Now that Ariel has had a little time to enjoy her birthday presents, I find it interesting to see what her favorites are. Thought I’d share some of them with you.

No surprise to me, she loved all the craft supplies. Most of the time I just let her do whatever she likes with them, although today we are working on a project from the Little Kids Craft ebook that she really enjoys. We’re making a paper plate ladybug. Just waiting for the paint to dry right now. I bought a $5 toolbox from Walmart (clear white and green plastic) and filled it with pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, pompoms, paints, glitter and so forth. The individual supplies were pretty cheap, but boy do they add up! However, since this will keep her busy much of the summer and I’d end up buying most of these over time anyhow, I consider it an excellent investment.

She also got beads, which she enjoys but gets frustrated with too.

Of the games she recieived, Hi Ho Cherry-O seems to be the favorite. She also likes Hungry, Hungry Hippos, but that one scares Gage, so we don’t play it too much.

She and Gage both love the big thing of sidewalk chalk. That’s just a nice, easy activity. It’s nice to have something Gage can do with her. Chalk doesn’t taste good enough for him to put it in his mouth very often.

Of course, the absolute favorite isn’t a toy. It’s Gus and Jaq, the two mice she picked out. We gave her a cage and Daddy took her to the pet store to decide what to put in it. Cinderella has mice, so of course my little Cinderella wannabe wanted mice too. I think Gage likes them even better than Ariel, though. He’s always been such a quiet baby, but when he sees those mice he squeals and babbles like crazy.

Other than that, she mostly got clothes, and I don’t think you need a review of those (although there are some definite favorites!).