Markers - a new discovery

A already likes coloring more than J. Of course, her favorite part is taking the caps off and trying to get them back on!

Change the medium

If your kids always want to help with the dog food and this is what happens...

Change the medium!

Great play. Lots of fun. Doesn't feel so gross or wasteful!

SO glad it's nice enough out for OUTSIDE sensory bins! I've been wanting them to be able to do this for so long but have been unwilling to deal with the mess I was sure would result!

Mmmmmm spaghetti

But the monsters...

Jaden is getting really creative at trying to get others to go with HIS agenda rather than their own.

The other night I told him he could play trains for a few minutes while we finished cleaning up. He walked into the playroom and then turned around and said, "but there are monsters in my playroom."

Humoring him, I went into the playroom and looked around making comments like...

"Hmmm...I don't see any monsters under the train table."

"are there any behind the rocking chair? .... No."

"What about under the desk? Nope."

I concluded my investigation with, "It looks like the coast is clear, no monsters here!"

Jaden looked at me and, without skipping a beat, said,
"No. The monsters are really smart. They hear me talking to you and they know to stay away. But, when you leave and I'm not talking to you anymore, they come out."

Now, maybe I should be worried that my 3 year old is overly afraid of monsters and their sneakiness.

However, considering he said these things while working really hard to try to hide his smile, instead I just think he's hilariously creative!

In and Out

Easy, simple, fun!
Pom Pom balls and a grape tomato container.

Working side by side

This was Alivia's first time with dot markers. FUN!

Enough of a mess that I think we'll wait to introduce regular paint until it's diaper only weather on the patio!

This is what happens

When you say...
"No hitting! Kisses!"