Due to the daily posts for the Giveaway Week, Aria's aspect of the blog has been slightly neglected. I thought I'd give a little update on what we've been up to recently. Since Christmas, Aria has been in a world of discovery with all sorts of new toys. Between a 75 piece block set, 2 tea sets (complete with silverware and plate sets,) all the food that came with her kitchen and other miscellaneous many-parted toys, our living room floor has seen better days. But Aria is just in heaven. So many little pieces to organize and rearrange - she may never leave the living room again. This morning, she's been stacking pots and pans, stirring up some "scrambled eggs" and dumping/refilling the blocks container all over the floor. I'm quite sure all this play - while bothersome for me - is quite educational for her, so I've let her have her way with my living room.
We also discovered a new weekly activity for Aria this week.
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| Under the balance beam is just fine for right now, thank you. |
A friend introduced me to an "open gym" playtime for pre-schoolers at the local Gymnastics Studio. The kids play for an hour and then get a McDonald's lunch. This was perfect timing for Aria: the hour of constant play, running around, climbing over and under balance beams and wading through "the Foam Pit" completely wore her out.
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| Crawling through "the Foam Pit" |
After downing a couple chicken nuggets, she settled in for an almost 4-hour nap. We will be doing this every week, and Wednesdays have officially become my new cleaning day. I'm really glad that she's finally getting to the age where she can enjoy some of these semi-organized play dates; being an only child can be lonely for an active, social kid like her, at least I would assume. I don't really remember much from my days as a toddler.
What are some fun activities that you like to do with your kids outside the home? Do they participate in organized sports or just planned play dates? How often do you do these with your kids?
What are some fun activities that you like to do with your kids outside the home? Do they participate in organized sports or just planned play dates? How often do you do these with your kids?
How awesome! That's a fantastic idea for getting toddlers started on an active life at an early age! Love that!
ReplyDeleteOh, what a great place!! I usually like to take my son out to this park near us. It's got a water park, sand pits, all kinds of things to climb - and it's free! =)
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun! I can't wait to have time to go places like this! Until then, my living room looks much like yours and Joshua enjoys going to the park with me for an hour in the morning before work.
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