Throwing in the House

Now what mother actually allows throwing in the house, even during house-bound January? Well, there has been quite a bit of throwing in our house; which has kept us both busy and sane. Let me tell you why.

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Norah had the icky sickies and the poor baby spent a few days throwing up. That should not be allowed for any tiny person to endure! So, really that kind of "throwing" is not really allowed in our house, but it kept us busy! We are most excited for nice brown-colored filled diapers. Enough said.

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The next type of throwing that has been occuring at our house includes paper airplanes. Simon gave Daddy one of those page-a-day calendars where each day is a paper airplane to fold. You know, those daily calendars that get used until, oh, let's say, January 15! I was really skeptical about purchasing this item but thought it would be a fun Daddy/Simon activity. Well, I was right and it was a perfect gift. Every evening after dinner Simon excitedly waits for Daddy to fold the airplane. Imagine trying to explain that Sat/Sun share a page. These airplanes provide movement and excitement while not breaking a single item in the house! Plus, if one gets stepped on, squished, wrinkled, torn, lost, or eaten (by Princess Drool) it's not really noticed. Seriously, there will be over 300 airplanes to make. And with names like Flying Mantis, Double Eagle, Stratofortress, Douglas DC-3, Twin Prop 101, Aramis, and Toreador - we are entertained with Simon's attempts to repeat the names! I must admit it is quite fun to spend 20 minutes flying paper airplanes like crazy all over the house, every day!

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Here is a sample of the airplanes on display. Notice the drawer on the coffee table. That is the "airplane hanger", a perfect place to store them when not in flight.

Here are abandoned airplanes.

Here is what the calendar looks like, as well as a sample of the directions Daddy follows every day! He'll have great paper folding skills by the end of the year. It is cool that the paper is in proportion to an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper. Do you know how to mountain or valley fold?

If looking for a cool gift to give "Daddy", I highly recommend the paper airplane page a day calendar. It is by far the most used Christmas gift of the year!