Mushy Gushy Painting Class Part 2

Our next mushy gushy classes through the Park and Rec had a fun bubble painting project and some sand/water sensory table play! She loved all three!

I LOVE the "blowing a bubble" face that Curious Miss V has- LOL! She tries to blow all the air out of herself it seems like. Very serious! 

Puffy cheeks 

There was some "ice painting" too with a colored ice cube and Popsicle stick. This one was more just a mess as the ice melted all over.

Messy face

Miss V loved the sand when we went to Cape Cod on her first birthday and of course loved it during class. Especially since there were shovels and "scoopers" as she calls them! 

Lastly, to wash off, kiddos played in a big water table with colored water that ended up all turning black! She always asks to get her water table out when we are in the shed but we obviously can't since it is winter so this was great fun!

Look Mom, I dumped it out! 

Only 2 classes left: I'm sure more mushy-gushy-ness is on the way!

Mushy Gushy Painting Class Part 1

I signed Curious Miss V up for a sensory/play/art class through West Allis Park and Rec and we have had a few classes so far! My original thought was that maybe some more sensory play would help her be more willing to play in and touch snow because she really doesn't want anything to do with it! And, ironically the first class had a big bin filled with snow for kiddos to explore and play with. The shovels and cups were the key for Miss V. She loves scooping, dumping out, refilling anything...water, noodles, beans... so the fact that it was snow was secondary to the fun utensils. 

Look at the grip on that cup! It was a popular "station" and V wanted to protect that cup from the other kids LOL

Her sole mission in that moment was filling the cup. So serious! 

She was not such a fan of the shaving cream and corn starch bin...

Umm...what's this on my hand?

You want me to mush this and spread it around? I don't think so

Can we get this off my hand please?

There are always one or two different painting stations and we've used everything from bubble wands to sponges to toothbrushes and of course fingers as paint brushes! She has loved every painting project!

"violet" paint!

Glitter and glue project

Look what I made Mom! and look at her face... 

She of course has gotten paint in her hair too!

The best part of this class besides watching V have an awesome time...I don't have to clean up the mess! Seriously the teacher is awesome...let's them do all this messy stuff and then does all the clean up. A Win Win! 

Everybody do the Monster Boogie

Curious Miss V LOVES music and dancing, although she often gets shy doing it in front of others. She reserves her moves for Mom and Dad ;) 

Violet's first babysitter who had her from 3 months til 10 months introduced us to Laurie Berkner, a kids singer. Violet's first favorite of hers was Pig on Her Head and that song was actually her "reward" for doing her business on the big girl potty when we first started potty training. So, we listened to it a million times! 

She also loves We are the Dinosaurs and most recently The Monster Boogie which happens to be a book as well. Found that at the library a few weeks ago and it has also been read a million times!

Checking out all the monsters on the back to pick one to make.

We just had to make a monster like one from the book. The Youtube music video of the song is a bunch of kids making monster masks with various art materials. Will link at the end. So, I thought this would be a good time to break out the toddler scissors V got in her Xmas stocking. About time, right?!

Such concentration! 

She chose an octopus looking monster so I drew the body on construction paper and had her decorate with stickers. Of course, she had to use food stickers LOL

We made a tail and some teeth with different color paper. She used the scissors for cutting both while I guided and held the paper ;)

She of course loves using glue sticks too.

She had to put some finishing touches on with her markers which she seriously manages to get all over her hands and face every time she so much as touches one!

She kept "referencing" the book to see if there was anything her monster was missing.

And the finished product was shown to all relatives via video chat and is now hanging on the fridge next to "work" from school. She has been doing letter pages, tracing numbers and shapes... how did she get so old?!?!

Ta-Da!

She is a goofy, art project loving and reader extraordinaire! 

Here is the Monster Boogie song link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W75qojZOVXE

Laundry part 2

We have a follow up to my first post way back in January about Curious Miss V's interest in laundry! 
https://curiousmissv.blogspot.com/2019/01/laundry-curiosity.html

She got a Melissa and Doug (#NotAnAD) laundry play kit for her birthday in August from Auntie Kellie and Uncle Ben. She has absolutely loved playing with it since...just haven't taken pics of her using it til now!  Her absolute favorite part is taking the lids on and off the "soap" bottles.

I've said it before... if this girl isn't a professional laundry washer as an adult...she will be an engineer. SO curious about how lids work, how blocks fit into certain places...

Got it on Mom!

Another fun part is the water spray bottle. Uncle Ben decided to actually fill it with water. In August, we were playing with it outside so what the heck. Now, inside, there is still some left and it causes quite the delight to get a little squirt out. There can't be hardly anything left in it but she manages every time- LOL

LOVES "washing" her stuffed animals and dolls.

There is a pack of "dryer sheets" as well and she goes around the house wiping/drying everything she sees at random times. She thinks they are like her diaper wipes that we still use in the kitchen to wash her up after meals! 

Let's get you dry baby!

Would you actually like to see the enjoyment V has while playing laundry? Yes, me too however she would not stop long enough to take a good pic so this is the best I got :) 

Come on Mom! I just want to play!

Lastly, there is a mini ironing board and iron included in the set. She doesn't play with these as much because I don't think she's ever seen me use the real one in her 2 year existence! She will have to learn from Grandma Diane!! 

Kinetic Sand

Our girl Curious Miss V loves the beach/sand! At least she did at age 1 when we took her on her first family vacation to Cape Cod in 2018. Grandpa and Krista decided to try some indoor kinetic sand fun and it is the next best thing!

She really likes filling up the "castles" and dumping them out. They are usually only half way filled because she is too impatient! 

what will this make?!

This feels funny...but I like it I think!

this can't be real sand can it!?

Take the picture Mom so I can keep playing!

Cutting/raking/sawing are fun too!

Mom of course had the brilliant idea to try dipping our toes in just like at the real beach! V was of course all for it and very curious!

Best smile ever!

Might as well go all in! Buried foot! 

And of course...the throwback to Cape Cod on her 1st birthday!