Well, with his birthday coming up grandma took him birthday shopping and he had his little heart set on a giant plastic singing Jake and the Neverland Pirate ship playset......hmmmm.....I think we all know how I felt about that.......don't worry he ended up leaving the store with even more Thomas trains in hand so he wasn't completely devastated :)
Grandma came through though, and after a trip to the craft store produced a magnificent wooden pirate ship (okay, birdhouse) out of her shopping bag. After a mere three hours of painting after the boys had gone to bed I turned it into a passable replica of Bucky the pirate ship......well, it has blue striped sails anyway...... Grandma added a rope and anchor for even more fun and of course a tube-o-pirates. I added a yellow rope to the back with a big knot on the end after David was scandalized by the lack of a bell.
Grandma also made a treasure chest full of treasure (i.e. a matchbox full of pennies), a box mountain island and a treasure map to find it.
And of course a giant green octopus :)
The giant green octopus has been a real hit.........
I love when the kids use their imaginations...........and when I escape really loud plastic toy sets :)