Feathers, Puzzles, Stickers, Crayons and More

We've done so many new activities and 'crafts' the past couple of months.  The boys really seem to enjoy them and are developing the skills quite well.  I thought I'd highlight on a handful of them:

Stickers (and some gluing): The boys just love sticker time.  We put them on foam paper (which is easy for them to peel off again), Gavin, Wyatt and Mama!  They are learning quickly how to handle the small stickers even and transfer them from their fingers to the paper.  (Sometimes the slightly larger stickers wrap around their fingers though and give them trouble getting them off...)

Feather and Pipe Cleaner Fun: I wrapped a cardboard box in large-holed twill (mesh).  The idea was to learn to put objects through the tiny holes.  We used feathers and pipe cleaners.  The boys thought this was great fun; although I have to say loading the feathers on top of the box and twisting the pipe cleaners this way and that was a lot more entertaining!

Puzzles: We have a lot of the wooden jumbo puzzles the boys enjoy.  I also bought them these foam alphabet puzzle pieces the other week.  The boys have decided these types of puzzles are wonderful.  Over the course of a couple of weeks, they have understood the concept of keeping the pieced flat and trying to fit them together.  They practice this all throughout the day since we just keep these pieces out all the time.

More Feather Fun: One day we decided the feathers didn't need to go in the box, but rather made excellent 'throw in the air and watch them float' and 'cover Gavin/Wyatt/Mama' and 'Tickle, Tickle' toys instead!  We had so much fun throwing the feathers and chasing each other tickling.  The boys kept trying to feed the feathers to the dogs even.  After the feather fun, the boys got to help me vacuum, which is of course one of their favorite things to do!

Shapes: Another one of their favorite 'puzzles' is the shapes blocks.  They have gotten pretty good at putting the shapes in the correct slot too.

Crayons: The boys have also taken a big interest in drawing these days.  After several months of semi-interest, I was very impressed with their artwork below they drew today!  

They've also enjoyed playing with play-dough, but I don't have a picture to go along with that.  There are so many other special 'craft activities' the boys do these days, but I just wanted to highlight a few of them.