Gnomes

R has been needing some new additions to his play items as he grows. Its seems he has been drawn into the super hero and action figure relm of play by some of his friends. Of course as a child that doesn't connect the media aspect of these figures with the play it is always interesting to see the play unfolds. This past weekend we visited a local children's museum and I was amamzed to see that they had set up tools for the children to make gnome homes, including hand made gnomes! R set right to work and got his 'fix' of the play he has been trying out with his friends. Why had I not thought of this sooner? Our current gnomes are all hand knitted and stuffed with wool perfect for the toddler but harder for the preschooler to pose in his building creations. This week we worked on some new gnome toys with some felt, yarn, buttons, and wool we had around the house and wooden pegs found out the craft store. So far we have 4 traditional gnomes and what I am calling 2 gnome 'scouts' without the beard and wearing a backpack. They have all been on numerous adventures of R's imagination. I'm sure we will be making many more!