Ahh!! We are so excited!!! One of my little sisters is flying in to spend a few weeks with us this summer!! She flew in to see us when we were in Biloxi, MS like 4 yrs ago and stayed a few weeks. I think she was like 13 then. But she is coming the end of May and staying til Mid June. It is just so hard trying to go and see everyone all of the time and it is a nice change to have someone come to visit us. And money is always hard to come by, especially with being in the military!!
She is going to be flying in to Minneapolis, MN. Since we have to pick her up there we thought it'd be nice to pick her up that Friday, the day she flies in, go by The Mall Of America on that Saturday then on Sunday drive everyone back to our place. Spend the week here, probably going to go and check out the indoor water park in the mall and well, I don't really know what else. And then that following weekend we are going to go and drive to Mount Rushmore and check that out!! And we will stop at a near by western town and spend the weekend there!! Fun, Fun!! I am totally looking forward to it too!!!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Fun Little Projects
Well we have been busy lately trying new things out.
What works for us and what doesn't.
New fun indoor and outdoor activities.
Colored Rice
Items Needed for this activity:
*Rice (of corse)
*Food Coloring (any colors work)
(we used blue and green)
*Gallon sized Zip-Lock Bags
(to color the rice in)
(we used two different bags)
*A cookie sheet
*What ever items you think your child would have fun
using to play in the rice.
(we just used safe kitchen items and letter magnets)
Andrew had fun helping me color the rice!
We would pour the amount of rice that we wanted in the gallon bags.
Then we would take one of the bags and add several drops of whatever food coloring
and shake it up!! (His favorite part)
Once we had the two bags of rice colored the colors we wanted (blue and green)
We poured them out onto the cookie sheet.
Then comes the fun part!
Add toys, measuring cups, metal pots....
whatever your kid would have fun with!
Andrew really enjoyed scooping it up and putting it in the big mixing bowl.
All smiles!!!
He would use that cup to pour rice on the top of the metal bowl
then se that little black measuring spoon in his other hand
to hit the bowl like he was playing the drums
and he enjoyed watching the rice bounce off as he did this!
Finger Painting In The BathTub
I had baught some finger paints thinking it'd be such a fun thing for him to do.
Well then when I got home I thought about the mess that would be made.
So I remembered seeing this online somewhere
where they let their kid finger paint in the bath tub just in a diaper
and figured I'd give it a try and see just how messy it'd be.
He had a blast painting with his fingers (and toes)
Clean up was super easy!
Just turn on the shower and spray the paint off!
Now it is time for a bath!! :D
Playing Outdoors
We are lucky enough to have a near by playground right in our neighborhood.
(Okay well, it is like right in our backyard)
It seems I cannot open any of the blinds that point towards the
backyard without him saying, "Play" and pointing
towards the playground.
So we are out there often.
But one of the things Andrew loves to do is play in the "dirt box"
Yeah it is dirt not sand...
But I can be sure that everyday we go out that I am going to have to
wash his clothes as soon as we go back in. :)
He also loves the rocks that are laying around in the dirt.
He likes to get a bucket and fill it up so high
that it is too heavy for him to pick up himself.
And you can notice his car in the bucket too.
Filled up to the tip top
He was so proud!
So proud that he dumped it out! :)
But before we went inside
I brought out a cookie sheet
and filled it with water
And also filled his bucket with water.
So he could rince off his toys
Before we put them in
The outdoor storage room.
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