I bought a cheap kite at Target thinking it might usher in a bit of Spring for May Day and entertain Amelia for a couple minutes. It did...we (including Rob) couldn't get it to go any higher than about 30 feet. There was a breeze and it should have worked...however, we both decided it was the kite and to get her a better one and move on. :) We actually have a pretty good place to fly as there are no overhead wires in the immediate surroundings.
In general she was pretty pleased and kept encouraging us to fly it higher. She was a bit nervous holding it...so I guess the low flying kite was actually a good thing for her. Will certainly post more when we get a new one...will have to google making your own too!
We were artsy as well this week...making magnet clips, among other things. They are proudly displayed on the calendar on our fridge. I used up some old lumpy acrylic on the red and green and Amelia made a few blues with the washable kind. She made a few as gifts too with stickers and lots of bling.
Like any three year old she gets discouraged (especially with tiny stick-on embellishments!) I encourage her, but never alter or help when she is working on something uniquely hers such as a gift or artwork. Even though she says "you do it! Mom Help me!" To which I respond "then it's mine and not yours." "ok ok" she usually replies and finishes it (generally).
I also made a few with double sided tape and paper. Cute for chips, notes, gift bags, lunches, etc. Think I will make a bunch for Christmas to hold tags and ties!
Thursday, Amelia got to try on her dance costume for her first ever dance performance slated for Mother's Day. It certainly brought back some memories of my own dance days...costume try on is a big deal! Can't wait for performance day...best Mother's Day gift that I can think of :)
I leave you with our Polly pockets on the sandy beach :)
as it's doing this outside:
til next time.
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