Its easy to run out of fun, creative ways to entertain a two year old. Today we tried a few new activities that made a boring day at home a little more exciting. We started the day making jello jigglers. No photos of that fun activity, but I'll sum it up for you. Mommy made strawberry star & heart jigglers. Connor was very excited to hold the star & heart, as well as flop it around and shake it over and over. Although when it came time to eat it, he handed them over to me and said "Mommy taste it." Guess he wasn't too sure about the texture of the new food. Owell!
After jigglers, we got some chores done around the house. Since I always feel like Connor is deprived of all things fun when I have to do housework, we decided to plan some fun activities once I was done. First stop---trying out his Sesame Street game on the Ipad. This beautiful piece of technology has all sorts of entertaining learning tools for tots & Connor got a kick out of being able to touch the street & pick out letters, colors, shapes, and songs. It was pretty darn adorable to watch his excitement while he played...
After jigglers, we got some chores done around the house. Since I always feel like Connor is deprived of all things fun when I have to do housework, we decided to plan some fun activities once I was done. First stop---trying out his Sesame Street game on the Ipad. This beautiful piece of technology has all sorts of entertaining learning tools for tots & Connor got a kick out of being able to touch the street & pick out letters, colors, shapes, and songs. It was pretty darn adorable to watch his excitement while he played...
His fresh haircut and apple cheeks are irresistible!!
We then pulled out the good ol' Dora tent & decided to camp out on Mommy's bed. Connor spent a good half hour just launching himself into the tent openings, crawling out, jumping off the bed, then launching into the tent again! It took some convincing to get him ready for nap time. He grabbed my pillow, plopped it in his tiny tent, then said "Tonta sleep tent." (*For those that are unaware, "Tonta" is how Connor says "Connor." His C's come out T's. Just so you don't get too confused if we mention this "Tonta" in future postings" ;) ).
Since Connor wasn't hurting anything napping on my bed and in his tent, I agreed to it! He rolled around in it, pointed out "Dor-da" (Dora), "Boots", the oh-so-masculine "hearts" and other fun pictures printed on the side of his tent for a while. He wasn't settling long enough to fall asleep and it was getting late for our nap time window, so I helped reposition the tent so I could cuddle (aka hold Connor still) to help him fall asleep. While we were snoozing, Matt grabbed the camera & snapped a few photos...
Since Connor wasn't hurting anything napping on my bed and in his tent, I agreed to it! He rolled around in it, pointed out "Dor-da" (Dora), "Boots", the oh-so-masculine "hearts" and other fun pictures printed on the side of his tent for a while. He wasn't settling long enough to fall asleep and it was getting late for our nap time window, so I helped reposition the tent so I could cuddle (aka hold Connor still) to help him fall asleep. While we were snoozing, Matt grabbed the camera & snapped a few photos...
I live for our cuddle time together! I'm pretty sure we're in need of a bigger tent if we plan to 'camp out' again during nap time!
Our evening concluded with a trip to the Chickfila "pe-pound" (playground). A day of cheap entertainment at it's finest :)
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