For Fathers' Day, Daddy brought Brie to the toy store. It was the loveliest thing ever! Daddy didn't want to go to any fancy restaurant, he just wanted to buy Brie some toys :)
We thought about what she has been interested with and we were set on buying her dolls. But we're not very keen to buying her Barbie so, being the geeks we are, we looked for Darth Vader and for Princess Leia. Out of stock. That would probably be something we'll get sometime in the future.
What we ended up getting her was a set of Animal Farms by Animal Planet. Brie absolutely loved it! We'd play games where I would ask her to point to the animal I named. And I'm trying to teach her that the bigger version is the mommy while the smaller version is the baby.
What she really liked was the stable that came with. It's colorful and very attractive. It also has a door that opens and closes. The only problem with it is that it's too darn small! It's tiny! Only some of the baby animals would fit in it. And Brie would get frustrated trying to put the donkey in and pull it out, and she'll end up getting her hand stuck!
So I rolled up my sleeves, took out a shoe box, and asked my cousin for some acrylic paint - because I don't have a set yet for myself :)
The process was simple:
We thought about what she has been interested with and we were set on buying her dolls. But we're not very keen to buying her Barbie so, being the geeks we are, we looked for Darth Vader and for Princess Leia. Out of stock. That would probably be something we'll get sometime in the future.
What we ended up getting her was a set of Animal Farms by Animal Planet. Brie absolutely loved it! We'd play games where I would ask her to point to the animal I named. And I'm trying to teach her that the bigger version is the mommy while the smaller version is the baby.
What she really liked was the stable that came with. It's colorful and very attractive. It also has a door that opens and closes. The only problem with it is that it's too darn small! It's tiny! Only some of the baby animals would fit in it. And Brie would get frustrated trying to put the donkey in and pull it out, and she'll end up getting her hand stuck!
So I rolled up my sleeves, took out a shoe box, and asked my cousin for some acrylic paint - because I don't have a set yet for myself :)
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| Brie was so happy to see the cow fit in! |
The process was simple:
- Mark all the places you need to cut out: the windows, and most of the other side so it's easy to stick the animals in and out.
- Cut.
- Paint! First I did the window and "door" with a white border, then I did the outside walls with red, then finally, the top/roof was black.
- Add some details using a marker. I made the windows look more like windows by drawing around them. I wanted to make the walls look like wood planks but I got scared that I'd mess it up!
- Dry.
Then let your kid destroy it BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Brie tried to step into it. And whenever she closes the roof flap, she slams it down and presses on it with her full weight. I bet it will be destroyed in a few months.
But come look at that smile!
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