Marshmallow & Toothpick Town

I brought out a bag of marshmallows and the box of toothpicks today hoping for some indoor creativity.  It took a little convincing to get Peyton to try it, but once he did the creativity oozed for over an hour.  And it only took about 10 minutes for me to hear, "Let's build a whole town and cover the living room before Daddy gets home." 

Here are some pictures of the results.  I took these about halfway through the process and didn't get pictures of the swingset, sidewalk, bench and fire that Peyton built.  And the only reason he stopped...we ran out of toothpicks. 

Layla was limited to flat structures, but did contribute the lake and the multitude of sticks and flags.  She was definitely eating more marshmallows than building, but still had a great time imaging with Peyton.

 

 

Love the smile on L's face

but very determined to accomplish this task

the beginnings of the town

Peyton's car

and Mommy's house.  why does Peyton's car look more stable?

Peyton's person

a sky view of the town.  Sorry it's blurry it  was just hard to get high en ough

 

This was a very fun project and something I definitely plan to pull out again when cabin fever strikes again (hopefully not for awhile!)