Leaf Printing to Make Cards for Fall Have fun with fall and this leaf printing craft with kids! Supplies: dry flat leaves – here’s how we pressed and dried our leaves craft paint paint brush plates napkins paper – folded in half to create a card Instructions: Pour paint onto a plate. On a second plate, lay out your leaves to be painted. The leaves can be fresh or dried and flattened just a bit....
We have three great boys! Our youngest, Noah, is 6 years old. He loves super heroes, school, karate, baseball, tubing behind the water ski boat and jumping on the trampoline. Noah is also epileptic. Noah’s first seizure occurred when he was 6 months old. During the next 4 years, he averaged about 150 tonic clonic seizures (grand-mal) per year. His seizures lasted anywhere from 10 minutes up to three hours....
French Hot Chocolate Recipe This is the best hot chocolate you’ll ever make. You’ll toss out those little packets with the dehydrated marshmallows. You’ll forget about those cans of premium hot chocolate you can buy in bulk at Costco. You’ll make this and keep it ready to go in the fridge all winter long. Basically, it’s a chocolate mousse mixed with hot milk. It’s as simple as that. This is one case when less is more and simple is elegant....
Supplies for Pot of Gold: pot – terracotta pot, or a black pot you may already have black paint and paint brush Easter grass yellow wrapped candies – these can be gold chocolate coins, yellow foil wrapped chocolates, Reese’s peanut butter cups (you can use any color of candy, but yellow keeps with the ‘gold’ theme.) pipe cleaner (aka chenille stems), all colors of the rainbow Paint your terracotta pot with the black paint using your paint brush....
Here’s a few more of the fun pics from our month long of #MustacheBombing! Lots of crafty mustaches were made this month. Thanks for playing along. And feel free to keep up the game all year long, I’m sure we will!
Because we love this combo so much, we purchased these great glass bottles to put them into. It makes it easy and quick to use. Our bottles came from good ol’ Bed Bath and Beyond. You can add extra things to your mix as well. We have enjoyed Fresh Black Pepper, Parmesan cheese, Minced Garlic, or a yummy herb mix of Rosemary and dried Oregano. You could even add a little Red Pepper for some spice....
Here’s a couple things I do to keep my puzzles organized. Buy 1 or 2 gallon plastic zip bags. Place one board puzzle inside and zip the top. If you buy the 1 gallons, they may not zip closed, so just keep them stored upright. Then they’ll always have the right pieces together in the same bag. Sometimes I’ll write the same number or letter on the back of each puzzle piece....
I remember when my mom would make Lemon Bars for parties. It was hard to wait for the gooey filling to cool enough to cut them into bars. Sometimes if I was lucky she’d let me sprinkle them with powdered sugar and I’d try my best not to get it all over the place. My youngest is no different. If you are like lemon bars and the flavor of passion fruit, you’ll love these bars....
Let your kids decorate these mugs with all sorts of fun washi tape, decorative masking tape, and expressions tape. Teachers love personalized gifts from their students, and these are super easy and fun to a make. Here’s the how-to! Supplies for Personalized Pencil Mug: mug or drinking glass pencils Scotch Expressions Tape permanent marker – optional Clean and dry your mug so it will be ready for some decorating. NOTE: you can repurpose an old mug or a thrifted mug....
I searched through my craft supplies and found cupcake liners and craft sticks. I knew these could make a simple yet pretty Poppy Flower Craft for us to make. While we worked on the craft I told the kids we would make our flowers and set the on the window sill to remember all the brave men and women who fight to keep others safe. We could remember this every time we looked at our flowers....
Note: most ideas can be adjusted for any grade. Setting up Stations: Setting up stations is a must for any Halloween class party. If you have stations, you can come up with 4-5 different activities and rotate the kids through to each. This way, each parent and activity only have 5-6 kids at a time. This helps to ease the crazy excitement the kids are feeling with Halloween and treats....
How to cook shredded chicken Print our recipe below to keep on hand whenever you need to make shredded chicken for meal planning. The best way to cook chicken for shredding is in the slow cooker. Follow my simple tips: How to store shredded chicken You can store shredded chicken in airtight containers or bags in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. You can also store it in individual servings in the freezer....
When we had the opportunity to try out the Testors® Aztek® Airbrush, I knew I wanted to get my daughters involved in making something with it. Little did I know how much they would love working with the airbrush! Our porch was in desperate need of some attention, so we decided to try our hand at airbrushing a doormat with some bright flowers. My daughters are 10 and 12, and they made this colorful spring flower doormat with very little help from me....
My kids love scavenger hunts. I love scavenger hunts, too, because it can turn a mundane walk to the grocery store into a fun outing. (I live in a teeny tiny town, you see, and we walk everywhere. The grocery store, the library, the post office, school, and the park. I love it!) The only thing I don’t like about scavenger hunts is that the kids, at age 7 and almost 4, always want to bring their findings home....
Arrrrr Mateys! We’re Aimee and Bettijo, the Sometimes Supermoms from the blog Paging Supermom. With summer in full swing, we decided to step up our typical playdate with a little theme: Pirate Day. Check out these simple ideas to turn your around-the-house items into your next playdate (or rainy day) adventure! We sent our kids off to dig through their dress-up boxes and closets to collect all things pirate while we threw together a couple last-minute costume printables to add to the fun....
With two little ones who absolutely love the water, finding a variety of water activities for them over the summer is high on our priorities. There are only so many times they can swim in the pool or go to the beach before it quickly becomes just another day. We want to keep them stimulated and teach them something new while they are having fun. One project we have wanted to do for a while is to build a little raft out of sticks....
Oh ya, The Powerpuff Girls are here with a power-packed-punch of excitement exclusively on Hulu! Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles are ready to “save the world before bedtime”! Hulu is now the only place to stream the full classic animated series of The Powerpuff Girls — Girl Power! We’re having a blast creating a few of our own Powerpuff Girls into craft stick puppets, making our own “POW-factor”! The Powerpuff Girls Craft Stick Puppets Supplies: 1 piece of craft paper for each color: red, orange, peach, yellow, green, blue, black, white glue stick scissors 3 jumbo craft sticks markers or crayons...
Tip #1: Focus on the Eyes We all have heard that “the eyes are the windows to the soul”. I don’t know about that but I do know that when you can clearly see your subjects eyes you feel a more personal connection. The personal connection brings in your audience and makes them really feel and enjoy your picture more. This includes you too. Focusing on the eyes also ensures that your child’s face will be in focus and not some other random body part!...
Whether you find yourself outdoors or in, there are all sorts of fun things to do as a family all summer long. We love to stay up until the sun goes down, sometimes we’re even up early as it rises. So we’ve got a full day ahead and need all sorts of ideas to keep us going. 1. Go Berry Picking: We love to go berry picking together! We’ve found a local berry picking place near us in Seattle....
9 NOW Fresh Strawberry Summer Recipes Strawberry Lemonade: there’s one thing I know for sure: a summer barbecue just wouldn’t be complete without a cold glass of strawberry lemonade. Pop Up Pancakes Topped with Strawberry: top your pop up pancakes with fresh strawberries! Strawberry Fruit Leather: this is a great way to preserve your fruit for longer than the summer, yum! Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: this is a perfect combination for a delicious dessert, a little tart and very sweet....
