Hot Toy November 2008

I love to buy toys, activities and books for the boys. Some of them are a hit and some are not. I bought these little bead packets for a $1 each at Michael's and I didn't really have high expectations for them. Boy was I wrong! Max sat at the table for thirty minutes carefully following the pattern. He loved it and he did so good! When he finished his owl (or alien), he continued to sit there and make a pattern of colors. Nolen has joined in the fun too. He is making things that altogether will help him tell a story. So far he has a building that will catch on fire (in the story, not for real), a blue triangle (water shooting up to put out the fire), a guy walking, a dot (a guy that has been shot a lot and that is all that is left of his face (gulp)), and a square of stripes that he calls "Goo". I love that he is working so hard to make these pictures and he is really using his imagination, not just the patterns. The boys have spent about an hour each day creating their works of art. Its fun to watch.