More Dinosaur Activities. Art.

Here is a short post. Just a photo of more artistic ways to create a dinosaur! Santino is loving this. I am proud of his development and how persistent he is in pursuing his love for the dinosaurs. He is creative in finding ways to make another dinosaur shape. Magnetic letters and sponge stamps, for example.

Digging Ice for Dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, dinosaurs... If a little boy wants to play exclusively with dinosaurs, but the only game he really knows is roaring and hitting dinosaurs with each other, mommy really needs to come up with more dino-ideas. I feel, that it is essential that I come up with more games, so that Santino sees other opportunities and possibilities apart from roaring, so that he involves his imagination more, experiences playing with somebody in a more co-operative way.

So here's another one! Not necessarily Christmas-y, but very winter-y. I loved the combination of science and sensory experiences in this activity. And what determination my little guy showed, trying to free his dinos!

Some DIY activities in preparation for writing

Santino was introduced to a few new exercises yesterday and today: matching and recognizing shapes and letters. He also showed a tremendous progress in managing playdough!

Trucks obsession

Santino loves trucks. Loves them. He knows many of them by name, like excavator (he can't pronounce that, but he is trying), big rig (one of his favorite words), fire truck, pickup, bus, ambulance, airplanes and helicopters. Oh, and how could I forget garbage trucks! He calls them "gunk". All these boring sedans and mini vans don't interest him that much.

Today he got his dream come true! Big rig delivered some shingles to us, as the roofers will start working this weekend on our roof. The driver let Santino sit first in his fork lift, and then in the big rig cab! Wow... Needless to say, that it was nearly impossible to take Santino out.