It does work better when I’ve got a plan. For those of you overwhelmed at my activity level I should correct the impression that we have an educational goal per hour – that’s not it at all. I just meant that each hour I have either an activity planned or a task to do, and they don’t have to take an hour by any stretch of the imagination. It’s just so that when dd starts to bounce off the walls I don’t have to think of what we’re doing next, I’ve already got a plan.
So today, we started with sandart. Very fiddly, but very satisfying and took positively ages to do (which is good, trust me, this is good). Then it was housework and dd wanted to do the washing up, so that was fine by me too. Lunch – she made her own sandwiches again, then played with ds while I hoovered. Given that ds is now navigating his way around the room (rolling, not crawling) it seemed like a thorough spring clean was in order.
We also made a suncatcher from a kit I’d picked up cheaply at hobbycraft, and she spent time playing with her dolls, and with a wipe clean colouring book. That did involve some pattern work – interested to see that she didn’t even have to think about pattern series, just came up with the answer as soon as I’d read her the question.
We finished the day with baby yoga and then a small amount of tv before bed, and I’ve celebrated by spending the entire evening playing with a webring system. Think I’ve more or less figured it out, but I haven’t had any chance to work on the styles yet.
