We’re having a pretty rainy (as in more than 5 inches expected over a couple of day) Spring Break, and are quickly realizing the importance of getting outside when you can. After the Bit’s (much-too-short) nap yesterday there was a break in the weather so I decided to whip up a batch of homemade bubble […]
64 Sick Day, Rainy Day, Any Day Activities to Do with Your Toddler
Affiliate links are included for your convenience. When the Bit was sick the other week, I decided to keep track of all the things we did during that day, just to see how we managed to entertain ourselves and to document just how busy a kid this age can be, even when she’s sick. (As […]
Experiments in Liquid Watercolors
As I mentioned yesterday, as much as the Bit loves every kind of paint, she hasn’t quite gotten the concept of using cake watercolors. She usually plays with the water more than the paint, and when she does get paint on her brush she then dips it in the water instead of putting it on […]
A Day of Art
The other day when the Bit was home sick, I encouraged her to do lots of different kinds of art. It didn’t take much encouragement, because she loves to play with markers, paint and stickers. But I thought it would be interesting to document all the different things we did, and I share it in […]
Dots and Stickers: The Girl Makes a “Project”
Last Tuesday when my girl was home sick, we spent a lot of time doing art. They’ll be more on exactly what all we did later this week, but I wanted to mention separately something that she did all on her own that I though was pretty cool. First, she asked for the dot markers […]
Bathing Frogs and Water Beads
Last Monday when the Bit was home with me I followed her around with a notebook and a camera. I thought it would be funny to document all the different things we did to compile into one big play-by-play post, both as a chronicle of what a day with a kid at home (even a […]