Rich the Science Guy!

We have taken Anna Claire to the Red Barn Book Fair every year since she was in the Chicks class, and always to rave reviews.  Last year was a luau. The kids got leis as they came in, and the Red Barn and teachers were decked out adorably.

One year was a pajama party, and from that year on, the pajama element stuck. At least for my kiddo. The Book Fair is usually from 6:30-8pm, so it's about the only way I can manage for her to go, having to be at school at 6:30 in the morning. We eat dinner and bath beforehand, so we can put her straight to bed after the fair.

This year was a science theme which was awesome! The best yet! In fact, if I had known how cool it would be, I would have taken her for the entire show. We arrived at about 10 past 7, so we only got to see a couple of tricks, but they were super fun!

Fun with Dry Ice
One of the activities was for each child to take turns putting their hand into the "smoking cauldron." It had a bit of dried ice in the bottom that created the smoke effect.

Anna Claire told me she was brave to put her hand in the cauldron!

Rich had them blow into the cauldron and the room filled with smoke. Cool!

Book Fair Selections

After the dry ice show, we went to browse for a few minutes while Mr. Rich got ready to make silly putty with the kiddos.  Anna Claire's sweet friend Maggie was there. She loves superheros, and chose a fitting book for herself:: Power Rangers. Of course, then, Anna Claire wanted Power Rangers too. She is so NOT into superheroes, that I found it funny. But she insisted that this would be one of the two books she was allowed, so we are now proud owners of a Power Rangers book at our house. Her second selection was more like something I'd expect my child to pick out: Peppa Pig. She will really like that one.

Larry read Power Rangers to Anna Claire for her bedtime story, and he said there were so many references made in the book that only someone who watched the show would get, that it didn't keep her interest. We question if she'll ever ask it to be read again, but at the bargain price of $3.99, maybe she got some of the answers she was looking for as to why boys are so into Power Rangers at her age.

Silly Putty

As promised,  Anna Claire got to make her own silly putty, and take it home. No need for me to explain how to make it. Let Rich tell you....

I like short sleeves.

Anna Claire has been obsessed with short sleeves for about three weeks now. At first she would not tell us why she was so offended when we presented a long sleeve top for her to wear. She would just say, "It's my secret."

She also must assess the sleeve length of everyone in the room. "Mommy, only you have long sleeves. Me and Daddy and Pop all have short sleeves (insert baseball clap)."

About a week ago she finally revealed why short sleeves are so important to her after I begged her, "Can you please tell Mommy why you don't like long sleeves?" She explained that she has a hard time putting on shirts with long sleeves by herself, so short sleeves were easier for her. Well that makes sense!

Since then, I've tried to pick out outfits with a short sleeve shirt, then topping it with a cardigan or hoodie since we are still in the midst of winter temps.

I felt the need to document this period in her life, because it's really important to her right now, and I think I'll be a little sad when she grows out of this phase.