Yo ho, Yo ho...
Today was a gloomy day. While I personally love a good storm and a rainy day was much needed for the plants (and to cut this awful heat!!) it does make activities more tricky. The last several days we've been wrapping up our afternoons at the pool and our evenings at the park. Since that was off the table we had to get creative today. This months Kiwi Co theme was pirates so we cracked it open and decided to make the most of the afternoon anyway. First we made the hat -- I folded and she decorated! Then we decorated and made two ships and a little eye patch and a parrot for her arm. Once all our pirate gear was made up and ready to go it was time for the main event... ...ship races!! These little boats have foam bottoms and a rudder that you can actually move around so while this was a fun activity it was also a great hands on learning experience for Evie about how ships and rudders work and how wind and currents can move ships in the water. She's been on her fair s...