Waterplay

With the weather warming up, I've been doing some water play activities with the girls. Nothing beats water for keeping kids happy! Their favourite at the moment is washing their doll's clothes (and often the dolls and teddies get thrown in for a much needed bath as well). I place a large bucket or basin on the grass, fill it with water and give Amy and Emma a piece of soap. They gather all the dolls clothes etc and the fun begins. Using pegs is really good for strengthening little hands, and it's very rewarding for kids once they get the hang of it. Here's a pic of Emma admiring her handiwork.



Miss Jessie isn't included in this activity as she would get straight in the water and it's a little too cold for that, but she gets her very own water activity up on the deck, so she's not complaining!

Amy's latest hairstyle

After weeks of preparing Amy emotionally, we finally got rid of her braids last week. Helen (the lady who does her hair) came around on thursday morning and spent just over two hours creating her new hairstyle. As with last time, lots of DVDs and snacks helped to keep Amy glued to the chair for the entire time!




Helen twisted Amy's natural hair with black wool to make these coils. they look so pretty, and will also help to straighten her hair a bit, making putting in braids easier next time. Amy is so pleased with the result, and we all think she looks gorgeous! (And of course, Emma is now asking for "short hair".)

Trampolining to Vivaldi

Emma is going through a phase of wanting to dance (do ballet) everywhere and all the time. So today she was dancing in the kitchen and asked me to put on the Vivaldi CD ( I got the idea from www.simplycharlottemason.com of learning to appreciate the music of different composers by listening to their music for 6 weeks at a time. i.e. six weeks of Vivialdi, followed by six weeks of Bach, etc), when I had the idea of taking the CD player outside, and jumping/dancing on the trampoline with the music playing in the background. The girls loved it and we spent almost an hour outside, jumping and dancing and pumping up the volume. It was such a lot of fun, we'll definitely be doing it again!