Rainy Morning

Addie and I started off our morning to rain and 32 degrees, so our walk was out of the question. Instead I thought I would create an activity for Addie to do this afternoon. We had planned on going to the library this morning to see the fire department, and as you will clearly see in just a few minutes we didn't not make that either. After talking with my mommy group and almost everyone cancelling on our "field trip" to the library, I was finding it hard to get myself motivated to get moving- not a problem I had when I was working, it seemed like I never stopped moving. Needless to say we had an hour and half to play until the fire department got to the library, so Addie and I did the afternoon work I planned in the morning. And here it is:
Addie has been loving to spell her name, mommy and daddy. We'll she wants Jimmy or me to spell it, and since she is really into letters I gave her a page with the three names spelled on them and then gave her individual letters to match to the names. She loved working with the glue stick and each time the glue got on her fingers, she would say, "ouch" and then wipe it on her shirt (so laundry will happen later). Also, I take these pictures with photo booth and that's why it looks like it's been taken in front of a mirror. 

 Next Addie worked on sorting her shapes. This is a file folder activity I have in her church bag to help keep quiet at church, but it doesn't work well sometimes because she shouts out the shape as she puts it in the pocket. Oh well, the positive side is at least she knows them.

Next we worked on the letter A. I gave her a green piece of paper with the letter A on it and we had made apples a few weeks ago. She painted brown paper red- partially finger painting and some with a paint brush and then once the paper was dry I cut out apples from them paper. (We were learning the rules of painting- stay in your seat, paint on the paper, simple things). She again was having fun learning about the glue stick and she glued all of the apples on the letter A, then I wrote the letter on each apple.

 Now what we shall do this afternoon I am not sure, but hopefully this rain will stop and we'll be off to the park because I think we will need to run off some energy.