Archive for March 24th, 2010
Everyone from pioneering aviators to World War I armies used kites. The armies in WWI used kites to observe enemy troops.
If you live near the Washington, the Smithsonian Kite Festival is on March 27 and would make a nice trip for you and your kids. Kites of all shapes and sizes will be flown.
Other outdoor activities that day include a Rokkaku-kite battle-see how many enemy kites you can force to the ground. Learn more at http://kitefestival.org/
I wish I lIved there; I would love to see their display of hand-crafted kites from all over the world. If you go take some pictures for me, OK?
Another fun thing to do now that the weather is getting nicer is build a juice bar or other structure from a Quadro Junior II adventure playset. It comes with 390 components to build 32 unique models. Build a puppet theatre, large desk or a goal. Strong and lightweight and completely safe.
When your children reach the age of two you will notice they like to stand on tip toes, throw balls and kick them forward.
A two year old walks, runs, climbs and walks up and down stairs alone. And they love to dig. Growing up I loved to dig in the mud and make mud pies; I probably ate some too!
A toddler will love to take things apart and put them back together and it is a good idea to have several age appropriate children’s wooden toys available to give them safe things to take apart.
Your toddler will try to assert themselves by often saying “No” - providing open-ended games and wooden kids toys will help keep them busy and provide more playtime where they won’t need to say “no”.
A two year old will begin to play simple pretend games and they will want to imitate you while you are in the kitchen preparing a meal. Here I would like to suggest a children’s wooden toy such as play food cutting set.
While you are getting out your food and pots and pans they can get their wooden box (included in the toy) and take out their own vegetables and wooden knife. While you are cutting up your own vegetables your toddler will have several of his own vegetables to cut up.
You will have a great time preparing your families’ meal and your toddler will be learning new skills as you work and talk together.