The weather this summer so far has been kind of a bummer. We had been looking forward to five weeks of boating, trips to the beach and playing at the great splash pads in the area. Instead, we've been having lots of fun inside and washing clothes a TON since I only packed a couple pairs of pants per person, thinking we'd be wearing shorts the whole trip. The good news is we've had lots of family bonding time still and we've been playing with the kids a lot more since we can't just send them outside.
I was cleaning out a craft closet the other day and found a nice round tan ball of yarn. I had no use for the yarn, but it just seems wrong to throw away as is. Should I let my parents' cats chase after it? Should I force the kids to do some elaborate sock puppet project so we can turn it into hair? Should I move it 3 times in the next 3 years because I just can't throw it away? Nope. I should let the kids destroy my parents house with it apparently.
The only rules or instructions they were given was...this is for you to play with until you start fighting and then I'll throw it away and please PLEASE don't break anything.
They had a BLAST! They started out by just playing catch with each other.
Then they realized that it could unravel while they threw it, so they purposely tried to do that, and would hold onto the yarn with one hand while throwing with another. It was really hard to get a good picture because they were moving so quick!
One of the coolest things about my parents' house is the fact that you can run a direct circle through the living room and kitchen. This makes it perfect for games of tag, peek-a-boo, "I'm gonna tickle you" or in this case....wrap-everything-in-yarn-so-no-one-can-open-the-fridge-or-go-downstairs.
The ball of yarn kept the kids busy for 45 minutes...and was the PERFECT way to use it! Micah said, "I could just play this game all day forever!!!!" It took me about 2 minutes and a pair of scissors to clean up, so I thought it was a great game too.
I just love this picture of Liliana, she has such a zest for life, her enthusiasm is contagious!
I let Annika do this kind of thing once. They have two stair cases in their house, so she had a huge "circle" to go around. It kept her occupied for a long time.
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