Straws and pencil grips and light table fun

Bed Time Disco Party

Today was very long and full of outings, We had a playdate with our playgroup out in the yard . Then Graham requested to go shopping at the dollar tree to get more plastic frogs. So we loaded up after lunch & a quick house tidy. We had never been to one of the larger dollar trees before. The one closest to us is quite small but still has great stuff.  We shop at the dollar tree for some of our learning through play materials. I had purchased some glitter bugs and frogs at the dollar tree the day before, and surprised them with the bugs and frogs in their sand table this morning. They  saw them, light up and promptly hoarded them so they didnt have to share them with their playmates on the way to our yard for a playdate.  I can understand not wanting to share your new frogs and bugs. We had lots of cool stuff in the sand box already, including some spiffy new gold pine cones(another dollar tree find)! So, I had thought about it and said well I guess I will need to go and buy more frogs and bugs so that they leave a few in the sand box for playdates and outdoor play. Graham heard me say that and decided he was itching for a dollar tree shopping spree.  Mind you, there was no intentions of a shopping spree. However, Graham and Parker have never been to the dollar tree, especially not a HUGE one, and they normally are in a stroller, wagon, or shopping cart when inside a store.  We walked in the doors of dollar tree and it was ON!  They went nuts finding awesome stuff that they wanted.  They started with acrylic santas, and an acrylic glitter bear. Then it was off to the toys, they picked bugs, frogs, sea creatures, and something else which I can't recall right now.  Then they quickly scurried from aisle to aisle and before we knew it..... they wanted the whole darn store.  However we did not buy the whole store.  One thing I picked up was a cute little red and blue mini trash can which is PERFECT for their play area!! Graham decided it needed to be his official party hat of the night though.  I am hoping tomorrow it can go back to its normal purpose of becoming the play area trash can.  Thank goodness it was never used because after a cool glow in the dark bath time. the trash can became a party hat. Oh what fun it is to be three.  ;)

So we had to get out their new belated birthday gift, a disco party light and I got out some blue water beads as well as their bath disco balls.  Lotsa Fun!!