moske featuring body cleansers

Body cleanser / Gap Owl Sleep Set - lemon tonic neon / Crayola Bath Color Dropz Crayola / Amazon.com: Green Toys My First Tug Boat, Red: Toys & Games / Skip Hop Zoo Melamine Plate and Bowl Set

Sally: 19 Months

Such a Big Girl: You started Mother's Day Out or "School" as we call it. To say you love it is a bit of an understatement. You get so excited when we walk in and start playing right away. When it is time to pick you up, you are happy to see me, but usually want to stay and play more. It was a bit of an adjustment. You are used to sleeping for 2-3 hours every afternoon and at school they only let you sleep around 1.5 hours. 

Growth: You are still weighing in around 21 pounds...little bit! You are getting taller though. You are wearing size 4 diapers and 12-18 and 18 month clothing. Your shoes are usually size 4 and that is a problem since most of your fall ones are size 5 and you don't fit into them yet.

Eating and Drinking Favorites:

Fruit: pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, apples, pears and peaches. You also LOVE the applesauce pouches!

Veggies: green beans, corn, tomatoes, celery with ranch

Meats: ham, turkey, chicken, pepperoni

Others: yogurt, fruit snacks, cereal bars, grilled cheese, popsicles, hummus and crackers, graham cracker sticks, pretzels

Liquids: whole milk, water, crystal light and juice

Medical Issues: The mosquitos LOVE to eat you up! It mist be because you are so sweet :) We have to spray you down whenever we go outside or you will have huge red bug bites all over you. You also got a case of "Hand Foot Mouth". You had a high fever and a rash....you must have picked it up at school.

Playtime Favorites: Shopping cart and play food, baby dolls, Yo Gabba Gabba figurines and box, blocks, Minnie Mouse, water table

Favorite Books: Pat The Bunny, No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed, You Are My Cupcake, Where Is Baby's Belly Button, Goodnight Moon

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: Yo Gabba Gabba, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Peppa Pig, Little Einsteins, and Princess and the Frog. You will even say "Yo Gabba Gabba" when you see it come on. It's so cute!

Loves: driving your smart trike, feeding the ducks at the parks, swinging, singing songs, going on walks, clapping, talking on your phone

Naughty Monkey: You love to "furrow" your brows when you don't like something and you have also figured out how to shake your sippy cup upside down to make stuff come out.

Milestones: You finally started to walk consistantly. It was like one day you just stood up and walked across the room. I was so proud of you and so relieved that nothing was wrong...you just had to wait until you were ready. You are also saying new words everyday and can point to eyes, nose, mouth, etc. We never even practiced...I have no idea how you learned it...smart girl!

Sally, 

Words cannot express the joy and love I have for you. Each day I thank God fore all the precious memories that we are able to create together. You are so fun and such a happy girl! Mommy loves you so much!