I've been out for the count when it comes to child-rearing. They're alive & fed, but these past few weeks have been slow going when it comes to brain food & entertainment. I'm fully recovered from the ills of weeks past & everyone seems on the mend. What a rough winter!
The sun has blessed us with rays of inspiration & today--after taking the weekend & monday to re-coop some of the damage done by several weeks of neglect--we are back on it.
It's like the metronome battery is recharged.
So, beans are on today's menu. Naomi & Drew worked on 'math' skills making a chart of numbers 1-10 & counting out the appropriate amount of beans for each number square.
Then, Naomi begged to sew. "I'm a five year old, so that means I can sew now," she declares.
our 'bean' of choice. Really a lentil...
filling the bag.
side 1 & side 2
I'm sure this new & 'sew simple' toy will bring hours of fun. It's already brought 1...
Oh, I love seeing you use the Kaffe! Great project-- have you worked on stitching with Naomi yet? Wool scraps hold together pretty well with loose stitching, and you can fill it with something (like crumpled newspaper) for a little "pillow" project.
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ReplyDeleteI love the 'bean counter' for the kid's math skills. We did something similar with fruity cheerios, but they all got eaten!
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