In order to survive the summer with my sanity intact I made a little weekly schedule for me and the kids. Baby 2 is still mostly just along for the ride at this point and he's perfectly happy with a cup and a spoon but Stinky requires some structured entertaining. On Mondays we do an art project and I wanted to share what we've been doing in case other moms are finding themselves in the same slow boat headed to Crazytown.
Back in February Stinky got a bracelet from his BFF's princess party (for some reason, 90% of his friends are female. He was born during a girl boom). He loved it and wore it everywhere and it was starting to look nasty. At some point, it got lost (I suspect foul play on Aaron's part).
I bought pony beads a couple months ago for
this project so all I had to get was $1.50 worth of elastic cord at the craft store. We have a TON left. I foresee a lot more bracelet making in our future (maybe a good playgroup activity?).
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| $1.50 |
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| A little tape on the end ensured his beads didn't go all over |
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| Good practice for little hands. He struggled with the beads at first but got the hang of it |
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| He loved picking out his colors. And yes, I have cut his nails since these pictures were taken. |
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| Finished product! Actually, this is the one I made. He already lost the one he made while making a "swimming pool" in our backyard |
How cute! I have to give myself a schedule on Saturdays or I go crazy, so I can imagine it's only a billion times more necessary with kids. Say YES! has great projects for a kid Stinky's age. But I'm sure you already knew that.
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