Maple leaves in beexwax

Maple leaves are too beautiful not to be used for home decoration. However, soon after they start to wilt. This can be proponed by laminating them in beeswax.

Me and my DD collected left overs of beeswax candles. She grated them with a small child-sized grater.

Then I heated water, poured it in a bowl and put the bowl with already grated beeswax inside. Soon the wax started to melt.

Then she carefully, watching to to put fingers in the hot wax, immersed leaves in the wax, took out, put them on a napking to cool down and for wax to harden.

When all the leaves were coated, she put them in a vase.

Great practical life excercise for 5 year olds - making loom bands

My son received a band from his friend and wanted to make one by himself. A great challenge for him to start using crochet hook. He really has wanted to start chrocheting but holding the hook and the piece of thread has been too hard for him. This gives a good chance to isolate concepts.

My 3 year old could not do the crocheting part, but really enjoyed putting rubber bands on loops and taking them off after I did the crocheting part.