Sundays are usually lazy days. I guess it's an old habit from when we used to have schedules to follow. Anyway, we went to the library yesterday and borrowed a bunch of new books, one of which was a small book of poems about seasonal fairies. Zorah was quite taken with it (kids love small things, it seems) and started singing some of them out loud. I managed to tape one.
Later today, Zorah rediscovered the Anchor blocks. If you have never heard of them, these are awesome building blocks made of a specially composed material that most resemble stone. When you build with them, the weight of the blocks holds them together. An booklet detailing the creation of a few structures helps to give you a sense of the proper way to lay bricks for a sturdy structure. I love them. I wish I had a bigger set. For Zorah, of course. :-)
She wanted to build a house for the bear whose hat you can see in the picture. We built a few then knocked them down. Fun! The only problem came when we had to fit all the blocks into their box. They have to be laid out in a complex pattern, which sometimes frustrates her. Great for spatial relations and following diagrams though. I can't say enough good things about these blocks.
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