Leaf baby!

Today, the weather is lovely so we're playing with leaves and cruising on the deck.

Themed Fridays: HALLOWEEN!

We've got an orange and black themed basket for this weekend!

Our giraffe (a gift from Pampers Rewards) is peering at: a jack-o-little pumpkin, a fisher price dump truck, a wooden pirate ship, a witch hat, a crocheted pumpkin bean bag, an orange tambourine, an orange star and a seek-and-find bottle filled with orange and black items!  We also have several halloween books, including Bats at the Beach.

Yellow!

Our yellow themed basket features a silk flower, a puzzle piece, a yellow pencil washcloth, a crocheted basket, a yellow pumpkin, a bean bag, a tiny board book, a yellow truck and a yellow sensory bottle,with a yellow and black print bandanna to cover it all up!

We played with Yellow mid week because tomorrow we're going to have a special Holiday themed basket!

Bracelets

Earlier this week, we visited the local gardens to view their carved pumpkins.  On the way home, Squid was very interested in the paper bracelet that identified us as members; so we had a bracelet comparison.

Color Friday: Green

We're trying out themed baskets on Fridays, and this week is green things in celebration of all the green tomatoes that came in from our garden.

We have one of those lovely green tomatoes, a green oil/water bottle (sealed!), an alligator wood shape, several knitted green toys, a green wooden puzzle piece, a tambourine and an easter egg shaker (cheerios again!) along with a green bandanna and a green blanket square and a green ribbon.  We're reading Sandra Boynton's "But not the Hippopotamus" (green cover) and Eric Carle's "The very hungry caterpillar".

Mini outside basket

Today we have a basket on the back deck with a rock, a flower (mum), a leaf of kale, a sprig of mint and a stem of basil.

The joys of having a smart child.

What is Squid playing with today?
Anything he can get into.

Oct 13, 2016

New discovery basket!

An elephant blankie buddy, a tiny board book, cotton balls with vanilla on them in an organza bag, the cheerios rattle, a squeaky ball, a wooden alligator and a toothbrush.

Library craft day

Today was our once a month tatting day at the library so we added some new craft items to our box: a strip of oilcloth fabric, some buttons on a ribbon, an organza bag of polyester stuffing and an (empty) michaels gift card.  The gift card was a big hit.
It was also book sale week so we have some new board books!  (A lot of new board books.  Many more than the two shown here.)

Fresh discovery basket

A seashell, a styrofoam ball, a wooden massager (I think.  It was a find at a local thrift store), an organza bag with cinnamon sticks in it (they're rather old and don't have as much smell as I'd like), a folding leather coin purse, the cheerios shaker, a knitted ball and a bell trapped in a wooden cage.

Also visible, this week's newspaper and a crayola board book.

October 5, 2016

Cheerios!  They've been a favorite finger food for a while, but today we put them in an empty bottle and made a shaker.

He also played with Grandma's cane when she visited for lunch.

Discovery basket: kitchen

A mixing bowl.
Filled with a custard cup, a teabag squeezer, a silicon brush, a bag clip, an orange, an egg separator, an ice cream scoop, an empty tea box and a collapsible funnel.

The box and the orange were particularly liked.