Library visit

Today we went to our local library and what a fantastic time we had. It was amazing how many facilities the library has on offer for kids.

There was a Wii for Tyler and Ethan to play with. While I joined a singing and rhyming group with Seth and Jack.

Lots of toys for the little ones to play with.

Of course there were lots of great books for all ages.

And we didn't have to leave empty handed.

What a great way to spend a morning, I highly recommend you check out your local library.

Have fun.



Bumble bee pom-pom

Pom-poms are so easy to make and kids feel they have made something great when they have completed them. Today Ethan made a bumble bee pom-pom, he loves it and was entertained for over an hour making it, although he did need a little bit of help from me.

All we needed was 20m of yellow wool and 10m of black wool, two doughnut shaped pieces of cardboard and some eyes. 

First Ethan wrapped 10m of the yellow wool tightly round the cardboard pushing the wool through the middle covering the whole ring in yellow.

Next he used 10m of black wool and wrapped it around 3/4 of the ring, then he changed back to the last 10m of yellow and covered the whole ring again.

 After all the wrapping I cut in between the two pieces of cardboard all the way around the ring.

Then I tied an extra piece of wool tightly around the middle.

Ethan cut the cardboard off and there was his pom-pom.

He stuck some eyes on.

I cut out some felt wings and smile.

I really enjoyed doing this with Ethan, Tyler is making a ladybird pom-pom, you can try a whole load of different animals and bugs. Let me know what you try.

Have fun.



Plane, train and automobile

A big thank you to all of you who have still looked in on my blog during the long break I have just had. My laptop is still a bit broken, but hopefully I will  be able to post.

Well today is the first day of our Summer holidays in Scotland........ so of course it was a very rainy day. The boys were quite happy relaxing indoors we also managed a bit of imaginative play.

The chairs got lined up for what started as a bus.

Seth helping make a roof for the bus.

Tyler putting the finishing touches together

The bus was played with for about 45mins, it also became a train and a plane.

Happy bus driver with a happy passenger.

This was such a good activity as the boys could do it all by themselves. It was also fun for all the ages, although Tyler and Ethan ran away when Seth and I started singing the "wheels on the bus."

Have fun

A big sorry

Hi guys, I am so sorry that I havn't posted for a while without any contact!  Our computer and internet has been really playing up recently so I've not been able to get anything on.

The laptop is away getting fixed and we have a new internet provider supplying us from mid-June.  Please do keep checking back - I will be here, eventually, to share my ideas.

Most importantly though - remember to

Have Fun!

Soapy Slide

Another lovely day in Edinburgh, the boys came home from school a bit hot and grumpy, the best thing to fix them was a soapy slide.

We filled a paddling pool with water and put Seth's little slide in the pool. Next Tyler put some washing up liquid down the slide and the fun began.

 Ethan had to try it first.

Seth was very cautious.

Tyler got some air.

 

Ethan was in his element.

Soap and water is a great sunny day activity, the boys had a great time.

Have fun!

Beach boules

Today was a beautiful day in Edinburgh, we needed to make the most of the sun while it was here so we had a little trip down to our local beach. A game Seth loves at the beach is our version of beach boules.

I drew a circle in the sand with a stick, then stuck the stick in the middle of the circle.

Then Seth threw a rock at the stick to try and knock it over.

He loved stabbing the stick back into the sand.

After a while there was a little bit of cheating as Seth crossed over the line.

It was a great afternoon doing something active. You don't have to be at the beach for this game, a chalk circle on the driveway with a drink bottle in the middle would do the trick.

Have fun!



Marble racer

The day after a birthday can be a bit of a let down, after all the excitement and spoiling the day before reality can hit hard the next day. So I wanted to keep the boys busy without too much fuss.

We decided to recycle the tube from the wrapping paper from Tyler's presents and make a marble racer.

The boys coloured in the tube.

Tyler got creative drawing fire for the marbles to race through.

We cut the tube in half length ways and lent it against the back of the sofa. The boys raced the marbles down.



 Tyler made a lava pond and put obstacles for the marbles to fight through.

After all the toys Tyler got yesterday he was still happy to play with some cardboard (don't get me wrong, he still loves his new toys), it just goes to show, you really don't need to spend a lot of money on kids entertainment at all.

Have fun.