A Lil Diva Weekly Wrap-Up - A Recap of the Week's Activities

Summer is slowly but surely coming to an end.  The Lil Divas start school in a mere 2 weeks so we have been trying to cram in all those things we haven't gotten around to doing before our schedules become even busier.

If you are in the same situation or merely off enjoying your summer you may have missed a thing or two here. Sad? Disappointed? Well, you are in luck because I am going to give you a quick recap of our week. :)

This week we went on a fun filled (& HOT) family outing to Zoo Miami. It was such a great day and I was a bit camera happy so we have lots and lots of fabulous photos. My favorite part - feeding the giraffes. Aren't giraffes awesome? I love them!

We have been closely following the Summer Olympic Games. Are you watching with your kids? This is the first year we are really able to share it with the Lil Divas and they are so impressed with the US Ladies Gymnastics Team and all the swimming competitions. 

We worked on this fun Olympic Rings Flag Art to show our support of Team USA in the games.

I have been working a lot with the Littlest Diva this summer since she is entering kindergarten this year. We spend quite a bit of time playing games that double as learning activities. Our most recent game - Water Balloon Number Target Practice was a huge hit. It involved taking aim, throwing water balloons and getting wet - what's not to like? 

The Lil Divas have been enjoying their new Backyard Oceans Swimming Pool. It's a perfect way to beat the heat during the hot and humid South FL summer days.

Do you follow us on Facebook? We shared a frugal and fun tip with our fans this past week involving using those broken, itty bitty pieces pieces of leftover chalk to paint outside.  I'd love for you to join us there - we love chatting, sharing fun photos and so much more. 

Have you seen this week's Sunday Showcase? We featured some fun Lego/Duplo posts that take you beyond average building. Come by and check them out and take a peek at all the great ideas that are being shared this week. 

Finally, this week some BIG NEWS with everyone! 

We are nominated to Circle of Moms Top 25 Teacher Mom Blogs.

We are currently in the Top 2  and I would love to finish out on top when the contest ends on August 9th. I would be so appreciative if you could take a moment to click on the link and vote for us. All it takes is a simple click - no sign-ups or login required! With your help we could finish this at #1!

We had a busy week.

Next week will be even busier -

we are taking a trip to Sea World Orlando, the hubby & I are celebrating our 8th anniversary 

and the Lil Divas and I have lots of activities to cross off our Summer Fun List before school starts.

Do you still have things you are trying to cross off your Summer Bucket List? I know I can't be the only one. Right? What do you plan to cross off your list next week? 

I hope you join us for more fun next week,

Bern

Wordless Wednesday: Exploring Croatia (with Kids)

I had to take some time out to share our recent vacation to Croatia with you. The Lil Divas saw so many awesome sights, experienced a different culture, tasted new foods, hiked mountains to see waterfalls, swam in the Adriatic Sea, walked amidst ancient ruins, watched the most amazing sunsets, ate tons of homemade ice cream and overall just had am amazingly memorable experience (I did too!). 

Zadar, Croatia

Krka Waterfalls, Croatia

Nin, Croatia

Nikola Tesla's House/Museum, Croatia

Kornati, Croatia

Adriatic Sea & Healing Mud, Croatia

Plitvicka Lakes, Croatia

Vrsi, Croatia

What a summer vacation!

Bern

Beat the Heat with some ICY FUN

It's summer & it's hot,

so this week we are all about ICE!

We are going to be having lots of FROZEN inspired FUN

& I hope you will join us.

To kick things off I thought I'd share a few of our favorite

Frozen and/or Icy Activities:

ICE Age Dino Dig

COOL Ice Art

FROZEN Paint Art

The Snowman Experiment

more ICE Excavation Fun

and lots of other wintery activities

Be sure to check back each day this week -

we will be sharing all of our frozen/icy fun!

What's your favorite FROZEN or ICY activity?

Share it with us in the linky below:

Yay, I'm a Camp Sunny Patch Honor Counselor!

Can you tell I am excited to share some news with you today?

Ready to find out what it is?

I have been asked by Melissa & Doug to join in their virtual summer camp 

Camp Sunny Patch

as an Honor Counselor!

How fun is that?!

You know we LOVE our Melissa & Doug products around here (I know I am not the only one with tons of blocks, puzzles, sticker books, stampers & pretend food!) so the Lil Divas and I are super excited to share some Camp Sunny Patch inspired fun.

If you haven't been following along with Camp Sunny Patch - 

you're missing out on some fabulous summer fun.

What is Camp Sunny Patch?

Camp Sunny Patch Counselors (the awesome Melissa & Doug Blog Ambassadors) are sharing weekly activities all summer long from June thru August to keep kids moving, creating, playing and having fun. Each Monday a great new camp activity is shared and there are even badges to earn for joining in on the fun. 

Keep up to date with Camp Sunny Patch

All the details (including calendars, links to activities & more) can be found in the Camp Sunny Patch Guide.  So if you haven't joined in yet, don't fret. There is plenty of fun still to be had this summer.

Be sure to follow Melissa & Doug on Facebook for some great Camp Sunny Patch inspired giveaways, check out their Pinterest board for even more inspiration or sign up for email updates.

Lookout for our post later month (it will be on the Melissa & Doug blog but I will be sure the share details here so you don't miss it!) inspired by one of the July camp activities. We are so excited to be a part of Camp Sunny Patch!

Bern

Disclosure: I will be compensated by Melissa & Doug for my participation as a Honor Counselor at Camp Sunny Patch.  All opinions expressed are my own and based on our personal experience. My opinions may differ from yours and/or other Melissa & Doug product users.

Psst, We are On Vacation!

The Lil Divas and I are off on a family adventure -

a.k.a Summer Vacation 2012!

I am tickled to announce that I have some FABULOUS guest posts lined up for you (with a few from us thrown in here and there). There will be lots of hands-on, DIY, learning fun - perfect for summer.

I am almost afraid you won't miss me because there's going to be way too much fun here while I am away ;) 

Actually, I hope you enjoy the next few weeks of fun here on Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas. I am excited to be able to showcase a few of my favorite fellow bloggers with you. Trust me, they are amazing! 

The Lil Divas and I will be enjoying our time off.  We will see you back here in person in a few weeks.

Bern

Summer Fun: Painting Seashells

Nothing says summer like the beach!

Recently I took a fabulous "Mommy's Only" trip to Sanibel, FL where I collected many, many fabulous seashells.  The Lil Divas were super excited to get their hands on these gorgeous shells and get crafty. Over the summer I hope to do a few different activities with our shells but the 1st thing the Lil Divas wanted to do was paint some of them. They even insisted we put it on our Summer Fun List to ensure we made time for it. 

This was such a tranquil activity - perfect after a day of swim lessons and playdates at the park.

Painting Seashells

I gave the Lil Divas free reign for this activity.

They picked the shells they wanted to use as their canvas and got painting.

They chose plain white seashells

& opted to use lots and lots of color!

The result?

Colorful,

Cheerful,

Beautiful seashells!

Now, what should we do with them?

Bern

A few of our favorite related Books:

A Lil Diva Week in Review - TP Roll Binoculars, Mo Willems, Sight Word Fun and More

The Lil Divas had a fun week, 

even all the rain we are having could not stop our Summer Fun!

The Lil Divas made some TP Roll Binoculars and enjoyed an exploratory nature walk through our neighborhood. 

Amidst swim classes and playdates we also enjoyed a wonderful trip to our local Children's Art Museum for lots of hands on fun. 

We kicked off the Summer Virtual Book Club with some Mo Willems themed fun.

and practiced some Sight Words with a fun game on our dry erase boards.

How was your week?

Bern

{Wordless Wednesday} Summer Fun: Young at Art Children's Museum

We LOVE visiting children's museums. There's just something so freeing about being not only "able to" but invited to touch and play with everything. Combine that with an art museum that provides opportunities to create and explore different mediums of art and you have the potential for some serious FUN! 

Here's a peek at some of the Lil Divas hands-on fun at Young at Art Museum in Davie, FL. They provide such awesome opportunity for artistic expression, learning, exploration and hands-on fun.

What a great day!

We can't wait to go back.

Bern

Summer Fun: TP Roll Binoculars & A Nature Walk

Summer is in full swing & we have been busy, busy, busy! Swim lessons, playdates, learning fun and of course crossing items off of our Summer Bucket List. 

One of our recent activities was crafting some snazzy TP Roll Binoculars and going on a little Nature Exploration around our neighborhood. 

What You Need:

2 TP rolls or 1 Paper Towel Roll

glue

decorative paper or paint

We opted to use decorative paper to cover our TP Rolls because we wanted to use them right away but you can also paint these if you have more time.

The Lil Divas each chose what design they wanted and I cut the paper to fit around the TP Rolls.

Each Lil Diva covered the back of their paper with glue and rolled the TP Roll up around it.

To make the top/bottom of the binoculars we used black tape for the zebra striped pair and purple foam for the other pair.

I cut another strip of matching paper to fit in the middle. The Lil Divas once again covered the back of the paper with glue. Then, we put both rolls on each end and rolled them to meet in the middle. I added some glue to the top and bottom to further bind them together.

Finally, we attached some string (we stapled them inside the rolls) & we we were ready to test them out outdoors!

How cute are they?

I was quite amused at how the Lil Divas were using them like magnifying glasses but they seemed to think it was absolutely fabulous and we had a great nature walk through our neighborhood. We looked at flowers and lots and lots of bugs.

Then we spied some birds in the trees and my Lil Nature Explorers were able to intently watch them through their snazzy binoculars. :)

What an easy craft (added bonus we were able to use recyclables!) and what a fun way to spend some time exploring with my two favorite girls.

Bern