Beating the Rainy Day Blues

This past week started off gorgeous, but very quickly the rain came and put a damper on things. If your child is anything like my toddler, then they've been suffering from the rainy day blues syndrome. Today  we've been focusing our energy on beating the rainy day blues.

We've been channeling our inner picasso's by painting with oatmeal and exploring the textures of dried pasta.

To do this activity all you need is:

• Construction paper
• Oatmeal
• Water
• Food colouring
• Dried pasta
• Glue
• Paint brushes

Simply make the oatmeal, add in a bit of glue and food colouring and let your child get as messy or artistic as their heart desires!

Once we finished up with our impromptu picassos session, we decided to have a dance party. My toddler enjoyed busting a move and tearing up the dance floor to some top 40 music.

It's been such a fun morning, and even better we've burned off so much energy that nap time is bound to be a huge success this afternoon... Leaving time for Momma to enjoy a much deserved break!

Want to check out some more fun ways to beat the rainy day blues, head on over to momstown Arts & Crafts. Get inspired and have lots of fun!

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Happy Family Literacy Day!

Did you know that today marks Family Literacy Day? It's such a special day to take the time to reap all the benefits of reading and bonding with our families.

What do you do to promote literacy around your house?

Aside from our monthly book club events, my husband and I love to take the time each night to sit down with our toddler and read some books before she gets tucked into bed at night. She may still be too young to fully understand the books, but it's great to see her trying to learn and annunciate the words that we're reading aloud; while also exploring the pictures as we flip through the pages. Her mind goes running a million miles a minute whenever we read... It's adorable to see how into it she gets!

If you're looking for some great and fun ideas on how to spend Family Literacy Day, check out the momstown blogs for some great tips.

Happy reading!!!!!