We Got Game!

Everyone in our house now enjoys fun, complicated games like Settlers of Catan:

And even Talisman:

The latter is (obviously! Look at all those pieces!) fairly complicated, not to mention a whole whack of math and reading fun. It has a large battling element (think Dungeons and Dragons) which is *exactly* what Finn looks for in a game.

I am the reigning Catan champion, but Larkin won her first (epic, 5 hour) game of Talisman courtesy of casting a lucky spell in a crash ending.

Finn was adoringly examining the Talisman box after our game and was horrified to discover that it is for ages 12 and up: "Good thing we don't play by the rules at our house!"

Jeepers Creepers

In the afterglow of our gremlin project, we discovered that our almost-seven-year-old friend had a Minecraft creeper pillow on his birthday wishlist. Minecraft is awesome for sewing projects-- it's all about the squares!

So we cut it...

Then stitched it...

And stuffed it...

Et voila!

Super creepy sleeping aid. It turns out the birthday boy's brother was also a big fan-- he special ordered a Minecraft piggy pillow:

Finn is making idle noises about selling some stuffed creations at Friday markets this summer alongside Larkin and her bead bugs.

And, yes, we prefer to sew in our pajamas, thank you very much.