What To Do While Brother Is Sleeping..

Riley is home sick from school today.  Poor little guy started to feel sick when he got home from school yesterday and still hasn't recovered.  He was on the sofa all last night and ended up puking a few times before he finally crashed around 10 pm.  He didn't eat anything last night and this morning after a few shows and two pieces of toast, he asked to go back up to his bed to rest.  Poor kid is passed out. Now if you read my last post about how Kendall has entered the "terrible two's" you understand the title of this post...How do I keep her quiet?  It's not like there isn't enough noise outside with the two houses they are building next to and behind us!

So this is what Kendall and I decided to do to keep her out of his room and somewhat entertained:

We made Pinkalicious-worthy PINK playdough!

My mom's playdough recipe:

1 c. flour

1/2 c. salt

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil

1 c. water with food coloring added

Mix flour, salt & cream of tartar to remove lumps.  Add oil.  Put a generous amount of food coloring into water (or just a little red if you have to make everything PINK for your own little Pinkalicious!).  Add water.  Heat mixture on stove until it forms a ball.  

And why not use this opportunity to help her with her letters?  She can already sing "the K says 'ka'" just like on The Letter Factory!

Yes, she's got some terrible bed head this morning, but why pretend that my kids are always dressed and pressed every day?  

This is the way we roll sometimes...

Making her letter K

We spelled her name

Good thing we made this batch from scratch since she decided to taste test the letter K!

Her own little creation!

Now what will we do to keep little Miss Priss occupied while big brother sleeps?  Hmm...Wonder how long she'll be entertained by listening to the Philadelphia Eagles fight song?  She's asking for me to play it on the computer.  It's funny to listen to her sing "On the road to victory!  H I J N O P, Eagles!"  At least she keeps me laughing!