A Crafty Day

Still dark outside...Chris at work...babies in bed...coffee hot! A fabulous start to a busy day!

I thought I would share a few gems from our crafty day at home yesterday. We generally go to the library every Thursday for storytime. I wasn't really feeling it yesterday, but I didn't want to let the boys down. So I gave them the choice...library or a day in their pjs. Here's how the conversation went...

Me: "Boys, would y'all rather go to the library or stay home today in your pajamas?"

Philip: "I don't know. Daniel, what do you want to do?"

Daniel: "Um, Pullup, stay home in my jamas. What do you want to do, Pullup?"

Philip: "Stay home in our pajamas."

Love how they consulted each other. Some mornings I wake up and know the karma isn't there. I can tell the boys are going to fuss at each other most of the day. Those days call for some getting out of the house time. Yesterday, though, I could tell they would get along.

We started with some housework. While I changed sheets and started laundry, the boys played Legos. Have you read about our obsession with these??

While William napped, we made cookie dough and then worked on some crafts projects...

We began with cutting practice. I learned this trick from the COGS atrium...draw vertical and horizontal lines on a sheet of paper.

Give a beginning cutter one strip with small lines. Help them hold the scissors in place over each small line and teach them..."open, close". I did this with Daniel...

With Philip, I simply give him a block with horizontal and vertical lines and have him cut. The point is he can cut like us...successive open and close. Those first learning should do one snip at a time.



Then we used the scraps to make some Valentine's hearts for someone special...(you may notice the scraps are actually Mardi Gras colors, not Valentines...more on that in another post!)

About the time we finished up, William was awake and the boys were in desperate need of this...

After naps, we headed back to the kitchen to decorate (and eat) our cookies...



William did not like that he didn't get a cookie. I tried giving him some puffs for a treat, but he decided to go for the sprinkles instead.

When I took the sprinkles away, Daniel, who is always so willing to share, broke off a bite of his cookie and gave it to William. Although he's only nine months old, I couldn't take it away when his sweet brother gave it to him!

and we finished up our birthday card for someone special (hope you're not reading, Aunt Elizabeth)...

The cookies have been eaten and delivered to grandparents and aunts and uncles!

The day was fun but truly wore me out! When Chris got home, I was on the verge of meltdown until I saw he brought me this...


The man knows the way to my heart! Busy weekend ahead...a Mardi Gras post coming soon!