Craft Time!

Nolan has really been enjoying his Sunday school class - now that he has moved up with the 2-3 years olds, he gets to have a real Bible lesson and do a craft and have snacks. This last week he was so proud to show us his craft and has really gotten into it. So, today I thought it would be fun to do something like that at home. It is finally cooling down a little bit in the evenings here, so if you get outside in the early morning, before it gets too hot, it is really nice.

This morning was one of those, with a nice breeze - in the 70's. So, after we dropped off Lauren at school, we came straight home, grabbed the wagon and went for a walk around the neighborhood. He always loves to pick up rocks and sticks as we are walking...but, today, I gave him the job of finding fall leaves to pick up off the ground. They had to be orange or red, not brown or yellow. He did a pretty good job, although there weren't that many. He was proud of his handful of leaves, so when we got home, I decided we should do a craft with them.

As soon as I said the word "craft", he got really excited - I think he remembered from Sunday school. :) We worked together and made a very cute owl hand puppet. He thought it was a blast and we named him "Tad" (mainly because that is an easy one-syllable name he can say). It was an easy craft that didn't take too long (which was the key for keeping him interested). And it's even better than artwork you just put up on the fridge, because he can actually play with it! So, now I'm thinking we should start doing a different craft each week, since he loves it so much!? Here's our cute owl: