Week of February 1, 2015

We have enjoyed a very art-filled week.  We took a trip to Hobby Lobby to stock up on some art supplies that we had run out of and discovered a great sale on Crayola products.  So.....paint, paintbrushes, air dry clay, dry erase markers and oil pastels filled our art supply closet.

 

When the boys came over on Monday all the kids painted My Little Pony color pages with watercolors.

 Of course, if you're Audrey, you have to sample the watercolors as you paint.

Watching big sister to see how it's done.

Coloring with Daddy.

We played with the air dry clay for the first time and learned the hard way that it's meant for sculpting with your hands, not with playdough tools.  Lots of clay got stuck in the playdough tools but, once we got the hang of it the girls had fun making dinosaur prints with their dinosaur figures.

Yet again Audrey had to sample...clay must feel really funny on your tongue.

Dry erase markers on laminated letter mats.

Enjoying lunch together.

Audrey loves dogs...this Charlie the Ranch Dog book from the library has been her favorite this week.

It was a beautiful weekend so we enjoyed plenty of outside time.  Beau likes to have his cage put next to the open door so he can watch the girls play.

We had a picnic on Sunday....77 degree weather in February!

Week of February 25, 2015

 

 

We got to enjoy yet another week of beautiful weather and outside playtime.  The girls' favorite activity outside is digging in the dirt under the tree or digging in their sandboxes.  

Audrey helps me feed the birds by pouring the seed on the ground.

Playing with a dinosaur in the dirt.

Sandbox playtime.

Katie wanted to race with Audrey.  After a few times racing back and forth to the fence Katie got some bigger items from the yard and set them up so she could zig zag through them.

Playing with their wagon.

When Beau was out playing the other day he spotted Katie with her toy dinosaur and flew onto the fireplace to investigate.  Katie is Beau's favorite person so he loves following her around. 

We learned about birds this week and the kids made a cute owl craft.

Playing in the bird sensory tub filled with beans, Easter grass, birds, twigs and birdhouses.

After a quick storytime we went to the park for a picnic with Mrs. Naomi, Boaz and Selah.

The kids used watercolors on Thursday to paint "How A Bird Flies".

Little Sister helping Big Sister "work".

Using watercolors on the easel.

Grandma gave the girls some chalkboard fabric.  I have many ideas that I'm working on but, for now we just taped it to the floor and let the girls draw with chalk.