Boys will be Boys

After a rainy day, we headed to the Jackson Splash park; little did I know that he would be splashing in the puddles on the volleyball court instead of the actual park. Sometimes you have to let your kids explore their curiosity and let them wander; who knows how much fun your kids will have when they travel off the beaten path.

Whirly Bird Paintings

We are exploring with different found objects to paint with. Today we tried whirly bird paint brushes. The strokes were fun to make and even more fun to slap on the paper. A simple art project with a touch of nature. Whats your favorite found object to paint with?

Huge Bubbles

Fun for all ages; BUBBLES. At the Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, we explored the huge bubble maker. One person lifts the wand and the others blows the bubbles. Great team work and turn taking going on.  Simply a great art, bubbles!

Moving and Grooving out of control

What do we do with our babies when they are moving and grooving everywhere including; wood chips, pavement, cement, driveway? All things will hurt their chubby knees. We try to lay out a blanket and she moves in the opposite direction. Any suggestions?

Pretend Birthdays

Spice up meal time with a little dress up. This morning Daylan found some old birthday hats in the pantry. What's more fun than dressing up to eat. I couldn't get over how cute the kids were in the hats. I think we should dress up everyday, don't you? Its a great way for the kids to use their imagination. Play is such an important aspect in a child's development.

water walls

 

The Supplies

We got this idea from The chocolate muffin tree. We had been saving water bottles for a while and came across their idea and were hooked!
Tools needed: water bottles with the bottoms cut off, pipe cleaners, baby gate and of course water
Daylan helped me design a path for the water to flow down. Then the rest was exploring how the water went down the bottles! We tried sand too!
Pictures to follow.

Catapult

Using the shovel to clean the driveway this morning turned into an hour of catapulting fun for the boys. Daylan discovered that placing a stick on the handle and then jumping on the shovel made the stick go flying. What fun for boys shovels and flying sticks? We added a little measuring and graphing by putting the number of inches in a line from 0 to 300. The boys circled where their stick landed and wrote their initials. Finding out whose stick when the farthest was the boys favorite thing. This was good exposure for Daylan with numbers greater than 20 and good practice writing letters! I always try to sneak a little education into his daily play. This activity was so engaging to the boys be austere initiated the play and I just added to it. Play is always more fun for the kids when it's explored through their big minds first! Pictures to follow.