It rained for a few days here in Vancouver, BC and I had to think of ways to keep my kids occupied. I went to my favourite place for craft supplies yesterday… the Dollar Store. 😀 I got some glue sticks, construction paper, foam sheets, chalk, crayons, etc. I also bought a few things for a sewing project I am working on… it’s still in the planning stages so there’s nothing to show but soon I’ll post pictures. I am also working on a knitting project and it’s taking me way too long. A lot longer than I thought initially. But I am not complaining, because I’ve been delayed by a few knitting orders through my Etsy shop. So it’s all good … 🙂
I also bought a few new gadgets for the boys’ sensory board. They love playing with it (as you can see by the juice stains) LOL I started it when my older son was 10 months old. And then kept adding things to it. I have a few more ideas to add. The sticky letters weren’t a great success as they fell after a few minutes. But I’ll find something better next time I am at Michael’s.
My older son (2.5 years old) recognizes the letters and numbers now and counts to 20. A walk around the neighbourhood inevitably involves naming all the house numbers LOL And he’s always correct. My little one (1.5 years old) recognizes most of them but still can’t name them as quickly as his brother. So adding numbers and a calculator to the board was a huge success. Pushing the buttons of the calculator occupied almost 2 hours yesterday. 😀
By the way, the carpet samples in the middle represent a traffic light 😀 Red, Yellow(ish) and Green, attached to the board with pipe cleaners in the same colours LOL They love it!
For today I had planned cutting out flours and getting the boys to glue them on a foam sheet. 😀 We’ll see what will actually come out.
I went for my bootcamp session on Saturday but I haven’t done any running. So I feel a bit worried that I am not putting in the necessary kilometres before my race. The thing is… I am going the distance, just not by running it. I went for a couple of really long walks with the kids and the double stroller. One day we did 13km of walking including hills and the other day we did a 7km walk downtown on the sea wall.
It was so nice to go back to the sea wall. I used to roller blade there all the time. Running it was great too, although I have to admit it was a bit boring because it’s flat 😀
Funky Air Bear 
I love the dollar store for craft supplies! Sounds like a busy, but fun, day.
It has been so far 😀 I’m hoping both boys get tired enough to go to bed early 😉 😀
Dollar stores are awesome. I found a new one last week and purchased a 1 Litre bottle of PVA glue more than half the price of my previous purchase.
That’s great! Aren’t they places of cool treasures? LoL
Too many treasures. I spend waaay too much time in them.
That’s exactly what happens to me too. My fiance always asks me how come I am “only” going to the Dollar Store and I come back 2 hours later haha 😀 But I love it even if I only end up buying tape. 😀
LOL
What lucky boys to have such a good mum! Lovely to see them doing things (and getting fresh air). Hope you all sleep well!
Thank you for your nice words 🙂
Yes, sleep… what is that?! Haha 😀 We do need that a lot!
There is nothing like hanging out at the beach no matter the weather it cheers you! My kids used to love picking sea glass for hours. Nothing like a treasure hunt!
So true. It does bring a smile and makes more peaceful somehow 🙂
walking is great also. just take extra care on those walks and remember plenty of fluids
Yes, my water bottle is always with me. 🙂 I like walking. It’s very good for joints and it’s the best low-impact exercise
That sensory board is a fantastic idea. Lucky kids ;-).
Thank you 🙂 I keep adding things to it. The funny thing is, we never have time to properly fix the steering wheels or attach the board to the wall. But they still love it 😀