Inconsequential
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10:45PM Mike and I have been playing a few word games. He thoroughly thrashes me in every one. I need to find a game at which I excel, and then beat him (at the game, of course). (I win at loading the dishwasher and ironing, so there's always that.)
We have snow here in Dallas.
Bonus: No melting, no soggy clothes, no freezing temps required!
All you need are a couple of creative kids, some paper, scissors, tape, and string.
And a grown-up to help hang them (or a chair, if you're like my kids...at least until the grown-up yells,"Get down from that chair!")
Speaking of creative endeavors...Christian likes to design and build things.
I like to document those things.
Eliana was working on a puzzle the other day. She wanted me to do it with her, but I sat with her while she put the pieces together. She is getting better at figuring out how pieces fit. I am practicing being patient with her, because I love puzzles and can work them fairly quickly. Christian and Michaela were also very good puzzle workers (Christian especially, and from a young age), and so it is hard for me to sit and watch her not get certain puzzles rules right away (edge pieces can't go in the middle, for example). I think, in part, she has gotten used to letting others do things for her (she is the youngest, after all, and her siblings often offer to help), and she has also had more screen time (by the same age) than the other two had. For the new year: less screens, more brain-engaging puzzles.
In class today, the kids got to make their own paint by smashing up chalk with rocks, and then mixing the chalky powder with a little bit of water and some honey.
What a fun activity! This will be something we do again, and soon. I loved it, and so did she. We just purchased a new art book, for studying great artists and their paintings (that you can replicate), and I am looking forward to starting that this week!
Inconsequential but memorable things I want to tuck away...
Reader Comments (3)
Is Mike still using the computer to look up words? Ha!
What lovely days. And I completely forgot paper snowflakes were a thing - I foresee a decorating theme to my February table! (Okay, let's be honest, by the time I actually do anything, it'll be more like my August table!)
This looks like our life. :) I love to record all these little moments. Wish our kids could get together!