Entertaining the little ones..

I have quickly found that the boys get into everything. They get bored and move on to the next activity, toy, or parent. That said, today is a day to make more stimulating toys for them to entertain themselves or us entertain them.

Picture coming soon of these projects:

I am off to Lowe's in a bit to get paint samples (chips) for the boys to learn colors and use clothespins to help with that recognition.

I am also getting some pom poms from  the Dollar Tree so the boys can learn different textures to help with their sensory skills

I am going to make a book of all the family with names, spellings, phonetics, and the different languages we know. This will be fun and let the boys know the special people in their life, while assigning a value and meaning to them.

I am going to buy some glycerin soap and use food coloring once melted to make bath crayons for the boys. I realize they may be a bit young for this, but I figure it will help them with hand eye coordination and give them one extra toy to play with in the tub.

I also found a free printable flashcards with animals, colors, and more to help the boys learn. This is more rote learning, but a foundation is a foundation.

Finally, I found a 1x4 and wrapped it in butcher paper. I nailed a couple of nails in it and attached different color rubberbands to make a noise maker (similar to a guitar). Hope they like it. I plan to make a few shakers to with either an easter egg or old coffee cans/milk jugs.

Fun times here in NC. Today I was discussing with mom the importance of kids to be kids. Yes, we want them to be successful in all their endeavors, but they need to be happy and enjoy each year and stage of their life. That is why I am trying to make simple, but fun toys/games to entertain them. When they are ready to become even bigger boys and wow us with their intelligence they will. Until then, we are content with babbling, talking, inquisitive minds, muscle memory, coordination, and every other milestone they have shared with us. Yea for little boys!

Ok, we are off to shop and get this party started. I may just even create some wonderful items with the embroidery machine. Oh no, I opened pandoras box. Here we go!