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A huge thank you for the fantastic comments on my kitchen chemistry post yesterday – I see many fun experiments in our future! Thinking about science reminded me of using toothpicks and marshmallows to build molecular models, buildings, and bridges as a child. So I pulled some out for the kids. Johnny mainly [...] We made play dough for the first time last week, and I am wondering why I didn’t try making it earlier. It was fun for the kids, super easy, and way softer than the store-bought stuff. Here’s the recipe we used, handed down from my mom (I halved her recipe to make a smaller [...] Take an old shirt: Chop off the arms:
Relive late 80s/early 90s fashion by letting your child wear them as leggings. The current rage in felt dress-up bear fashions, as determined by Emma. I made this felt dress-up bear for Emma well over a year ago, and it’s one of the most popular toys in the house. Well worth the two or three dollars I’ve spent on felt for the bear, clothing, and [...]
Emma came up with this idea after watching me make my denim door draft stopper. MATERIALS: cast-off jeans STEPS: 1) Cut off part of the pant leg – long enough to create the depth of the handbag you want plus seam allowances on either end. Choose which end of [...]
Nativity Scene made using this free pattern from Under My Umbrella. The inspiration for Johnny’s birthday cake came from my family’s cat, Kairi, whom Johnny adored but who, sadly, did not adore Johnny. Aunt K. baked a rectangular hot water chocolate cake with LOTS of help from Emma a Johnny. I cut it into a cat face shape, adding a second layer (made from corner scraps) [...] We marked the beginning of the Christmas season by putting up our Christmas tree and making a paper chain. I originally intended the chain to be long enough to go around our tree, but the kids lost interest. We embellished it a little with our heart-shaped hole punch. We only own this one hole [...] Today I am thankful for family, health, a warm home, good friends, and my husband’s job. And for these wild turkeys, which entertain my children by wandering through our yard from time to time. Looking for crafts? Here are a few favorites of mine: I love the personality of this hand print turkey card from 4 [...] |
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