My husband and I took our six year old kiddo to an Early Learning class at our local Science Center this morning. It was oodles of fun for all but out of the five learning/fun stations available my son would only participate in one. It was the one that had bugs of course...cockroaches, worms, and banana slugs. Once he saw those he didn't care to play with paints, ooblek, blocks, etc. Nothing else could compete with bugs. I could not resist the rainbow spaghetti sensory tub however and I think … [Read more...]
Bausteine Eene, Meene, Zoo Haba Blocks
Cool Toy Alert! My two year old recently got a set of blocks from the inventive people at ImagiPLay, and it is already becoming a fast favorite. Bausteine Eene, Meene, Zoo Haba blocks. It is a collection of 25 wooden blocks shaped like fun and colorful zoo animals. Both my two year and four year enjoy playing with them, stacking them, and making all sorts of odd new creatures. This toy encourages: stacking and building, fine motor skills, and spatial thinking. Perfect for the inquisitive … [Read more...]
5 Things You May Not Know About Me
I was tagged by Carrie so I interupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you five things you may not know about me. Fun! 1. Just like Carrie, I was homeschooled after the 8th grade. I finished highschool in 2 years and started college at 16 years old. 2. I used to play steel drums in an orchestra. 3. I named my first son after a mummie and I named my daughter after a witch. 4. I used to manage a large movie theatre so I got to see free movies for many years...I went about … [Read more...]
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