I've posted our Christmas-related activities already, so here are the rest of our December photos:
As usual, we went to a lot of library programs.
Using rhythm sticks at Music & Movement
Marching in the "parade" at Music & Movement
Pajama storytime
Andy building with blocks
Matt building with Legos
Andy playing with train tracks
Scarf fun at Color My World with Science
Andy "reading" after story time
Making a mitten (second photo courtesy of the library)
Light table fun
Making masks
Decorating a picture frame
After we visited Santa (which we did after our gingerbread house decorating), we stayed to play on the indoor play space for a few minutes.
On Clifford
All aboard!
Riding in the hot dog truck
I took Andy to an indoor play space while Matt was at school one morning.
Trying out the chairs
Scooting along
We went to the "museum full of science" with Uncle Vic before Christmas break.
Working on a build
Building a carbon molecule
With the festive T Rex
Studying some info - or figuring out which buttons to push
Trying the Freedom Chair
Learning about playground physics
Watching the ball suspended in air
Rearranging worms and acorns in the bird's nest
More fun with balls suspended in air
Triceratops time
Matt watching his favorite video on how fossils are made and discovered
We ran some errands
Taking advantage of Costco's samples
And we went to a New Year's Eve open house at the local Y.
Rocking
Playing the organ
More scooting around
Marshmallow tasting
And we went outside when the weather permitted.
In the Batmobile
Sliding in snow gear is tricky
Wearing snow pants and boots because there is snow on the ground but eating a popsicle because it is "warm"
Longing for warmer days when he can play with his ducks in his water table
At the playground
Sliding at the playground
But when the weather didn't cooperate and/or the days got too dark too soon we found plenty to do indoors.
Cars and trucks
Art at the easel (and on themselves)
Helping put together a bookshelf
Sampling homemade ice cream
Duplo fun
Dinosaurs
Building together
Building with magnetic tiles with Aunt Liz
Lining up the Little People
Silly goof running around the kitchen
Play Doh fun with Aunt Liz
Doing puzzles (100 pieces!) with Aunt Liz
Showing off his solar system mobile he made with the help of his Aunt Liz
Andy having fun driving friends around
Enjoying some split pea soup made with the leftover Christmas ham
And as a bonus here is a photo from Matt's school of the zoo he and some classmates constructed:
