A Magical Start To 2020

A few months ago, Grace came downstairs to show me something that she had drawn. As soon she left I took a picture and texted my mom. "Do you think Daddy could make this for Grace for Christmas?" She quickly replied back: "We're on it."  

Yesterday my parents and brother came up to join us for New Year's dinner. Since we hadn't seen each other on Christmas Day it also served as our family Christmas too. My mom handed each girl a long wrapped tube. We had Grace go first. 

Her reaction was absolute perfection: 

 "Oh! It's my wand!" 

 Not wanting Emma to be wand-less one was made for her as well. Since she hadn't designed one a very special one was selected for her. 

 "It's Hermoine's wand!" 

Grandpa Gene and his girls. 

Is there nothing this man can't create ?! 

Such a perfectly magical way to start 2020! xo 

Sunday Smiles::Magic Wands

Today the girls spent the better part of the afternoon making magic wands and playing with them. They started out with one ribbon on each of their sticks and then quickly decided that they needed to add more. As they would add ribbons they'd dance around to test them out. After each dance they would add another and then another until they finally felt that they had enough. Once they deemed their wands "perfect" they returned to the elaborate story they had been absorbed in creating and playing prior to the break they took to work on their wands.  

I love how they came up with this all on their own. I love how Grace had an idea and started to create her wand and then Emma decided that she wanted to join in the fun. I love how they helped each other and encouraged each other. I love how they spent about an hour creating them and many hours afterward playing with them! It just goes to show that given plenty of space and copious amounts of unscheduled time littles will always come up with something fabulous to do. It's the stuff of magical childhoods, my friends, and I for one am so very glad to be witness to it each and every day! 

Wordless Wednesday:: Makin' Magic Wands