Here are some favorite posts that I've written on this blog and others this past year. A big thank-you to all who read here and give me encouragement and to those who have let me post on their sites. I have appreciated it so much!
Friday, January 18, 2013
10 Favorite Posts of 2012
I am way, WAY late for this, but I had so much fun blogging this year that I didn't want to miss the opportunity to do a year- in- review post. One reason this year was unusual was because my husband blessed my socks off during the summer by watching the kids while I blogged at coffee shops. It was such a treat!
Here are some favorite posts that I've written on this blog and others this past year. A big thank-you to all who read here and give me encouragement and to those who have let me post on their sites. I have appreciated it so much!
Here are some favorite posts that I've written on this blog and others this past year. A big thank-you to all who read here and give me encouragement and to those who have let me post on their sites. I have appreciated it so much!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Celebrating Our Free Play of 2012
My kids are always up to something- which of course, is wonderful and horrible ( for housekeeping) all at the same time. :) Here is a glimpse into M and G's creative play this past year. I really enjoyed looking back through my pictures to find all of these. It's so true that children really know how to have fun.
What fun kinds of playing have your kids invented this year? Please describe or give a link in the comments. I know I would enjoy reading about them/ seeing pictures.
Lettuce Hats!
"Dyeing" string. For days, the girls' favorite thing to do was to fill the kiddie pool with water, dissolve sidewalk chalk in it, and dip string in the colored water to "dye" it. They had great plans for the colorful clothes they would make with their finished products.
Mattress Trampolines. One afternoon after naps I heard a tremendous bouncing upstairs. When I arrived in the girls' room I saw this scene. They had stripped all of the covers off the top mattress and piled them below the bed. Then they leaned the top mattress against the boxspring to make a kind of trampoline slide. This arrangement allowed for jumping all the way down, rolling, and everything in between!
Shoe Buses. Apparently, my enormous Crocs make perfect transport vehicles for little people.
Fishing in the Spinkler. The drought the past couple of years has left lots of dead bamboo in our yard. The girls grabbed this pole to use for a fishing rod. 
Smush Face. This clear plastic sheet is actually a frame for children's artwork for display on the refrigerator. (Very clever idea, by the way). The girls though find it equally fun as a window for smushing their faces. They love for me to take pictures of their poses and come running afterward to giggle at the results in the camera display.
Pioneer Wagon. I don't remember now what arrived in this large Amazon box. But I do remember the fun the girls had using it and the packaging inside for a wagon.
Nativity Role Play. The girls were very aware of the Nativity story for the month leading up to Christmas this year. They were forever drawing manger scenes, cutting them out and dressing each other as characters in the story. Here is a shepherd escaping to the bathroom. 
Free style Creations with leftover craft materials. Such a fun, whimsical fellow he is. I just love him!
What fun kinds of playing have your kids invented this year? Please describe or give a link in the comments. I know I would enjoy reading about them/ seeing pictures.
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