Cherry Baby

Since today is President's Day, we created cherry trees in honor of George Washington. I tried to explain who our President is & what he does...not sure if they really understood. I ended up comparing him to a king & they seemed to be able to make a connection. I drew a trunk on a piece of construction paper & had them paint it with brown paint. They then dipped their hands in green glitter paint to make the leaves, and used a cotton ball dipped in red paint for the cherries. As usual, Gunner was more meticulous in his painting. I was very impressed with his trunk and leaves, but he didn't quite get the "dabbing" part of the cotton ball for the cherries. He tried to smear the first one & became very upset when he couldn't make an exact circle, therefore, quickly losing interest in the project. The rest of the day was spent putting away the last of the Christmas decs while the boys continuously tangled their fishing poles that Daddy let them bring inside. I either need to learn how to fix & tie the line when this happens or invest in several poles for both of them that I can swap out.