Fall Sesnory Play for 17 Month Old

FALL IS HERE!

My little guy is 17 months old now and is such an explorer.  He picks up on things pretty quickly now too, so it's time to start some fun learning type activities that are age appropriate for him.

Day #1:
Fall Sensory Play

I got this idea from THIS PIN ON PINTEREST

 

I found things from around the house that I already had: fall leaves, pine cones, acorns, burlap, a sunflower

and bought styrofoam pumpkins from the dollar tree.  Four in a bag for $1

The pumpkins were by far his favorite.  I think because they are most like balls.  He threw them, kicked them, scattered them.  We used them to count.

Fun play for a beautiful fall day outside.

Mother/Son Outing to The Magic House

We took advantage of a Magic House Groupon that happen to pop up in our area.  HALF PRICE!  We had a membership with our daughter when she was younger and it was great!

We've already been 4 times in a month with friends, our family, and me and my little guy have gone once on our own.  Here's video of our day together...

A Week in the Life with my Two Kiddos - August 2014

Because my little girl is back in school now, there is a lot more time with just me and my little man now.  We have had some fun and not so fun times trying to figure out our new routine without big sister.  Here's some of the time's I caught on tape.

Alyssa's 8th Birthday Video

May 24, 2014
I can't believe my baby girl is EIGHT years old!

She is in 3rd grade this year.  She's grown so fast it seems.

This year she wanted to have a bedroom makeover instead of a birthday party.  Which, of course, she chose a Disney Frozen theme.  Boy am I glad she still has some little girl princess in her :)

We weren't going to let her birthday go uncelebrated even though she decided that she didn't want to have a party with friends.  We took her to Sweet & Sassy, a salon/girly store dedicated to this age range.  She was pampered with a manicure, pedicure, hairstyle with hair "scent," a glitter tattoo.  We also let her make some facial scrub.  Afterwards we had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen with family.

She had a pretty fun day.  We ended the day back at home for cake, ice cream, and presents.  What a lucky mom I am to have this little girl as my daughter.  Love her so much!

Here's the video of her special day: