Bambino Academy: On The Shelves This Week

I can't believe it has literally been months since I put up a Bambino Academy post! I'll be honest and say that there is a huge part of me that has moved away from all of this focus on our toddlers as I feel that it just puts far too much undue pressure on mums (homeschool blogging mums in particular) to perform and to keep up with all of the fabulous activities that we all see circulating around the blogosphere, as opposed to keeping the focus on the toddler.

I know that at least in our home, our toddler receives all that he needs without me having to spend time planning, setting up and organising a myriad of activities, even though I can see and value their importance.

The number one reason I will continue this year is because this is his 'school' and whilst he isn't really satisified at that (he just wants to do school with the big kids) it will have to do for now. It keeps him busy and entertained for at least a portion of our day so that I have some time to focus on the other two.

~ C is 31 months ~

The above image shows what the shelves looked like on the first day this week, some of the activities did get rotated. If all goes well this shelf will keep him entertained for about an hour with very little input from me (taking the lid off the glue, filling his water tray for painting).

I am still finding my groove for the year with the bigger two, so in all honesty not a great deal of thought was put into the activities, on the shelves this week.

He got this Klutz Magic Painting Book for Christmas, which in my opinion, isn't the best value for money. None the less it is a simple and relatively non messy way of painting.

Gluing of any description is always a winner. This time, left over chocolate wrappers. 

He has been intrigued by cutting for some time and I finally put together a basket of cutting strips to help him conquer this skill. At this stage they are just plain strips, we'll work up to having him cut on lines etc.

Thanks playschool for this idea, he loved it. Pushing colourful feathers into a metal sieve.

And of course it made a great hat! (oops sorry eyes closed shot)

C also enjoys pouring of any kind.

Threading bears, I was encouraging him to match colours but he wasn't into that.

He spent a great deal of time watching K working with these beans and wanted a turn, so this was a completely self directed activity, I simply gave him the tray to keep all of the bits on.

It's been super hot here this past week and we've lived in the pool. Aren't they one of those things that you can live without for years but when you have one you just don't know how you ever made it through summers without it!

A spot more painting after some cooling off in the sparkling blue water.

This post is linked to:

• Toddler Tuesday

• Tot Tuesday's

• Tot School