It’s been a crazy week…Nadia’s been sick and meetings at work. Weekend is looking promising. I printed out these Mr. Printable sheets for Nadia…she loves them!
She cut out an eagle and a horse…
You then stick the edges on…
A little coloring…
Here’s the eagle…
And the horse…
If you use thicker paper, the toys are more durable…
Playtime…
Have a great weekend!
Cheers,
Aruna
Sailboats…topic for today. Understanding how wind helps drive the boats along. Nadia cut out some strips of bright paper…
She then stuck them on a paper…
Plenty of glue…
And pressure does the trick!
Then the mast and the sails…
Drawing on some water…
Some clouds and a sun…and of course don’t forget to write the name 🙂
Have a great week.
Cheers,
Aruna
This Sunday we found our way to Lions Den (thanks to a tip from a co-worker). The Bluff trail provides awesome views of Lake Michigan…
The area has lots of shaded trails to walk through…
There’s a lovely beach area for hours of fun…stones to pick
Swim, wade and get your feet wet…
Mudpies to make…
And moments to just muse and marvel at the Great Lakes…
Since we’re not doing much crafting or art indoor this summer, this blog shall present Summer activity posts…after all we are celebrating life each day 🙂
Cheers,
Aruna
We spent Sunday afternoon indoors doing some drawing and coloring. Using her little space shuttle model, Nadia did a still life. 
Using a coin here for the circle…
Just love the writing on it here 🙂
Adding some of her own ideas…clouds
and a planet…
Here’s the final drawing…
Now let’s color…
Note the Sun and the name signing…
Here’s the model she used as a reference…
Here’s the final 🙂
Happy Monday!
Cheers,
Aruna
This year we took our lego EID building a step further…
It was a lot of fun, reading and educating Nadia on the various aspects of Mecca.
Here she is assembling the 3 pillars (Jamrats)…
Here’s the Kabah with Mt. Sawa and Merwah…
“If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain”…
Here’s an aerial view…along with the Plains of Arafat and the tent city of Mina.
Of course it’s not to scale but the the smile on Nadia’s face tells you how enjoyable the learning was 🙂
Looking forward to a wonderful EID celebration tomorrow.
Cheers,
Aruna
Taking 10 mins for a quick craft…before heading out for the July 4th fireworks. It’s been ages! Nadia really enjoyed this quick session.
Painting the beak and feet…
Making the wings using her palms for measure…
Gluing the pieces together…
Here’s our bald eagle!
Happy 4th July!
Cheers,
Aruna
Celebrate life with us 