June 15: Paper Toss and Painting

I found this Paper Toss Game and thought it might be fun for the kids to play.  I glued six toilet paper rolls together in a triangle shape and then crumpled up some paper into little balls.  I gave the boys the paper balls and told them to try to toss them into the toilet paper tubes.  If they were a bit older we could have done different points for each tube, but I just wanted them to have fun tossing the ball into the tubes. 

Koen's first attempt wasn't so much a toss as a shot, so it bounced off the edge and landed on the floor.  Frustrated, Koen decided he was done after one turn.  Unfortunately for him, I made him try it again.  After adjusting his technique, he did get a few in which improved his mood somewhat.  Tysen found it worked best to stand right next to the tubes to drop the paper balls into the tubes.  He had great fun with this game.  Even Brielle got in on the fun!  She'd crawl after the balls that didn't make it into the tubes and crawl back to put them in herself.  She was so proud of being so helpful!

Later in the day, Ty asked if he could paint handprint fish (described in a previous post), so we pulled out the paint and let the boys paint.  It was the best part of the day for all of us! :)