Yesterday was Craft Tuesday! I posted all of these pics late last night, and promptly fell asleep before captioning any of them. What can I say, it's been a busy week! Anyway, as you know we have chosen to homeschool Younger Brother. (Actually, it looks as though we will likely be homeschooling them all next year; but that's another topic for another post.) Anyway, it seems to have worked out that each day of the week has developed its own theme. Review Monday, Library/Field Trip Thursday, and a house favorite....Craft Tuesday! I am the one in charge of the academics, and J is (among other things) in charge of thinking up and executing the weekly craft project. I think daddy is having as much fun with it as they are! This week it was:
A Cardboard Town
We have been saving all kinds of boxes and paper towel tubes etc. for the past couple of weeks.
A little imagination + scissors, paint, glue, and tape = Voila!
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This was a house on the frontside,
and some sort of waterworks/waterfall on the backside.
...and a colorful one at that!
This house came complete with a twin bed for a Lego Guy inside.
And towering above it,
the town's water supply...
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a diving board watertower!
*scroll back to picture #1 for scale*
Because really, it would be a waste to have a structure that tall with no good reason to climb it and dive off!
I've always said Younger Brother has a promising future career on Nitro Circus!
But I digress.
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Two weeks ago, Craft Tuesday also involved the building of a town.
Only this time it was...
Toothpicks and Marshmallows!
They loved this one,
probably because it was edible.
And I loved this one, except for walking through my dark living room in bare feet that night and stepping on half of a broken toothpick, stuck point-up in the carpet.
That was awesome!
Still a good idea nonetheless.
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And last week's Craft Tuesday activity...
Pipe Cleaner Fun!
There were silly hats
alien spiders
handcuffs
(of course)
keys
(of course)
and glasses.
Brother and Sis had a dispute over what this should be.
He said it was a bomb.
She said it was clearly a flower.
I feel a Peter, Paul, and Mary song coming on!
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Oh and,
"Hey guys, has anyone seen my phone?!"
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Later in the day, pipe cleaner fun yielded a classic, "Younger Brother was here!" moment.
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Found it!
Click here for another, "Younger Brother was Here" moment if you missed it.
And here ... he had just recently turned 4 in this one!
Man I love that kid!
You know, occasionally wanting to pull my hair out aside.
:)
So here you have it!
Let it be known, I had nothing to do with this!
And there is positively no way she would have decided to get rid of the water on the table by licking it up.
And I am most definitely certain she would never have finished drying the kitchen table with her sock!
I mean, that's completely inappropriate. Such things would never be allowed to transpire here!
Try the stairs!
A Cardboard Town
This was a house on the frontside,
and some sort of waterworks/waterfall on the backside.
...and a colorful one at that!
This house came complete with a twin bed for a Lego Guy inside.
a diving board watertower! 
Toothpicks and Marshmallows!
Pipe Cleaner Fun!
There were silly hats
alien spiders
handcuffs
keys
and glasses.
Brother and Sis had a dispute over what this should be.
He said it was a bomb.
She said it was clearly a flower. 
Later in the day, pipe cleaner fun yielded a classic, "Younger Brother was here!" moment.
Found it!
So I know Princess A has monopolized the blog recently. Buuut, I figured I'd make it an even 3 for 3 before returning to regularly scheduled programming.
Brother is HUH-LARIOUS!
Make a note of it.
breakfast line
coat of ice
hooves to yourself if you can't play nice
party of two
frozen trees
chestnut ears
listening to me
winter withers
matted back
whiskers of an old barn cat
crystal view
curious nose
cold mare legs
strike a pose
northwest wind
cozy hay
happy
february
day
