Cool Kid Apps

A few times each week, the kids get to play with my iPod Touch or my mom's iPhone.   We're always on the lookout for some cool kid apps.  Here are some that the kids really like:

3 yr old L likes anything Toca Boca - especially Toca Kitchen, Toca Hair Salon, and Toca Doctor.  You can find out more about these apps on their website:  http://tocaboca.com


He also likes Toddler's Seek & Find and Phone 4 Kids (specifically the painter program). These are all apps that he can do on his own.

1 yr old S likes all the Fisher-Price apps - especially the Laugh & Learn ones.  You can find out more about these apps on the Fisher-Price website.  The monkey is her favorite Fisher-Price character.

She also likes Peekaboo Pets, Raising A Baby, and Kids Songs Collection.

 

Cute Kids

S doing some dancing. 

L's arrangement of animals.

Getting out on a nice day

 We took advantage of the nice weather today and got out to Washington Park for some fresh air and outdoor play.  It felt good to feel the sunshine.  L even decided to wear some shades.

We visited all the nature pod playgrounds.  There were lots of kids there because of it being Easter break.

The kids have gotten so good at climbing since the last time we got out to a playground.  I was really impressed with how fast L could climb up the different climbing structures.

What's cooking?

I love it when S gets a chance to do some pretend playing all by herself, without anyone interrupting her.  She likes to dress the part.  Want to know what she's got cooking in the oven?  I think its FROGS!  Kids are so funny!

Dancing & Playing Dress-up

All the kids love to dance and play dress up.  We've got a variety of hats, tutus, sunglasses, costumes, purses and accessories.  I always check out the dollar section at Target for anything that we could use.

Playing with little Legos

After nearly a year of asking, Pops has finally started to bring over my Legos from when I was a kid!  L is so happy about this.  But now I've got another task on my hands:  cleaning, sorting, and rebuilding!  We've got a few buildings back together so far, and L has been enjoying playing with them everyday during S's nap.  Now I need more storage space!

Joy!

Valentines

Here's a Valentine that S made.  Kids love glue and stickers!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Kids Love to Make Music

The girls love music!  They love to sing, dance, and make their own music too!  I've made an effort to get a bunch of kid instruments for the daycare.  We've got a keyboard, a guitar, cymbals, bells, a triangle, a tambourine, a rainmaker, a couple of shakers, rhythm sticks, a bodhran drum, a floor tom drum, and a glockenspiel.  And of course I've got more instruments on my wish list like some bongos, an accordion, an electric violin, and more and more and more!

Kid Art

Tempera painting by L
"Three Womans"

Tempera painting by V
"Fireworks"

Box Fort

We used the empty shipping boxes that our Youngstar grant items arrived in to build a super awesome box fort!  I wish I had remembered to take more pictures of it because this one doesn't show too much about it.  There was a tunnel and secret doors, and a boat, and cave paintings on the walls and lots more.  The kids were so excited about it and played with it for days until it finally broke apart and got recycled.

Kids Love Containers

Kids totally love to put things into containers and then dump them out.  Sometimes this feels like my entire day:  dump it out, pick it up, dump it out again, etc. etc.  We've got baskets....

We've got bug cages...

purses to fill...

shopping carts....

little suitcases....

and so much more!