Pumpkin Carving Time

Hi Everyone!!

It has been a little bit since I have gotten to post! Things have been so crazy around here! My son also decided to pull our laptop off the coffee table while plugged in....the cord got stuck in the computer. Needless to say- I was computerless (that definitely is not a word...just go with it) for a few days until Amazon sent us a new charger!

We have been getting in the Halloween spirit around here. I tried to do a super cute painting craft with Grafton. Yeah...it didn't go so well.

We had a little pre-painting our pumpkin photo shoot. Doesn't every prideful momma do that?

The Calm Before the Storm....

My goal was to let Grafton paint the pumpkin however he thought it should be painted. I thought this was going to be so awesome. Yeah...let me go ahead and tell you all...11 month olds don't care about painting pumpkins. All they want to do is wipe the paint off and roll the pumpkin.

 So we decided to do a little post pumpkin photo shoot! 

Thank goodness for washable paint! Everything came clean! The paint actually did not stick well to the pumpkin. Maybe if my child would have stopped wiping it off and we would have let it dry, it would have worked better. Maybe next year when he is closer to 2 (WHAT!!????) it will be better.


We also got a bigger pumpkin to carve for Grafton.

Grafton thought he was so grown sitting at the table without the table top for his high chair!

He did not touch the insides of the pumpkin at all.

Sophie wanted in on the action of pumpkin carving!

I thought Grafton would be way more into the pumpkin carving as well. However-he totally was not. I had to remind myself that he is just 11 months old. There is tons of time for him to get to enjoy all of these cool things. I did realize through both of these experiences with pumpkins that Grafton might not have been as excited and interested as I thought he would be. However it is so important to be present and offer your child experiences even when you think they don't get it or don't appreciate it. I feel like it plants little seeds of growth and gives them an experience! It is super cool to experience things through your child's eyes. I cannot wait for what is to come for this little guy and the fun he will have in the future! Stay tuned for "Halloween Fun!" Coming soon.....

Happy Reading!

Homemade Toys that were a HIT!

Hi Everyone!

I am here to tell you...those reading with babies are small children. Why do we as parents even buy toys for our children? My child would be much happier with my iphone, computer, remote, magazine, or a box. Grafton loves music and anything that makes noise. I decided since he loves to play with Tupperware containers that I should just put some stuff in them. So he and I did just that!

I found these fun items in my pantry. I figured the different sizes/shapes would give each little shaker a different sound. Sure enough-this boy had a BALL!

He loved to play with an empty cup and the box of shells. I noticed that he liked the medium shells shaker the same. Probably because they were the biggest. BEWARE: it was the loudest! Maybe why he liked it the most! :) 

We also made these cool bottle shakers! I went to Target and got all of the stuff to make them. They turned out super cute!

Everything you need! Bottles, water, baby oil, fun things to fill the bottles!

I found cute Halloween stuff in the dollar section at Target. Your girl is on a budget now that I am home full time with Grafton. It was the perfect spot to get a few things. I found cute little plastic spiders and a can of plastic dinosaurs. I bought the fuzzy balls, googly eyes, feathers, and the little gems.

 All you have to do is have an empty bottle. Pour about 1/2 of the bottle up with the baby oil and fill the rest with water. Insert whatever you want into the bottom. We made a Halloween one and then a fun one. The Halloween one has spiders, googly eyes, the gem beads, and we put green food coloring in it as a fun extra. The other bottle we made  was dinosaurs, fuzzy balls, and the gem beads. 

Important Tip: Make sure to hot glue the cap onto the bottom to keep from baby unscrewing it or water leaking out! 

Happy Reading!