DAY 16: The HUNT is on

Where is monkey?  The hunt is on...

Behind the cushion?

Under the cushion?

In the washing basket?

In the washing machine?

On the bed under mummy's 
dressing gown?

Day 14: Act out a Story

SON was given a finger puppet book, wooden pull along and soft toy hungry caterpillar...there was only one choice this time for our 'act out a story'!!

To begin, we borrowed a Hungry Caterpillar story sack from the local children's centre toy library.  I read the story and laid out the different material foods.  SON was very much into 'munching' the foods...

THEN we munched our way through some of our own fruit just like a hungry caterpillar mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

 

 Trying some Kiwi fruit for the first time...
I think he liked it!

Our very own fruit hungry caterpillar!

 

DAY 10: Concoctions

making a mix of it...

1.  We just had to try the baking soda and vinegar experiment.  SON loved it and mummy loved it more there are no photos (this is the one activity that hasn't been documented!!)  Mummy did use the fizzed all over red liquid to dye a piece of paper which will be turned into wrapping paper for Christmas! 

2.  Our visit to the local children's centre was exciting this week.  In the water tray was some milk (white paint) and milk bottles.  A concoction of sorts that had SON splashing merrily in the milky water!

DAY 15: Junkety JUNK

This was mummy's favourite activity so far and I think SON loved it too.  If the BIG smile was anything to go by, then JUNK is the way to go when entertaining the little one!

Thanks to The Imagination Tree for this idea...  
We took an empty milk bottle and cut one small and one large hole in it.  SON then enjoyed posting small and large buttons (it was amusing watching him figuring out why some buttons went in the hole on the front and some didn't!)

We added to the activity by sticking some velcro dots on the bottle and onto some buttons.  It was delightful seeing how SON pulled the buttons off the velcro (good for the finger muscles!)

Empty coffee boxes, filled with different bits and covered.  SON enjoyed drumming, carrying, shaking, throwing...you name it...

Good old egg boxes.  SON enjoyed opening and closing the box.  He filled the box with plastic lids (we keep all plastic lids...a little mummy obsession!)

OK...SON does have a lot of JUNK to play with, but it's cheap and versatile!  This is a little set-up to show all the bits we put together for this activity and ones to come!!!

A collaborative effort.  We cut the milk bottle in half (it can be used as a funnel for pouring later).  We attached a kitchen roll.  SON tried putting lids down the 'pipe' but they got stuck and didn't filter through to the bottom.  He tried buttons and VOILA...all the way through and ready to shake!