Show Us Your Life

This week's theme for Show Us Your Life is Kid's Activities.

I don't have a slew of ideas, but I do have a few!

Pre-schoolers and toddlers are sooo easily entertained that even the simplest, mundane things can keep them busy for EVER! {atleast, that's what it feels like for ME! haha!}

I also, like Kelly, get e-mails from http://www.productiveparenting.com/ and they ARE GREAT!

One activity that Productive Parenting recommended was so simple, I thought Charlotte would think it was stupid and not be interested in.  But, when I suggested it to her, she was sooo excited and we did it for over an hour!
Simple....Ready!?  Pouring water out of a jug into cups.
It does get wet...plenty wet.  So be prepared.  But she was thrilled to be "practicing" pouring! And, she actually did a great job.  The only time she really spilled any was when she poured the water BACK into the pitcher!
Audrey even wanted to help but..well, she was only about 14 months when we did this, so THAT was a little messier.  By the way, we did that on the porch.  { I am not THAT crazy to do it in my house...}

Charlotte loves to paint, so I try and keep little birdhouses, or ceramic figurines in stock in our home so she can paint.  SHE LOVES IT!

We also love to bake together, or even cook! She is a great little helper.

You can turn almost anything into an activity at this age!!

Reading time is a very special time in our home.  It has 2 designated times, nap and bedtime, but happens much more frequently throughout the day {mainly whenever one of the girls brings me a book...} and that can last for a while, too!

We work on color recognition and letter recognition by putting blocks in groups {by color} then we mix them together and put them in alphebetical order. This would also work well for numbers if you have something with numbers on them.

Audrey is a little more exploratory at this age, so she is not as able to SIT and learn something.  Although she will sit still and listen to a story! She loves books! If ever she is too quiet, I can find her in their room on a pile of books, reading.  And I literally mean ON a PILE of books!

Well,  I think that is all I can think of.  I actually forgot about SUYL until I saw Kelly's blog this morning!! WHOOPS.