It worked well and the girls had fun coloring with them.
Love,
Michelle
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Chalk Animals
I purrchased a Crayola chalk making kit at Walmart on Monday and yesterday the girls and I made chalk animals.
It wasn't that hard or messy. You add a few capfuls of water to the chalk dust provided and shake up the bottles.
Once mixed you pour the liquid into the molds and let it harden for 15-20 minutes.
It worked well and the girls had fun coloring with them.
It was a fun project, not expensive, and not messy! Gotta love that!
Love,
Michelle
It worked well and the girls had fun coloring with them.
Love,
Michelle
Playhouse
My mother-in-law generously offered to buy a playhouse for the girls. Sophie and I spent some time looking at many, many playhouses online, showed Brian our favorites and we all picked one out.
It arrived Thursday and we enlisted the help of a neighbor, also named Brian, to go with my Brian up to Walmart to pick it up in his truck. The box was so big it took up the entire bed of the truck!
Friday night I began putting the house together. It wasn't too hard as each wall was one piece of the giant puzzle. The front of the house has a full size door with cut out windows. It also has a little planter, a mail slot, and a working doorbell! (Lydia spent a good 10 minutes just standing in front of the house ringing the bell).
The two side walls have windows with shutters (The side wall picture, shows our friend Jack). The back wall has a large window that holds a folding table/stove/grill. The table folds in to be a stove and out to be a grill. There is also a clock, two little shelves, a phone, and a mirror inside. I must say this playhouse provides a lot for a good price. The playhouse does not have a floor, but we're keeping it on the patio, so that will provide the floor.
Monday we went out and bought a few toys specifically for the outdoors and for Sophie and Lydie's new house. We bought a few dishes, a small plastic tea set, a basket of food, a watering can and a dog bowl. Sophie said her dog, Anna, might get thirsty. For around $20 these additions really make the house.
Now Sophie said all they need are beds! Um, I think we'll skip those!
Love,
Michelle
It arrived Thursday and we enlisted the help of a neighbor, also named Brian, to go with my Brian up to Walmart to pick it up in his truck. The box was so big it took up the entire bed of the truck!
The two side walls have windows with shutters (The side wall picture, shows our friend Jack). The back wall has a large window that holds a folding table/stove/grill. The table folds in to be a stove and out to be a grill. There is also a clock, two little shelves, a phone, and a mirror inside. I must say this playhouse provides a lot for a good price. The playhouse does not have a floor, but we're keeping it on the patio, so that will provide the floor.
Monday we went out and bought a few toys specifically for the outdoors and for Sophie and Lydie's new house. We bought a few dishes, a small plastic tea set, a basket of food, a watering can and a dog bowl. Sophie said her dog, Anna, might get thirsty. For around $20 these additions really make the house.
Now Sophie said all they need are beds! Um, I think we'll skip those!
Love,
Michelle
Ni Hao!
Sophie has started to like a new TV show, "Ni Hao, Kailan." It's about a little girl, Kailan, and is somewhat like Dora as it teaches another language, Chinese, and good lessons. Such as, what it means to keep a promise, how to share, and how to help your friends.
Sophie loves learning new words in different languages. We have been working on Spanish and she has quite a few words under her belt. However, now she wants to learn Chinese.
We went to the bookstore to see what kind of chilren's books we could find to help Sophie learn Chinese.
While at the store the following took place:
Sophie apparoached an Asian mom with three children in tow.
Sophie: "Ni Hao!" Said a little too loudly.
The mom gave me a strange glance as if to say, "What did your kid just say to me?"
Me: "She said 'hello' in Chinese."
The Mom: Bending down to Sophie, "Oh, baby, we're Korean."
I stifled a laugh as Sophie looked over at me and said, "What?"
I explained that just as Chinese people are from China, Koreans are from Korea.
Sophie: "Is Korea far away like China?"
Me: "Yes."
Sophie: "Is it as far as Wisconsin?"
Again stifling a laugh, "It's much farther than Wisconsin."
Sophie: "Ok."
Through this whole episode the mom and her oldest child were laughing a bit too. She was really nice and such a good sport with Sophie. Thank goodness she was a mom herself and understands a bit how little minds work.
Zai hui! (Good-bye)
Love,
Michelle
Sophie loves learning new words in different languages. We have been working on Spanish and she has quite a few words under her belt. However, now she wants to learn Chinese.
We went to the bookstore to see what kind of chilren's books we could find to help Sophie learn Chinese.
While at the store the following took place:
Sophie apparoached an Asian mom with three children in tow.
Sophie: "Ni Hao!" Said a little too loudly.
The mom gave me a strange glance as if to say, "What did your kid just say to me?"
Me: "She said 'hello' in Chinese."
The Mom: Bending down to Sophie, "Oh, baby, we're Korean."
I stifled a laugh as Sophie looked over at me and said, "What?"
I explained that just as Chinese people are from China, Koreans are from Korea.
Sophie: "Is Korea far away like China?"
Me: "Yes."
Sophie: "Is it as far as Wisconsin?"
Again stifling a laugh, "It's much farther than Wisconsin."
Sophie: "Ok."
Through this whole episode the mom and her oldest child were laughing a bit too. She was really nice and such a good sport with Sophie. Thank goodness she was a mom herself and understands a bit how little minds work.
Zai hui! (Good-bye)
Love,
Michelle
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