I've taken Samuel to the Museum of Natural Science a few times lately (Pre-Luke), and they have a wonderful room for preschoolers called the "discovery room" with all kinds of things to see and do. One of his favorite activities the last time we went was using the binoculars to look at things and look out the windows. Since then he had been asking for a pair of binoculars, so one day I had the bright idea that we could make some with toilet paper rolls. Obviously I'm not the first genius mom to think of this because you can find a million examples and ideas online (google, pinterest, whatever!). We had a lot of fun making ours. I let him paint the rolls, put stickers, and glue them together. They turned out really cute and he was so excited!
We got a total kick out of watching him too. He's our little explorer. He loves to pretend he's exploring, so binoculars are a must. However, he says "binocowars." He's usually exploring so he can rescue something.
Who knows what one might find in that room...
Our little explorer in action with his new binocowars.
In the photos below, we spotted a rabbit in our front yard, so I suggested he get his binoculars to see it better. :) He was soooo serious about it.
Look at those elbows perched on the sofa. Thank goodness the little rabbit cooperated and stayed put for a little while munching on grass, so this little explorer could get a good view.
