Sensory bins

The weather is getting even colder and it's time to change up the indoor activities.

Here's our most recent sensory bins:

Gnome

After all this swapping I had to make my own kids some fun little additions. 

Here is my first gnome:

Last of the Pecans

A couple days ago we went out and collected the last of the pecans before the weather really turned cold...

Here's my happy helper (her brother was too busy riding his bike for a picture)...

And this was found amongst the pecans.  I thought it looked like a flower, but it's really a collection of three pecan "skins" (for lack of a better term the outer covering of the pecans). 

It's in on the nature table now.  We couldn't resist saving it, but I doubt it'll last.  It's a very fragile little flower. 

Autumn

Autumn is truly here!

Swaps

Here's my latest creations for a one-on-one swap...

He's called a Tomten and he's a sweet little Swedish gnome.  They were believed to take care of a farmer's home and children and protect them from misfortune, in particular at night, when the housefolk were asleep. We have a lovely storybook about him and I am making one for us to keep as well.

Sensory bins

The weather is certainly changing.  We've started spending more time indoors, which means it's time to start updating the sensory bins.

This time S got one about colors and R got some lizards to play with...