Happy Thanksgiving 2012!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

Glow in the Dark Bath

Sebastian loved his glowing bath

 

"Wanna take a bath in the dark?"
That was the question I asked my lil man and I got the strangest look in return! I set it all up for him and he had a blast. We just used 3 glow sticks, as you can see. I know this will be repeated.
(The sticks were still glowing when I made Sophie's bath but my camera died! bummer. I'll have to get pics of her too next time)

Sophie's New Baby Jail

Sophie got a playland (aka her jail) today! Sebastian had one when he was 9months old and it worked out so wonderfully I knew Sophie needed one too! Love love love it :)

Now we just need to add toys !!

 

One Week Outdoor Play Challenge

Challenge Accepted!!!
I am accepting the 1,000 outdoor hours that Polarn O. Pyret is hosting. They want all 50 states to log their hours and post it to them via blog, FB, email.
Let's get those kids outdoors!! Help make this 1,000 hour goal with me! It will be a challenge for sure, especially with this crazy weather.
I just heard of this so I'm a day late. BUT I will try to get outdoor time logged the rest of this week :)
Log hours here and post pics!!
http://www.facebook.com/POLARNOPYRETUS

and more details
click here



ETA: day 2 (1for us)= 0 time outdoors :(
ETA: day 3= 1hour and 5 minutes (sebastian and his daddy at a park)
ETA: day 4= 0 time outdoors
(wondering if Skyar's school recess counts...)

ETA: total fail, I forgot about this. we did have outdoor time but I forgot to track it!

Our Indoor Halloween aka: Pumpkin Day

So the kids and I all are struggling w/congestion issues, so going out Trick or Treating has been kinda up in the air. Well Hurricane Sandy sealed the deal. Way too cold/windy/rainy to go out. So what to do?
Well, here is how the monsters and I celebrated!!

While Skylar was at school, I had to quickly figure out what we had on hand to create our lil "party".
Chairs and blankets generally spell fun, right? Ok now we have a great spot for watching a movie! Hmmm.. what else?
Activities
*watch a movie
*carve a pumpkin
*roast the seeds
*make a ghost panting

Menu
*orange pop (give a cute name)
*Zombie Brains (pasta)
*Monster Munch Balls (orange colored/flavored drizzled w/chocolate)
that's the plan!

ETA: ok, so the plan actually went pretty well! Here's our night!

Dinner: Dyed green wheat noodles, marinara sauce and boiled eggs. (removed the eggs before we ate, lol)

MonsterMunch Balls

Sophie's Pumpkin Carving Session

She was confused...

I quickly grabbed her Binky... she's a "straight to the mouth" kinda kid

cold, squishy, slimy

GREAT sensory project though :)

It even stretched!

Then I put her inside. She wasn't a fan, too cold

Next came a pumpkin seed craft. (kids didn't want to eat them, lol)

what goes inside a pumpkin?

Seeds of course!

He counted as he did this!! Love when he does that

Finished Pumpkin

Next he just wanted to play in the seeds

So I took a few pics of Sophie while he played

Mum Mum face

Skylar's art

I said "add at least 5 seeds" (Washing and roasting them was too time consuming, lol, I wanted them to do SOMETHING with them)

Her finished project

In the "tent" waiting for Sissy...

 

and watching Spongebob

Messy man, :P

Charlie Brown time now cuz...

Sissy returned from Showerland!!
then finished the night with...

 

oops forgot my fav pic! lol

Footprint Ghost