Homemade snow

This morning I made this snow recipe. It smelled amazing (I used a coconut scented conditioner), but I'll be honest and say we won't be doing it again.

Our daycare friend kept trying to eat it, and my kids made such a mess that it took longer to clean up than they spent playing with it. 

Growing something magical!

The kids had a hard time finding the elf this morning. They were worried he was missing.

When they finally found him Lucian was skeptical of the idea to plant Tic-Tacs. He recognized them as a candy our daycare friend eats. 

When the kids woke up after nap, our planted tic-tacs had grown into cookies!

Paper plate snowmen

Our tiny bit of snow has mostly melted, but snowman week continues. This morning we made paper plate snowmen.

Sutton wasn't in the mood to craft today. I had to help her finish her snowman. Our little daycare friend got most of hers done on her own and of course, Lucian had his done before I had the hats cut out. 

Sugar rush!

Before Lucian could even fully open his eyes he was looking for the elf. This is what he found.

Christopher was sitting in the doll high chair eating lots of candy and drinking A&W. Lucian thought it was funny, but Sutton seems concerned someone will touch him today. 

Lucian checked several candy wrappers to see if the elf left any candy for him (he did).

Snowball toss?

Instead of a craft project we did a "snowball" toss today. Except, I couldn't find the white bean bags that go with this, so we borrowed the blue ones out of our Frozen Toss Across.

This is a good energy burning activity and the kids all seem a bit cranky today so a structured sit down project wasn't going to work. 

We don't watch much tv during daycare hours, but we did watch Frosty the Snowman and practiced trying to sing the song. This afternoon we will continue working through our huge pile of snowman books during reading time. 

Marshmallow snowmen

The kids did a fun craft with marshmallows this morning. We made these cute marshmallow snowmen.

I used a marker to draw the faces, and then made the glue circles. If the kids found a spot they felt needed more glue they added that themselves.

After they were done Sutton did actually eat a few, and the daycare toddler licked hers a bit. This was a fun and easy craft. The kids are hoping for real snow to make a snowman. Me? Not so much. :)

Story time Elf

Lucian came stumbling out of the bedroom early this morning, hands over his eyes to block the light. He came to me and said "We have to find the elf!" 

We found him in the dining room table hosting story time. Lucian was a bit upset the robot was there, but I said he could move him, just not the elf. 20 minutes later Sutton woke up and said "We gots to find the elf!" Lucian showed her where he was and the both smiled over him reading a story.