life-is-learning: April 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Play Dough Extensions!

I've been trying to set up fun & unique activities that we do not do all of the time for Gumby to do somewhat quietly and independently on the floor in our bedroom while I am getting Lil' Dove to sleep for her naps.

One thing that I have been trying is using things that we already have and use, but combining them with other things in a new way.

I wish I would have gotten a picture of the play invitation, but I did not.

It includes:

large white sheet for easy clean up
several colors of play dough
play dough tools
small letter & number molds
colored match sticks
pony beads
googly eyes
translucent mosaic tiles

I just left everything out and let Gumby have at it!
She also went to get her play dough cake and cookie baking set which she just loves to add to the fun.

We did these after I joined in the fun. I made the top one, Gumby added some things to it and she did the bottom one by herself. It was a bummer they couldn't really stand up because she was ready for some character pretend play!

Working on her play dough guy.

Letter sandwiches. Gumby stamped the play dough with the letters, cut them out with her scissors, then put a mosaic shape on the bottom and top for the 'bread' :)

Sleeping baby ;)

Family Life Daily Pictures (4/28/2012)

Gumby has really been enjoying her 24 colors of Tempura Paints. She even adorned her nails ... turquoise & black on her feet and peack & pink on her fingures :)

Lil' Dove sleeping, baby toes <3

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Family Life Daily Pictures (4/27/2012)

Enjoying pretend play. Gumby loves pretend play with characters. Can you find the real cat?

So passionate

can't get enough of my Lil' Dove

She looks so cute chewing her hands :)

nanobugs & megablocks!

Gumby getting everyone ready for bed, including the new chicken!!

Family Life Daily Pictures (4/26/2012)

Gumby still loving the nanobugs, new table Deeda built

Deeda and Lil' Dove jammin

Dark because we have no camera, taken with my phone. Lil' Dove holding onto our pit bull Jazzy's collar while they nap together.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Family Life Daily Pictures (4/25/2012)

Deeda going down the slides with his girls! Gumby has been timid of the slides, but tonight she started going down them again all by herself! Lil' Doves first Slide ride too!

Lil' Doves first swing ride

WHHEEEEE!!!!

Building confidence by going UP the slide. That's right... all the parents give us those looks b/c we let our kid go up the slide .. barefoot! we are bad like that. She kept saying "HI" to us when she'd peer over the edge of the slide :)