Snapshots from January

Elijah was inspired by our planting unit to want to plant corn kernels from our birdseed....It actually grew and now he has an ear of corn, two in fact.

Trains, trains, trains: This is what we do everyday

Josiah's good at laying track, but can't get it to make a loop

Eljah's designs have lately gotten more and more intricate (just like his daddy's!); note the two levels of track

Moon sand (sand + cornstarch + water)--fun, but not significantly more so than normal damp sand

January's sensory tub: cotton balls for snow, blocks for buildings, and (of course!) vehicles

Bath paints--Elijah dislikes finger paints, so I was hoping bath paints might pair sensory play with easy finger cleaning. He very carefully only put a tiny bit on his finger at a time.

Bedtime reading: Thomas book--life doesn't get much better than this

Big brother is also reading Thomas (our life is currently very themed)

Tonging ice at preschool

Making an igloo at preschool

Josiah's igloo

Igloo building, take 2 (you know an activity was successful when you're asked to set it up again the next day)

Josiah's igloo, take 2: he didn't really eat the marshmallows, but was a huge fan of licking the peanut butter

More trains and tracks; note J's use of the long straight pieces for the bridge--whatever gets the job done

Thomas math worksheets and a Thomas coloring book

Post-rainy day play

"Snowy" shaving cream play--again an attempt at more sensory play; he loved having it there, but barely touched it because, you know, it gets all over your hands