Sunday, April 20, 2008

Arts and Crafts

Iris has added a number of new words to her vocabulary in the last week, all about her favorite things - drawing, the park, and eating. Marker, chalk, tree, bubble, and bean. Also car, not entirely sure where that one fits in, but a welcome nonfemale-gendered addition for the baby who loves dolls, dress-up, and little babies. (And bike, bear, and girl, but I have a suspicion she's had bear and girl for a while and we just didn't notice.)

Iris temporarily lost marker privileges for using markers off-paper, but they were reinstated after she started asking for them by name, because really, who can resist that?

(You might need to enlarge the first picture to appreciate how it relates to markers.)




Like all Gen X parents, we make Iris play with the toys of our childhoods. Like old school Seseame Street, the colorforms have been a hit.


Iris enjoys stacking her blocks, especially the green ones. Here, a moment of triumph after a successful balancing act.

1 comment:

Christine said...

washable crayons are a big hit in our house, but they don't achieve the Braveheart-esqe face paint that the markers can give you. we can't wait to see the artist at work when we come to visit.