Christmas Explorer Box

This month's Explorer Box is center around-
what else...

...Christmas!

The box's filler consists of...

...red gift bag "filler" and green Christmas tree 
table scatter.

I put in LOTS of Christmasy-type items,
such as...

...mini stockings...

...figures...

...Santa hats, bows, bells...

...and teeny-tiny Santa ornaments.

For sorting and exploring the items...

...I added a couple of star shaped trays

and red measuring cups.

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I find it interesting how

my little ones differently respond

to the Explorer boxes.

Girlie V...

...who is 2,

couldn't wait to look through the box before

I had it put together!

She especially enjoyed playing with...

...this tiny gift bag.

She really likes small containers,

and putting small items 

in and out of them.

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Smiley B...

...who is 3,

dug through the box,

trying to see

what was in all of the red tinsel-y strands.

He also discovered what a sled was

because of...

...this little ornament that was in the box.

I asked him if he knew what the Teddy Bear was on,

and he said, "No."

(We live in Tennessee,

and snow is not a common occurrence,

so I can see why he would not be familiar with a sled.)

Baby Girl took Smiley B outside to our

Christmas display...

...and showed him a sled I use for decoration.

He seemed interested-

probably because of the sled's

rockin' awesome hot pink design... ;0)

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Later,

I gave Smiley a sorting challenge

with the Explorer Box:

Put non-Santa items

in the green star,

and Santa items in the red star.

With a little help
from Baby Girl keeping him on track,
he did a pretty good job...

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