Yesterday was a language day for both of the kids. To help Izzy with his language skills we simply sang songs together. To make it a bit more interesting, I gathered together about a dozen items to represent different songs then placed them in a bag. I had Izzy pick one item out of the bag at a time and we sang the song that went with it. For example, we had a cow to represent Old McDonald Had a Farm and a star for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. He was so cute holding the object while we sang then carefully placing it off to the side before picking out a different object. He loved this activity so much that we had to do it again with sister before their nap times and again when they woke up. I think we will be leaving the bag out throughout the week so that we can repeat this activity lots and lots as it is so great for the both of them! For Sydneys language activity, we had a reading marathon! Most days we read 5 books at story time, but yesterday we read a whopping 27 books! Sure most of them only took 45 seconds to read, but we still feel quite accomplished. To help keep her attention I set her up with her favorite stuffed owl and a package of fruit snacks and just rolled with it. I just followed her cues and wrapped it up once she started getting squirmy. We are planning another reading marathon soon and are excited to see how many books we will be able to get through then.
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AuthorHi! My name is Cassity and I am the mom to a little 2 year old boy named Izzy and a baby girl named Sydney. I am lucky enough to get to be a stay-at-home mom to them and we have fun thinking of new activities to do together in the afternoons. We created this blog as an opportunity to share those activities with you. Archives
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