september mama

i'm working on rowan's xmas list for the grandparents--more of a "don't buy" list than anything else, really. but the point is to provide a list of things that they can buy that won't 1) clutter up her room with needless toys and 2) provide some kind of education or character expansion rather than distraction.

so far i've got:
- sidewalk chalk
- a drum
- a keyboard
- sand for her existing sandbox, which she has basically emptied
- a sprinkler toy, like this or one of these (holy crap she would LOVE that)
- size 6-7 shoes
- yookidoo bath spout
- finger paints and a paper pad
- one of those magnetic doodle pads
- xylophone (preferably wooden)
- hand puppets

stuff for "all" of us:
- a 2-seater bicycle trailer
- one of those leashes previously mentioned

she already has a tricycle, some play silks, an outdoor gym thing, and several balls... and i know it sounds crazy but we do not need any more books right now--she has SO many and hasn't been reading them very much lately. i don't need anything for liam since we have "baby" toys aplenty and clothes to last him at least through 6 months!

i will be adding to this as i think of things, and suggestions are welcome.