birthday acorns

It turns out that there's a developmental skill called threading. This seems like the kind of thing an eight year old would do, but apparently not. I spotted this, and its variants, while "researching" potential birthday presents the other day. Then I remembered that I had ordered a pack of wooden acorns back in the winter when I really want to make my own little people. I've been undecided about T's birthday present for a while--I churned out a bunch of doll clothes in April, but lately I've felt like she's not quite ready for that. And so, what to do with only two days to go?

We broke out the drill last night and got to work. C. drilled holes in all 25 acorns and I painted them. I got some cord from a bead store today so she'll be ready to go when she opens them. I'm not sure if T's really dexterous enough to thread the acorns herself, but I'm sure she'll be glad to wear the finished product even if some help is required. So, hopefully she'll be as excited about them as I am. I think they'll be a nice union of T's many interests: acorn collecting, necklaces, colors, counting.

I made extra orange ones just so she has many opportunities to use her favorite expression of late, "another orange ______!"

Two more days to two.