Something we don't do with Eliana nearly as often as we should is have game time. She loves to play games, especially Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders. I would like to make more of a point to play games with her.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Silly Popcorn!
This is obviously a warmer weather activity and not something we're doing outside now, as we have a foot of snow on the ground. But it was really fun for Eliana this summer, so I thought it would be worth mentioning!
The Set Up:
A big sheet or blanket, spread out
An air popper in the middle of the blanket, with the shield off
A little girl sitting on the sidelines, waiting expectantly
The Result:
It's way more fun than microwaving a bag of popcorn. =D
Monday, November 16, 2009
Halloween Leftovers
We went shopping shortly after Halloween to peruse the leftover sale items. One of our treasures from the day was a set of face paints. They don't come out every day, but when the weather keeps us inside, they make for a fun activity... This day Eliana wanted to be a butterfly, so I painted her like one, or my crude rendition of one. A little bit of paint, though, and her imagination took off, letting her flit about the house in butterfly land for hours.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
What do you do on a snowy day?
Why, you make snowcones! We woke up to a foot of snow after a week in the 60's. It was a shock, I tell ya! But we are making the best of it, and eating snowcones. THAT'S why I stocked up on snow cone syrup when it was on sale this summer! ;)
Sunday, October 11, 2009
This is a cute idea!
I want to make one of these. I'll probably never get around to it, but I want one! I have and idea where it would go in the basement, if I ever get it made... in the meantime, I'll just share it and dream!
Cute, huh?
Cute, huh?
Audio Books
I've recently discovered that both Borders and Barnes and Noble carry children's audio books for $10. They're the kind with a CD and corresponding book, often for the same price, or less, than the book itself would be. I've been thinking these would be great for road trips, but the road trip Ellie and I had planned for this weekend got canceled due to weather.
Since we don't actually have a working CD player in the house (MP3s are our preferred audio format), we haven't listened to them much. I did discover, however, that (note the light bulb going off above my head) I can just stick them in the laptop and we can listen to them that way. It works great, so long as the audio player isn't set to shuffle. =D
So far Ellie has two favorites, of the 3 audio books we've purchased...
1. Tiki Tiki Tembo, read by Marcia Gay Harden. Actually, I'm not sure that Ellie's even heard the CD to this one, though I've listened to it. I read her the book a couple times, and it was an instant favorite. She calls it, "Tiki Tiki Tembo, about the boy who fell into the well!" In fact, as I am sitting here writing this, I let Ellie choose an audio book to listen to and she chose that. She's sitting and "reading" along right now! Every time the gong sounds, she turns the page. It's great!
2. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, read by Ray Charles. We listened to this on our drive up the Beartooth a couple weeks ago. It was fun to have in the car! Ellie loves saying the "BOOM BOOM" part, ha ha! There are a few songs on there, plus a few song versions of the book.
The third book we have is actually the first we got. It's Peter Pan, read by Dawn French. Eliana hasn't been that much into this one, but the woman reading has a British accent that makes it a little harder to listen to. Still, I think it will be a good one when Ellie is a little older, or if we're in a car for a longer drive.
We also have a book that accompanies Sandra Boynton's Rhinoceros Tap, which is a lot of fun. It doesn't really count as an audio book, but I figured I might as well mention it. =D
Since we don't actually have a working CD player in the house (MP3s are our preferred audio format), we haven't listened to them much. I did discover, however, that (note the light bulb going off above my head) I can just stick them in the laptop and we can listen to them that way. It works great, so long as the audio player isn't set to shuffle. =D
So far Ellie has two favorites, of the 3 audio books we've purchased...
1. Tiki Tiki Tembo, read by Marcia Gay Harden. Actually, I'm not sure that Ellie's even heard the CD to this one, though I've listened to it. I read her the book a couple times, and it was an instant favorite. She calls it, "Tiki Tiki Tembo, about the boy who fell into the well!" In fact, as I am sitting here writing this, I let Ellie choose an audio book to listen to and she chose that. She's sitting and "reading" along right now! Every time the gong sounds, she turns the page. It's great!
2. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, read by Ray Charles. We listened to this on our drive up the Beartooth a couple weeks ago. It was fun to have in the car! Ellie loves saying the "BOOM BOOM" part, ha ha! There are a few songs on there, plus a few song versions of the book.
The third book we have is actually the first we got. It's Peter Pan, read by Dawn French. Eliana hasn't been that much into this one, but the woman reading has a British accent that makes it a little harder to listen to. Still, I think it will be a good one when Ellie is a little older, or if we're in a car for a longer drive.
We also have a book that accompanies Sandra Boynton's Rhinoceros Tap, which is a lot of fun. It doesn't really count as an audio book, but I figured I might as well mention it. =D
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Jelly Telly
So... the people who originally made Veggie Tales have a new-ish website called JellyTelly. They put up a new 20 minute movie every day on the website. It's sort of cute!
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