Have you ever noticed that kids get a lot more mileage out of the box something came in than whatever was inside the box in the first place? We always have boxes laying around, waiting to be recycled. Please don’t judge me by the box my baby decided to carry around with her.
Yes, we use ‘processed cheese’ for scrambled eggs, mac and cheese, and grilled cheese. Haven’t found anything else that melts that well, and let’s face it, all cheese is processed in some way, lol.
My oldest daughter can be more selective about what she uses, but sometimes not. Just the other day she grabbed the baby shoes her sister was carrying around (trying to get me to put them on her for the umpteenth time that day) and used them as ‘cars’ for her new princess figurines.
Traveling to the ‘castle’.. by the way, suddenly calling the FP house a castle worked brilliantly. Everyone has been evicted in lieu of the princesses coming ‘home’. *not having to buy a castle on top of everything else.. PRICELESS*
Matt’s grandmother very nicely gave my 4 y.o. some seashells from one of their million beach walks. I did warn his grandmother that they may not be just set around to look pretty and they’d probably break. Then I told K they were fragile and let her take them outside. I haven’t really seen any broken ones, so she’s been really careful. She plays with them under her playhouse. Whatever keeps her busy!
Life’s a beach, eh?
What fun/interesting/odd things do your kids play with? Shoes seem to be a big one around here. Now that it’s gotten colder, mittens are being used as socks and put on and taken off several times a day. Boxes, blankets, pillows, frisbees… you name it they’ve done something with it other than an object’s intended purpose. Share in the comments! Thank you!
Rachel calls mittens “puppets.” We only have one real hand puppet into this house, but considering more. I just realized last week that our half wall between the kitchen and great room would make a great place to put on a puppet show. The big kids could make their own, but I’m not ready to hand Rachel craft supplies besides crayons 🙂 My kids love making box cars when we have something come in the mail in a box big enough for them to fit in. They actually cut out wheels, lights, windows and such and paste them on. Today, they just sat in plain ones they hadn’t decorated. They were little boxes (about an 18 inch cube) but Jacob and Rachel were together in one. It was cute when she climbed out and said “I’m home!!” Anyway, I’m getting off topic! Rachel loves shoes and underwear. For some reason, putting Jacob’s underwear on her head is hysterical to her. It’s really not all that funny. And like most kids, a few measuring cups or big spoons and a bowl make her really happy. I think I’m getting her a Bilibo for Christmas. It’s a toy specifically meant to have no real purpose but they use their imagination to come up with ways to play. Gets good reviews and seemed like an interesting idea for a kid who really doesn’t need anything else.
I love how Keeley is using the shells!
Oh, and I use Velveeta whenever I’m making a cheese sauce. i don’t care for grilled cheese with it, but Mark does. I do not care how processed it is. It makes delicious mac and cheese!