Sometimes it’s not practical to go outside. Especially with the amount of s-ick going around. Plus sometimes, it’s just fun to do the same old things a little differently. And sometimes it’s especially fun to OUTRIGHT STEAL a great idea. Like this one, from our recent preschool open house frequenting.

For the two-year-old, what could be more engaging than an entire sink FULL of snow?

And for the mom, what could be more exhilarating than NO CLEANUP?

Happy Humpday indeed.
And this has been another edition of Good Clean Fun Winter Wednesdays. Over and out.

She would also like to add that she’s pretty proud of herself.

We haven’t seen much of her since she put it all together. She’s got a brother to torture too many things to do.

She’s cute.

And she totally knows it.

And she’s also totally going to hate me one day when she finds out I told Jim to “make sure you capture how fat her thighs are”.


But then, on some later day, she’ll totally love me for it.


That’s just the way these mother-daughter things work.

Every week at the library, Bastien gets a new sticker to place on his name tag. Usually they are rather small. But this week, it was a big, cheerful smiley face. Instantly coveted, I tell you.

Somewhere on the way out of the library it fell off of Bastien’s name tag. And all the way home I heard about it. Let me tell you. Its loss was stressing us all out.

So when we finally got home, I unloaded Bastien with great promises of better stickers inside the house. I then moved around to unload Hadley… when lo and behold the missing sticker appeared! Unfortunately, it was all wadded up.

And also, completely crammed into the roof of her mouth.

Every now and again it’s a good idea to check in with your kids and see how their skills are progressing. For example, this week I asked Bastien if he could pick out some clothes for the day and get himself dressed. This is what I got.

Impressive, no?

We’ve been rather flu-ish around here this week. So pretty much no one is embracing activities to get us over the hump more than us.

Here are three simple equations, utilizing materials straight out of the recycling bin that added a little oomph to our day:

Takeout paper bag+stickers=puppet
Magazine+glue stick+cardboard=puzzle
Wrapping paper tube+scissors+paper towel holder=totem pole

All were absolutely fascinating to Bastien, ESPECIALLY the puppet.
Have fun and stay well, friends. With heavy emphasis on that last part. (Take it from us.)