Another reason why I hate toys with batteries

They get stuck in your hair!

The Skuut Bike

The Skuut bike - No pedals or training wheels, just his own feet for balance. Levi still hasnt really gotten the hang of this thing, he is supposed to 'push off and glide', right now he just walks (or runs) with the bike between his legs, he still has fun though. Levi always wears his helmet when he rides any type of bike, no helmet = no ride. Saftey first! Its much easier to enforce this rule now, so hopefully he will stick with it in the future.

(same thing as in the car, no carseat = the car doesnt go!)

Snow Play

Here is Levi exploring the snow next to our house in Tahoe

Handprint painting

Use non-toxic kid friendly paint to paint your child's hand, and have them print onto paper. Let it dry and then cut it out and add details (scraps of paper, googly eyes, glitter, decorate with markers....). The finished handprint can be glued to colored paper for a nice background. This one is a turkey which I glued to cardstock, and put a slit in the bottom with another peice of cardstock to make it stand up!

See what other ideas you can come up with... a bunny for easter, a raindeer for christmas, ghosts for halloween, or just a plain ol' handprint for grandma. These make great gifts and can easily be made into holiday cards or thank you cards as well, perfect for little ones who cant yet write but want to make something special!

Peeling vegetables

This skill requires close supervision and a little talk about how to use kitchen tools safely (sitting down at the table, only when an adult is with you, etc). We used sweet potatoes because they are easy to hold onto, and easy to peel. After some practice, Levi was able to peel all on his own.

Brussle Sprouts

Here is a way to encourage kids to eat something new - make it interesting and have them help prepare it!

We found this giant brussle sprout stalk at Trader Joe's and Levi had a great time pulling off the sprouts. He was more than willing to taste the final result once we cooked it, and even liked it! (welll this is a kid who's favorite food is brocoli...)

Updating this blog

Its been a while sense I've updated, I need to try and keep up! Now off to add some more posts about some things we have been doing the past coule months....