We’ve been dropping Easter eggs both big and small, but now we’re going to finally come out and say it: Katie and I are major Swifties. And we’re so excited to announce a major Taylor Swift event coming up this weekend!
Along with our friends at Science Outreach at Princeton University and the Department of Chemistry, we’re celebrating everything science and everything Taylor as we pair her lyrics and visuals with scientific principles and dynamic demos. Nice!
Which brings me to this lovely marshmallow cat.
During one part of the event, we’ll be demonstrating the effects
Pssst! For you eagle-eyed Swifties, did you also spot a very special house in this post?
The “Animal Play and Learn” set by Jetbotell retails for around $15 on Amazon, and is intended for ages 18 months and up. The 52 piece plastic set features 10 kinds of animals printed with uppercase and lowercase letters. Each animal is about 3″ long, and easily pulls into two halves:
Bright, chunky, and easy to wipe clean, this set checked all the boxes for us! Special bonus: the set’s pieces are interchangeable, resulting into some very interesting animal combinations, not to mention two letter words and initials.
If you are looking for an terrific letter identification set that is an inexpensive addition to round out your baby story times, early literacy classrooms, and toddler play areas, we definitely recommend this fun little set!
At our story time, however, we went with a sturdier mole rat that could stand on its own. First, we traced our mole rat templates onto pink construction paper, then backed them with corrugated cardboard. We added a toilet paper tube support to the back, and then finished by attaching the clothing magnets. Here’s a look at the back and the front of our finished mole rats:
We also decided we needed to be extra fancy and make our mole rat a closet. As you can see, the closet rack is a snippet of 
Kids loved customizing the various outfits and hats!
