Jan
31
Caught on Tape: The Reverse Head Bang!
by Leslie
Words are hard to come by on Mondays, so here’s a video. If you really want to read something, I recommend this. It’ll give you a little backstory about the video. But you don’t have to read it to enjoy the video. The best scenario is that you’re a regular reader and you already know it anyway, but I’m really making kind of a big deal about what’s really just a moderately funny video of my kids.
See how words/Monday don’t work out? Ugh. Here’s the video. Finally.
Jan
29
Do I Really Sound Like That?
by Leslie
Lucy loves to play telephone. I spend an impressive amount of time answering her, “Ring! Ring! Ring!”
“Mom!” she whispers sharply. “I’m calling you!”
“Oh, okay. Hello?”
“I have a ploblem. The crocodile ate my finger!”
“Really!?!?”
“Yes! Now Julia is lost! Have you seen her? She has black hair.”
Specifically, Lucy loves to play with my phone. I’m not sure why. It’s not like it’s an iPhone or something. It’s just a plain old phone. Her toy phones have more bells and whistles than my cell fossil. But she just can’t keep her hands off it.
This morning, I was sitting on the edge of my bed rubbing my eyes awake, phone in my hand. Lucy sidled up and gingerly pulled it from my fingers.
“Hey! Hand that over, short stuff,” I said taking it back.
“No, that’s mine,” she contested.
I gave her a nu-uh look.
She quickly composed herself and tried a new angle. “Okay. Let’s play! I’ll be the mom. You be the Lucy. GIMME MY PHONE!”
Jan
28
This is what Phoebe looks like when she’s watching Lucy.
And now, a haiku about gum.
Swallowing is fattening.
And overrated.
Jan
27
(even piano practice)
with a unicorn
Jan
26
Make Your Own I Spy Bottle
by Leslie
“I spy with my little eye…”
Those words have been uttered countless times on road trips and in waiting rooms all over this land. Here’s a fun twist to that favorite boredom busting game your family may enjoy – an I Spy bottle! This is what you’ll need to get started.
Supplies:
- Empty plastic bottle, cleaned and dried
- Rice (You could also use salt or sand.)
- Funnel
- Glue (I recommend a glue gun.)
- 8-12 assorted small items (Our items included a marble, paper clip, safety pin, Barbie shoe, a broken green crayon, a bead, a jack, a ring, a rubber band, a sea shell, a penny and a button.)
Directions:
- Use the funnel to fill the bottle 3/4 of the way full with rice.
- (Optional) Make a list of the items you’ve collected to add to the bottle. You can even photograph them! If you really want to get creative, come up with a rhyme. For example, “There’s a button, a bow and a penny, too. Can you name the item colored blue?”
- Add the small items you collected to the bottle.
- Glue the lid on. Since the bottle is filled with small items that could pose a choking hazard for young children, please do not skip this step. I recommend bringing out the big guns (i.e. a glue gun).
- Shake the bottle to hide the items.
- Start hunting!
Originally written for and posted on the now-defunct My OH! Momma website.
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