Craft day

I've been sick for the past 1.5 weeks or so... so I haven't been doing a whole lot around the house.  Basic things like, cooking, cleaning, dishes and such but I haven't really been interacting with the kids a whole lot :(  I have just been so tired and feeling miserable that I just didn't have it in me.

So today was the first day that I've actually felt semi-human.  I am still a bit sick, but WAY better than I have been.  Gaetan so graciously let me sleep in yesterday til 11:45!  I had a pretty rough night, so the few extra hours in the morning really made all the difference.  So, today, I thought that I would try and return the favor.  :)

The kids got up at a more normal time for them... around 8 or so.  We started their morning ritual of taking a bath, having some breakfast and seeing where the day went.  While they were in the tub I thought that it would be a great arts and crafts day.  Dude has been so interested in coloring lately, and Lucy really loved finger painting I thought it could be a nice indoor activity since it's been pretty bitter cold out lately.  We ran out of finger paint (so I found out this morning during tub time) so I thought we'd just run to the dollar tree and get some cheap arts and crafts.  Dude LOVED it.  I think it was just nice for the kids to get out of the house too... even if it was just to the Dollar Tree.

Goose doing some coloring

That's a heart sticker she wanted on her cheek...

She was clapping for herself on a job well done

She was REALLY excited

I got some coloring books, more finger paint, this fun days of the week thing (school stuff) and a math book for Dude.  I was really looking for a cheap water coloring thing but I didn't really see any... so we went home with our crafts to see where it led!  They literally did crafts all day.  They did crafts when we first got home, took a break for breakfast, went back to crafts and then nap time hit.  After naptime we did some more, we did a craft I had sitting around and then I taught Dude how to play Go Fish.  He did really well... actually, he beat all the times we played!  He was very polite too... every time I would give him a card he would thank me very sincerely and any time he had to give me a card he did it very joyfully.

The craft that I had for a rainy day (or snowy cold one for that matter) was a candy bar cozy.  It was just a bunch of stuff to make a snowman to hold a candy bar... the kids thought it was great.  Lucy decorated hers in a way that only Lucy could, and Dude did a really great job with it.  And, of course, they got to enjoy some of their big candy bar after they were done.

Dude putting the mouth on his snowman

Lucy showing Papa where she'd like some of her facial expressions

Momma helping Dude tie some stuff

Dude and his finished product!

Goose and her finished product!

Lucy's is on the left side... a bit more modern art if you will.  Dude's is on the left.  I think they did a great job!

I couldn't believe how fast the day went by!  I guess when you keep yourself busy like that it will... I had a lot of fun with the kids today... coloring, taping, gluing, more coloring and card playing.  It really was the pick me up I needed after feeling so lousy lately.  Nothing lifts this Momma's spirits like some QT with the kiddos.  :)

Hippo in on the Go Fish game

JVG