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Brainstorming: Writing & Art Center
I’m eager to turn the table in Henry’s room into a writing and art center.
In order to best know how to organize the space, I need to think through everything it will contain.
Some of the things I would like to include:
- Different types of paper: plain white, construction paper, story writing paper, water color paper
- Envelopes
- Scissors
- Pencils
- Colored pencils
- Stickers
- Glue
- Water colors
- Paint brushes
- Stamps
- Ink pad
- Scotch tape
- Washi tape
I’ve thought about trying to purchase some kind of storage unit to slide under the table.- This one from IKEA is really expensive, but it’s short enough to slide under the table
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Holiday Countdown
We started a Holiday Countdown calendar a couple years ago, but now that we have young children, I want to add some additional activities that are more relevant to them (while also keeping it simple, since weeknights are already pretty hectic since we try to get everything done in time for a 6:30pm bedtime). Here are some things to add to our list:- Drink eggnog
- Drink hot chocolate
- Visit the Zilker Tree
- Visit 37th Street lights
- Visit Christmas house at 1912 Crystal Shores
- Go ice-skating (we won’t do it this year, but I’ll go ahead and make a tag for it for future years)
- Attend the Cherrywood Art Festival
- Making
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Henry and Tate’s Christmas List
Every year my mom asks for a list of things for the boys. I thought I would share this year’s list, in case you are trying to pull together something similar!
