tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post5440742409125838307..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Christmas CookiesCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-58572296133321413642011-12-28T09:16:49.833-08:002011-12-28T09:16:49.833-08:00If your husband is anything like mine, the beer br...If your husband is anything like mine, the beer brewing kit that you bought him (as I bought for my husband a few years ago) will become not a hobby, but an obsession. That's not a bad thing, but just be warned! At least one of your kids is probably old enough to help him a bit. My problem with the brewing obsession at the moment is that no kid watching can occur while he is brewing - too much boiling liquid, too much concentration required. Also, we have friends that threw in the towel on brewing for the time being after having a few batches ruined when their kid dropped toys into the fermentation carboy. So beware:) Sounds like an awesome Christmas, and I appreciate having the recipes! I'm looking forward to doing more baking when BabyC can be involved. I did none this year and feel OK about it, but I would like to start some baking traditions next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-50698217358263151382011-12-27T21:53:39.015-08:002011-12-27T21:53:39.015-08:00@nicoleandmaggie - I know what you mean about '...@nicoleandmaggie - I know what you mean about 'where do I store all this stuff!' In fact, my husband has just been sent to Ikea to buy storage... duplo and small toy animals may otherwise takeover my house... whoops. no, he's just come in as I was typing and told me my parents will babysit so it looks like I might have to go to ikea too. Gah!<br /><br />@Cloud - looks like a lovely Christmas! And some yummy baking. I'm always intrigued by new recipes and anything that is toddler friendly for baking and consuming. (BTW, My fav Edmonds recipe is for the Afghan biscuits. I'm also waiting for my MIL to send me her mothers recipe for Belgian biscuits, which I am sorely missing this Christmas)Zenmoohttp://zenmastermoo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-49262678252514334972011-12-27T18:42:48.016-08:002011-12-27T18:42:48.016-08:00@Becky- the coloring in the lines is her perfectio...@Becky- the coloring in the lines is her perfectionist streak. It has its own challenges! But yes, I was horrible at coloring in the lines well into elementary school.<br /><br />@Anandi- we bought the letter and number stamps and some pattern rollers from Lakeshore, which is an education supply store.<br /><br />@Nicoleandmaggie- boo on lost comments! Yay for cool building toy gifts, though!Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-22425699626365280852011-12-27T16:52:42.926-08:002011-12-27T16:52:42.926-08:00(Attempt #3 to comment! Wordpress keeps logging m...(Attempt #3 to comment! Wordpress keeps logging me out and then eating the comment. This time I will copy it first or not use openID.)<br /><br />Awww! Butterfly wings!<br /><br />This seems to be the year of building toys for DS. Lego Fortaan (grandparents), those super neat kaliedo gears Femomhist recommended (uncle), and just now he's gotten out the K'Nex race track (age 9+... actually does seem a bit complicated for him, but maybe he'll surprise us) (also grandparents). We're waiting for his grandpa to get here to try putting together the castle, which turned out to be not a blocks castle as I'd hoped but instead a much fancier dollhouse castle. (Note entire royal family including princess.) http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Castle/dp/B0010AK1MQ (also grandparents).<br /><br />I don't know where we're going to *put* all this stuff once assembled. But we can worry about that later.nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-67913800864084923782011-12-27T09:40:14.357-08:002011-12-27T09:40:14.357-08:00Hah! I love the butterfly wings, and glad you had...Hah! I love the butterfly wings, and glad you had a nice Christmas. <br /><br />Where/what kind of Play-Doh stamps did you buy? I've never seen those!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212690454989568626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-29947956010349579912011-12-27T07:47:20.099-08:002011-12-27T07:47:20.099-08:00Either your efforts to encourage her spatial aware...Either your efforts to encourage her spatial awareness, or all that practice in preschool, have paid off! That is some awesome coloring in the lines. Much better than I could do when I entered kindergarten. My first memory of kindergarten is being chided by the teacher for not coloring in the lines.Beckynoreply@blogger.com