Although it is extremely hard for me to get out of bed because it is so dark outside, there have been some major perks to the time change. First, Emma is back to sleeping late (at least until she gets used to it) so I am not having to get out of bed in the dark. Second, we are getting some outdoor play time with Daddy since it is still light when he comes home. This has been such a pleasure that we are not used to having on a daily basis... usually we try to cram all of our Daddy outdoor play into Saturday and Sunday.
We have been going to the park in the evening, working in the yard, digging up worms (trying to teach Emma that worms, and some bugs can actually be fun to play with and we don't have to be scared of everything; but she is SO girly!), and last night we did some outdoor sidewalk painting. Snapped a few pictures last night as she painted and played...
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| Easiest paint to make ever! 1 cup of water and 1 cup of cornstarch. Mix together. Then divide in muffin pan and add food coloring to make colors. Be sure to mix food coloring to get more colors! Then we just let Emma go to town with sponges and brushes. It also just washed right off of her with a bath. However, I am not going to promise it will come out of clothes. She was in play clothes and I have not washed them yet so if you try this you may want to make sure you don't care if the clothes stain or just let play in their diaper! |
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| So easily entertained... just going up and down the step. When do we lose the simplicity of life that our kids live by?! |
There is toy after toy ( even electronic ones) that kids play with, all i had when i was little was moms pots and pans and a spatula, my daughters get all those toys from grandparents, but my husband and i prefer to let them enjoy the simple things and play with pots and pans and spatulas in the kitchen! thanks for sharing Katie!
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