Monday, December 10, 2012

Gymnastics crazy

Both of the girls have American Girl dolls who do gymnastics (Ivy and McKenna). As a result, we have been a little gymnastics crazy around here. We made a balance beam, vault and springboard for the dolls to use:






We also made an Olympic stand for the winners:


And we turned these socks:


Into leotards!


Willa's doll can use her ribbon wand, and we have the supplies to make uneven bars as a surprise Christmas present. We've had a lot of fun making everything (mainly out of foam, boxes, wrapping paper and duct tape) and it's saved a ton of money too!


We also had a little McKenna movie party, complete with birthday cake milkshakes! So yummy!



And the girls have each enrolled in gymnastics class. It's been interesting to see how much their personal styles differ. Jia is cautious  and asks lots of questions before doing something. Willa gets the general idea and then just flings herself into whatever they're doing. Thankfully, they are both loving it!






The girls each have casts and crutches for their dolls (for their gymnastics injuries) and have asked for a wheelchair for Christmas. Fingers crossed they never need any themselves!


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