Tot School

Lucas is 37 months. Gwendolyn is 14 months.

::Sensory activities we had a bowl full of pom poms to pour and scoop into different containers.Gwendolyn LOVED this and asked for it over and over again.
We're still working on keeping little things out of our mouths :)
And we had a bowl full of spooky Halloween things: googly eyes, alien erasers, glow in the dark beads, little aliens, pom poms and craft sticks. I was *so* excited about this one. But neither of the kids liked it. lol::Art time Lucas loved using the foam stickers this week. We have a tin full of them and he sorted them all out into piles before putting them on his paper. He used all of the cars he could find first :)

Gwendolyn is really taking to art! And I am beyond happy about that!! She is using markers all of the time now and she is so happy to see the marks on the paper. Lucas was doing stickers and she asked to do them as well. And she did a fabulous job! I helped her peel the stickers and she was able to stick them herself! Can you tell I'm excited? Art time has always been a favorite for Lucas and I, it's so nice to have Gwendolyn join in on the fun and creativity! ::Beads Lucas made bracelets for Gwendolyn after she went to bed. He left them out on the windowsill for her to find in the morning :)
::Rubik's cubes these have been a favorite around here lately. Both kids love aimlessly spinning them around and seeing the blocks return to a square shape.
::Nesting/stacking/shape sorting cubes
::Skull magnets we practiced counting with these. And put them into an egg carton.
::Pumpkin rolling because what else would you do with a pumpkin...
::Matchbox car fun Gwendolyn enjoyed filling a bubble envelope with them and dumping it back out. Lucas narrated her actions for her 'you are putting that car into the envelope.' 'you have a car in one hand.' 'you have a car in both hands.' He loves teaching her! And she loves his attention :)Lucas did a lot of pretend play. He tells such interesting stories. His black diesel truck was driving on a bridge in this picture.
::Life skills Both kids helped me sweep. They actually do every day :) I encourage them to joyfully help with the housework. And they do! When Gwendolyn spills her water on the floor, she goes over to the counter, pulls down the towel and wipes up the spill. It is so sweet to watch such a tiny person know how to do so many things!
We went to Whole Foods this week and got a handful of things out of the bulk bins. Lucas asked to help scoop the sugar. And to help tong the dried fruits. He did so well! He didn't spill any! It was great practice scooping, pouring and tonging. And it helped to teach him how our food finds its way home with us.

::Recess This has been such a great addition to our days!! Little people just need to be active! The kids love being able to ride their toys around the house and it makes them so much calmer and happier the rest of the time. Which makes a better day for all of us :)

Cushions on the floor just need to be jumped on. And a brother on a cushion on the floor? Definitely needs to be jumped on!