April 2018 Recap

May is here already, and with it a preview of summer. But here's a look back at our April.

As usual we were busy at the library.

Constructing at pajama storytime

Moving pieces around the game board

Creating "music" at Music & Movement

 

Light table fun (he stacked the square pieces himself)

Matt listening intently

Crafting

Magnetic tile construction

Doing the bead mazes

Andy got to go to Matt's school for the end of one day while I attended the parent-teacher conference. He really enjoyed that, as he sometimes is determined to go play when we drop off or pick up Matt. And Matt got a good report; his teachers are pleased with him in school and the progress he's made.

Playing with magnet tiles

Matt has also been learning a lot at his naturalists program. Andy and I sometimes show up a little early to play while waiting for Matt's class to return from outside.

Magnifying glass fun

We went to a birthday party for one of Andy's friends who had turned 1.

Watching the birthday boy get serenaded

Enjoying cake

Matt attended part of a gaming festival with Jon.

Matt with his soccer video game avatar

We went to a couple of playgrounds, including one with a storywalk.

Enjoying the complementary story walk activities

Matt crossing a rope bridge

Andy crawling through a tunnel

Matt drumming

Andy watching Matt climb up the rope structure

Andy climbing up the slide

We went to the Museum of Science all together for the first time in a bit.

Woah, dinosaurs!

Look, a moose!

Matt helping Andy listen to information on beavers

Learning about sea birds

Matt in the mirror maze

Andy exploring air

Someone has snuck into the nest and is stealing the egg!

Climbing into the beehive

Meeting the corn snake face to face

Light tube fun

We went to an event at the Museum of American Bird Art to celebrate Earth Day and Audubon's birthday.

Andy waiting to go on the hike

Matt marbling paper

Going on a nature hike

We attended a special event put on by the community group that does some of the library programs we attend.

With Pete the Cat!

Using magnifying glasses to get a closer look at honeycomb and a hive

Andy playing in water

Listening to the Pete the Cat story

We participated in a couple of research studies on child development.

Matt showing off his creation made while Andy was serving as a test subject

And as always we were busy at home.

Play Doh fun

Discovering that the holes in the laundry basket make places to hang toys

Rainy day fun

Matt showed renewed interest in puzzles this past month, completing 60- and 100-piece puzzles by himself.

Batman in the Batmobile

Brotherly goodnight kiss

Always up for a stick

Silly swinging

Andy as Pooh

Water table play

Trucks, trucks, and copters

An invented activity of coloring with wet chalk on cardboard kept them busy for a while.

A good dinner

Matt's classical architecture-inspired build

Tunnel fun

A box boat

Painting

Showing off his alien drawing

Swinging with a ball

Doing a science experiment

Reading with Dada

Late afternoon backyard time