We snuck in not one, but two Math activities this week! (Bwahaha, that sneaky mama)
Since we talked about maps, and Steve and I wanted to buy the Lion King anyway, we decided to make a game of it. That’s right, things don’t just come easy in the Montez household. You gotta work!
While she was napping, I hid 9 animals and the grand finale around our house. I drew a map of our downstairs and numbered the places I put the animals. I put the map, her toilet paper roll binoculars, and a water gun in her ‘safari bag’. When she woke up, she found it at the top of the stairs. She wasn’t terribly sure until she spotted the first animal at the bottom, then she was all about it!
She had to follow the numbers to find all of the animals. I think this was as much fun as the grand prize! She was so excited every time she found one. She would stand up and proudly proclaim what it was! The dogs were as interested as she was, they definitely wanted to ‘help’.


At the very end, she found the Lion King. She was super excited. We watched part of it tonight. Ariana was SO amused! She sometimes really surprises me still at what holds her interest. She loves animals, but is just now starting to notice tv. I am not sure that is a good thing (her noticing), I am not a huge fan of television myself, but it was so great to see her reaction tonight. She laughed and laughed every time the lions came on. She absolutely loved it. Kira kept pretending she was eating popcorn, which I thought was hilarious. We had a nice girls’ night together.