**i can count this as team-building, right? and music class
** riding on elmo surfer
** oh, all the things you can learn from a ball! We put a bunch of toys in Sweet Girl's room, so they are practically new to her, even though we have had them for a long time. She is finally starting to use them as intended! She played with this polar bear toy for a 1/2 hr! She liked to tease it, pretending to put the ball in, and then not. then she turned it into a race, to put the ball in, and catch it before it went all the way down the slide. I have never seen a kid so interested in a toy before! It was an excellent show.
** some loving time! i can never get too many hugs or kisses!
We are very excited for Sweet Girl's 1st birthday coming up! She's having a butterfly themed party! I know she has no clue whats going on, but I am overwhelmed at how fast this first year flew by! I am attempting to come up with some Montessori type of activities to start Tot School with her when she turns one, but nothing looks interesting enough for me yet! If anyone has any ideas, i'd love to hear them! So, for now, we'll just keep playing, and reading!
We have the same polar bear/penguin toy. My little monkey loves it too. Sometimes she tries to put the ball in the hole, but her hand is in the way and she hasn't quite figured out that her hand can't go with the ball. It's pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteMy little one just turned one and we've started Tot School. We use a lot of the toys that she has, but I've started rotating them and taking them out for teachable moments. For example, we have a shape sorter, but I only take it out for her to play with when I can play with her. She has tons of other toys that are at her disposable, but I prefer some to use just for Tot School. I saw a sensory tub on a blog earlier that had cereals as the "stuffing." Instead of using rice or rocks, which I'm sure would be tasted if we used them and maybe even eaten. I think it's safe to use Rice Crispies and Cheerios in the sensory tubs.