Tot School – Valentine’s Day and more

Nate is 19.5 months old

Wow, it’s been a really long time since I posted anything for school :( Been too busy doing it, and not enough time to actually blog about it, I guess! If you follow my Daily Photo series, you may have seen some of these activities before.

Nate is quite the character these days. He has a wicked sense of humor and loves to laugh when others are, whether he knows what’s funny or not.

He still takes an hour long morning nap, which is when Kahlen and I do preschool, so it’s hard to figure out when is a good time for activities. However, K’s school work can extend longer than that, so I’m trying to come up with an activity for them to do together at least twice a week. Being the boy that he is, he still can’t do a whole lot as far as sitting still for an activity and he thinks coloring is about the dumbest thing ever, so I’m struggling a bit to come up with things. It will only be this way for a short time, I know, so I’m trying to enjoy this time with him being not quite a big kid yet.

Here’s a few activities that we did in the last week (or so):

First exposure to our Valentine’s Day sensory bin

Had a Valentine’s day party with some friends. Tried to get him to put the stickers on by himself (with moderate success)

Made and played with blue play dough. He *loves* play dough. Here he’s trying to use the rolling pin just like mommy.

Making a heart for the front door with tissue paper and glue

What are you doing with your tot? Come check out more great ideas at 1+1+1=1!

~S

Crafty Wednesday - Valentine's Day part 1

I got inspired today from Someday Crafts to make some Valentine's decorations. I've seen a few things now with this black/red/teal color scheme, and I {love} it! I had some time tonight while the hubby was at bible study with the guys, so here's what I came up with:

Both projects together took just over an hour. Got the idea for the banner at Basketmaster Weaving. Cut everything out on my Cricut using Doodlecharms and Lyrical Letters: Connected. Here's a close-up picture:

The conversation heart craft came from Red Heads Craft More Fun. My Cricut only cuts up to 5.5 inches, and my frame was an 8x10, so I put two hearts instead. Also, I ran mostly out of hearts, so I only did one layer.

There you have it, the start of my Valentine's Day crafts. I'm sure there'll be more, I still have a whole month! :-)

~S