Easy Fall Crafts For Toddlers: Pumpkin Painting

There was a reason for pumpkin picking with the girls. I love arts and crafts or "activities" as Milani likes to call it. Painting pumpkin is messy but so much fun. Plus, it is really easy.

What you need:

The paint comes in a set of 10

• Pumpkin
• Crayola Washable Paint 
• Old T-Shirts or Smocks 
• Newspapers
• Paint Brushes (Find them at Target, Michael's or any craft stores)
• Paper plate

Instructions 

• Find a large area for the your toddler or toddlers to have room to paint
• Place newspaper on the floor. Even though the paint is washable, who feels like wiping up paint off the floor?
• Place the pumpkins on the newspaper
• Add the paints in circles on the plates
• Put smocks or old t-shirts the toddler(s)
• give a paint brush and let them have at it! 
• Once they have finished (the children), put the pumpkins with the newspaper attached somewhere high so that your little ones cannot reach. 
• Let the pumpkins dry

Below are pictures of the girls painting their pumpkins! SHARE your arts and crafts on our facebook page: facebook.com/thegoodtimegurlz

Mya and Milani: 18 Months

I failed the blog for 30 day challenged, I failed the New Years resolution already. Basically, I have not kept my word on blogging regularly. In my defense, here is what I am working with:

1. Working on my masters
2. Working full time
3. Girls are in daycare and bring back colds, flu's, everything
4. I had the flu
5. Moving
6. Trying to finish the final paper work for my non profit
7. Did I mention working full time?

I have a lot on my plate. However, I do vow to take time during work (when I get in on time), to blog. Writing is my stress reliever. Also, I start to ponder what topics I want to write about. What will captivate my audience? Who actually reads my blogs? Then I thought, Jamila, just write for you. Write anything you want in regards to being a mom, a new mom, and a mom of twins. Write about your obessions, new baby products, what is going on with the twins. So, that is what I am going to do. Anyway, this blog is not about me, it is about my favorite two girls in the world! Mya and Milani. I missed their 17 month report (my bad), but here is their 18 months.

Mya

 

 

Weight: 27lbs

Height: 30 1/2 inches (Find out exact height January 26)

Favorite Toy: Ride on car she got from Christmas

Favorite Show: Dora the Explorer, favorite song "I'm the Map!"

Favorite Saying: "ADADADADAAAAA" or "MAMAMA" or "Yeah"

Anything New? Mya has a total of 12 teeth. She recently got two back teeth at the top and two back teeth at the bottom. She has become more picky in eating than anything else. Mya loves putting objects in my hand for some reason. She loves to dance now and pushes every object across the floor. She now waves bye bye. Other than that, she is still your sweet Mya. Loves to talk, clap her hands and eat her favorite snacks, which are fruit and cheerios.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milani

 

 

Weight: 25lbs

Height: Find out January 26

Favorite Toy: Puzzles

Favorite Show: Team Umizoomi

Favorite Saying(s): "Hi" or "Car" or "Job" or "Bye-Bye"

Anything New? Milani said a new word "car" she spins around, and dances on her tippy toes. She loves to eat and is now trying to feed herself with the spoon. Milani mimics everything and she even takes my hands and puts them on parts of my body.

 

 

These fun loving twins are growing up so fast! Until 19 months.

 



Mya and Milani: Fav Moments of 2012

As 2012 comes to end, I must say I was continually blessed. I was able to move into a new apartment (which we are about to move again), I was able to go back to work with a new job, found an affordable day care and best of all, I was able to see another year of the growth and development of my now 17 month old twins. Here is my favorite pictures of them from the year 2012. Enjoy!

January 2012

Mya and Milani at 6 months in our second apartment

Mya sits without support


February 2012

Giants in the Superbowl (and won!)

Aunt Taffy and Trippy finally visit the girls

March 2012

Milani finally understands the walker 

Mya understands too

The girls visit their GiGi at work

April 2012 

Easter Church time (Milani)

 Milani visits her Nana (dad's side) she is 94 years old!

Mya and her nanny

May 2012

Mondays on Preemietwinsandme is Milani Mondays (we stopped, but we may continue)

Milani's first tooth comes in 

First day of daycare! 

June 2012

Milani and her uncle

 Mya and GiGi

Fun day at the park

 We are crawling!

July 2012

Happy 1st Birthday Mya and Milani!!

Cake made by Make my Cake in Harlem

Beach theme party and Milani wanted out of the turtle

August 2012

The day at the beach (for the first time)

It was a long day

One of the hottest days in the summer (Mya)

Milani, she looks tan!

September 2012

The twins were trying to escape

At their uncles sixth birthday

October 2012

Milani decides she wants to sit on her play kitchen

We are walking with the push toy!

November 2012

Milani watching Gabba

Mya taking a step

Thanksgiving 2012, with GiGi, great-grandma Bonnie and great-grandpa Boss

 First time at a hotel (Thanksgiving 2012) Just walking around lol

Ordering at Ihop

 Milani discovers how to hug her dolls

December 2012

We were going to take Christmas photos, but it didn't go too well (Mya)

 Milani by our Christmas Tree

 Christmas Morning! Opening the second gift

Milani's first car

Mya has one too.

And there you have it. Our wrap up of 2012. The girls learned to walk, eat more table food and has gone away from baby food. They shake their heads no, clap, mock you, throw tantrums, argue with each other, love each other, and being lovable toddlers. I can't wait to see what is in store for 2013!

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