![]() As you can see, the Peeps came up with many good ideas. That was it! Knit & Purl Peeps decided to submit entries for the new state flag! The possibilities are endless. Coincidently, featured a story on plans to change to the Minnesota flag. This year we decided to enter the 2023 Pioneer Press Peeps Contest! We toyed with a Minnesota State Fair Creative Arts theme – hoping for that elusive blue ribbon. We love to gather to knit, chat, work on community projects, and on occasion, enjoy a wee dram of bubbly. Honorable mention: "We are the RiverKnitters of Stillwater, a group of women knitters located in the St Croix Valley. It was a fun creative experience for us both as usual. Millie is covering up the gap between the two tables. I had to snap off the opposite side and glue it to the front to make the bench wide enough. The trees are the tops of my winter porch decorations. I had no near disasters, but I had to order two small picnic tables to make it wide enough to see, and when they arrived, the bench was too thin and the Peeps tumbled off. I used the grass and background from the last time I entered, but added more grass, spray painted it with a dusting of brown to look like winter grass and added real snow. ![]() I didn't want to use yarn, so I found a good color on a small stuffed animal at Goodwill and used some of the fur. Bill's hair and beard were a challenge because of the color. The embroidery detail on Bill's jacket was done with a white-out pen and a black ink pen. He also built the cabin from an old Lincoln Logs set. I made the jackets out of red felt and used a black Sharpie to create a small enough buffalo plaid effect. Hansen writes: "Brian was the inspiration behind the idea to do the 'Minnesota Bound' show. Created by Laurie Hansen and Brian Croone in honor of the television program. Snippets: A Story About Paper Shapes – Snippets is a story that revels the power of kindness and the beauty of being unique.Minnesota "Peeps" Bound featuring Laura "Peep" Schara (the "Peep about the woods"), Bill Sherck and Minnesota Bound Millie Peep. One by one soon all sixteen shapes are trapped. First the circle, next the triangle and then the square. Tangled – When the neighborhood shapes go climbing on the park jungle gym the last thing they expect is a tangle. Can Walter make a web that is both wonderful and strong? The webs he makes at first are woven in special shapes–a triangle, a square, a circle–but they are still wibbly-wobbly. ![]() Walter’s Wonderful Web – A determined little spider named Walter is trying to make a sturdy web that will stand up to the blustery wind. If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore. Ok, I know you’re excited about this activity so let’s get started!įill your book basket with a great collection of books about shapes. This preschool STEM activity took about 5 minutes to set up, and Grace stayed busy for a good 30 minutes. I was convinced this was going to be Grace’s favorite activity yet and guess what, it was! We just bought marshmallows, and I had toothpicks in my pantry. It took me a few minutes, but then it came to me! Grace could build 2D shapes out of marshmallows and toothpicks! On the way home from the store I thought about what I could do with the marshmallows. Building Shapes with Marshmallows and Toothpicks She gets her treat and I feel better about giving it to her. Ok……….I’m not one of those Moms that refuses to let her kids have sugar sometimes but I am that Mom who feels the need to combined a once in a while sugary treat and an educational activity. She told me she wanted marshmallows, the little ones. We were in Publix the other day, and I told her she could pick out a treat for being so well behaved at the store. My daughter Grace is totally obsessed with shapes! She points them out everywhere we go and when I ask her what she wants to learn about I’m sure you can guess what her answer is…………. Preschoolers will enjoy building shapes with marshmallows and toothpicks for hands-on math practice. Perfect STEM activity for little ones.
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