Passover Sensory Tub

I've been itching to make Ethan some sensory tubs, but between work life and home life, I can't seem to find any free time. I put this project off for the summer. But then, the beauty that is Spring Break arrived, and I've got some time to be a crafty and creative Mommy. 

I decided to put together a Passover Sensory Tub to entertain Ethan during the Seder tomorrow night. I chose items that represent the ten plagues: blood, frogs, lice, wild beasts, cattle disease, boils, locusts, hail, darkness, and slaying of the first born. (I know, I know, sounds macabre, but my mind was swimming with all the neat items I could use to represent these things!)

Here is what I used:

• sand, stones, rocks, shredded paper (desert filler)
• sparkly red pipe cleaners
• sparkly red poofs
• aluminum foil
• squishy frogs
• Little People animals
• lion figurine
• grasshopper figurine
• foam spiders
• sparkly black foam
• baby figurines
• green tub and scoop (both from the Dollar Tree)

Here's what I ended up with:

Ball Pit

The next few days are slated to be H-O-T, HOT! We're supposed to reach temperatures over 100 degrees. You know what that means...we will be limiting our outdoor time. Which means, I need to find some more fun activities for my little guy to enjoy inside.

Last week, one of the other moms at Gymboree mentioned that she turned her son's pack-'n-play into a ball pit. Perfect!! Here's how ours turned out.

Around the House

Lately, I've been feeling the need to redecorate our house. We've been here for almost three years, and I'm getting a little bored with the way things look. I don't want to tackle and major projects, since we plan to move into a bigger place in a few years, I just want to spice things up, and make the space we have work for our family of three.

So...here are some things we've redone recently.

These pantry shelves have allowed me to free up a couple of cabinets, included one for all of Ethan's utensils, bowls, baby food supplies, etc.

A wrap caddy...we now have an empty drawer in our kitchen! The possibilities are endless! {Note: Kevin painstakingly installed it upside-down, and had to redo it...oops!}

I found this idea on-line, but in a kid's room, and thought it would be the perfect thing for our living room. I'm trying to find other forms of wall decor, other than pictures and candles.

Loved this quote, and thought it would go nicely in our living room, too.

Professional pictures {from Sarah, at The Nest Photography}...also in our living room.

Finally, our stairway gallery. Ignore the unfilled picture frame...I'm being very selective with the photos I choose for it. I'm also not sure about the staggered letters that spell out our last name. Who knows, it might grow on me!