A Week in the life of Nanny Jill

                  Harry Potter Summer 2014                                Davis Art Center

Updated new entry's for the Wizard's reference book

Chapter One

Chapter 2

Potion makings

Wand's

 

 

 

 

Collecting sticks for planter project

Completed Ewok planter ... SO CUTE!

 Star Wars biscuit molds I ordered came in the mail

 

Will be perfect C3P0  mold to make pendants

             
             Nanny Jill's Sand Toy's to go

Inexpensive pail from thrift store 25 cents

Measuring cups from thrift store 50 cents

Measuring spoons thrift store 25 cents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Hand eye coordination at it's best

15 month old Kieran loves to sift sand

Making a cake was never easier 

Toddler Graffiti Art

Budding Artist with his trusty Art Chalk

                 Side Walk Graffiti Artist

Warm, Breezy Early Summer Day 

The Art Obsession "CARS"

 

                                                                     Animals

Flowers

and more flowers

Recyled summer art materials

I save empty plastic bowls, take out food containers and toilet paper rolls, tin cans  all year and reuse them artfully.  This year I have added milk cartons that have side screw tops and sticks. 

 Milk cartons will be made into Star Wars bird feeders

Cans will be covered in felt and be the base of the wooded Ewalk Planters

Sticks will be used to create wooded planters

 

 

   

 

Used for legs on the Star Wars AT-AT Walkers

 

My summer wardrobe

                 My Summer Wardrobe

                           "REDUCTO VESTIMENTA" 

 

The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. 

4 Houses of Hogwartz

Classic Phone Booth

I do feel calmer when I wear this shirt :)

My Favorite House Crest

Luna Lovegood one of my favorite's

                  "MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU"

R2D2 & 3CPO

Yoda

Chewbaca

Vador hanging with his homies

Classic Star Wars T Shirt

Secret way to lamiate

My co-teacher and friend Diana taught me this simple and inexpensive way to laminate!

Stocked Up Stroller + IPOD = Friday Naptime

Stocked Up Stroller = 
Afternoon nap for one of my favorite toddlers

One Sleepy Toddler

IPOD with Sleepy Ocean Waves downloaded- white noise & stroller in motion keeps him napping longer -

IPOD with Sleepy Ocean Tide Downloaded

Sunscreen : Vanacream excellent sunscreen, Dermatologist recommended for grown ups and kids

Water-Sunscreen and lots of finger food options

Camel back + Water
Ice Cold Milk w/ice packs in cold pouch on ice
Fruit & Veggie Pouch
favorite snack: Annie Organic Rabbit Crackers, French Toast- bite size, bite size cut up fruit, cheese pizza-bite size & 

                              Baby Legs then pants
 

Baby Legs are such a cool invention....

sun hat 
bare feet then socks and shoes

Cool Teething Comper

                  After nap activity's 

                              North Pond Park

North Pond Park - Mama, Daddy & Baby Geese

Green Belt Parks 

Singing Songs

Good old standards- Old McDonald, Twink Twink little star, Sing Sing a song, Glack Gloon went the little green frog one day, Frogie went a courting, I like to Eat Eat Eat Apples and Banana's, Mr. Sun.. Sun.. Mr.Golden Sun will ya shine down on me
(with adaptations- Mr. Moon, Mr. Sky, Miss Bird,Miss Butterfly, Miss Lady Bug etc )

I spy with my little eye 

(I use baby sign's along with the words to enhance  communication)
Cars, Bus's, Birds, Dogs, Bikes, Baby's, Slides,Swings, Tree's
Sky, Flowers, Birds (especially ducks)

Peak a Boo- never gets old!
 

 

Fully stocked stroller + nap

Nanny Christine

Daughter & amazing Nanny!

IPOD & Stroller = Nap time

One of the Mom's I am lucky to work with came up with "Ocean Breeze's" on the IPOD while strolling a sleepy toddler along the green the belt

  Sweet Keiran enjoyed a few zzzzzz"s

Easy Nail Polish Pendants Nanny Jill Style

             Pretty Pendants for special people

Ceramic Pendants made by Nanny Jill

  Easy Nail Polish Pendants Nanny Jill Style

   These were made by one of my favorite 2 year old's
                   for some of his special people

Made with Simple rolled balls of clay that were flattened
kids usually pretend they are making meatballs then smash them into flat coin like disks. We used clay but you could easily use salt dough that is baked or Sculpy Clay that is inexpensive and can be found at any craft store that is baked in the oven.  The fun part is using fingernail polish to paint the pendants.   The dollar store has tons of colors of nail polish and they also have $1 nail polish remover.