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5.30.2013

Think About it Thursday-Fruit Loop Necklace


 Each child got a bowl of cereal.
 I used embroidery thread. I put tape on one end to help with threading.
They wore them around in the afternoon and snacked on them when they were hungry. My oldest asked if they could eat the leftover cereal for breakfast. When I said they could they were excited, we don't each much sugar cereal in our household if you can tell.

5.28.2013

Take-A-Trip-Tuesday...Park

 This was a hit of course.
We were able to meet friends here and we played for almost two hours.

5.27.2013

Masterpiece Monday-Colored Pasta

 Such a fun easy project.
 To make the colored pasta use 1 Cup Pasta, 1 TBSP rubbing alcohol, 2-3 drops food coloring.
We had a breezy day, I put the pasta outside to dry.
 I put a blob of glue on a paper plate and gave each child several q-tips. They would dab the glue with the q-tip to get the right amount of glue for each pasta piece.

We had plenty of pasta leftover. The kids knew how to do the project and they got out everything themselves. They were content for a good hour with this project.

5.23.2013

Think About It Thursday-Sponge Towers


 Each of the packages had four sponges in them
 I happened to have my cutting mat and rotary cutter out.
 I cut some short and some long.

This was a great activity for a 7,4 & 1 year old.

5.21.2013

Take A Trip Tuesday-Dollar Store

 Another great rainy day activity.  I had a different activity planned for the day, but changed things up because it was pouring.
Each child had $1 to spend.  My little guy ran right in to the toy aisle and took 2 minutes to find what he wanted.  My oldest browsed the store for half an hour and settled on a kit to make bracelets.

5.20.2013

Masterpiece Monday--Salt Dough

 This was a great Rainy Day activity.  I googled a recipe for Salt Dough and whipped it up.
 If you can, buy the salt without Iodide--why??? because it's cheaper for salt dough.  I keep it away from my regular salt.
I gave each child a bowl of dough-covered with a plate so it wouldn't get crusty.  I also gave them some toothpicks to help strengthen and mold.

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My baby is turning 1 today! We are excited to celebrate. The first year is always so intense and amazing. We have loved watching her grow and change from day to day. She came four weeks early and spent almost a week in the intensive care unit.  While in the NICU they had to regulate every ounce that went in and came out. We needed to bottle feed every three hours on the dot.  It wasn't too bad, except for the fact that I had had a c-section, sitting up and holding a baby hurt. The one thing that made it easier...a nursing pillow! That extra support helped me to relax and feel comfortable while holding my little miracle.

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5.15.2013

Whip-It-Up-Wednesday--Frost Cookies


My original plan was to roll and cut out individual cookies-then neighbor kids came over to play and I changed it up a bit.
I made one batch of sugar cookie dough, then pressed it into my 1/4 jelly roll pan.  It took a little longer to bake than regular cookies, but still tasted great.  I frosted the whole thing at once.
 I cut the pan into even squares and gave each child a square.
 Using leftover store bought icing the kids each decorated their own cookie.


These cookies were so yummy.  My little guy requested these for his birthday-with blue frosting.

5.10.2013

Fantastic Friday--Balloon Ping Pong

Paper plates+paint stir sticks+balloons=hours of entertainment.
We LOVED this activity.  After a few balloons blew away we brought the activity inside and taped a line down the middle of the room and we made a game out of it.

5.09.2013

Flood Staining--Better Backyard Sweepstakes & Staining Guide

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When we first bought our home the backyard was a patch of dirt—with a lot of evidence of dogs.   The first summer we were in our home we did projects inside, then the next summer we attacked the backyard.

We love to sit in the evenings and look at our beautiful flowerbeds and growing trees.  Our grass is amazingly green too.  Then we look at the fence…

Our sprinklers have been soaking the fence every other day for four years, and it has really worn the fence.

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Think About It Thursdays-Stick Puzzles


 We lined up wide popsicle sticks and used painters tape to keep them together, then flipped them over and the kids drew pictures.

 Believe it or not, this puzzle is actually the hardest-maybe its the monochromatic design.
 We drew on both sides of the sticks to make things a bit more interesting.

Then we stored each puzzle in its own snack size bag.

5.08.2013

Whip-It-Up-Wednesday--Rice Crispies

This was a very enticing envelope.  The kids knew it was going to be something fun to make together.  They also know that we have to finish all our chores before we can open an adventure envelope.  Let's just say the chores were done very quickly.
 I've been looking for several years to find a good recipe, I think I found a great one.
My extra secret--add some marshmallows to the cereal before adding the melted goo.
These treats were still soft the next day-and we didn't even cover them.

5.07.2013

Take A Trip Tuesday-Sacramento

My hubs had the week off and we were staying home, but wanted to have a one day adventure...
We woke the kids up early, ate breakfast, and then piled into the car...

These two places are right next to each other.  We spent from 10am until 4pm walking and playing around.  Then we surprised the kids again and took them to the Lego store at the mall and on a ride on the carousel.  We ate at a yummy mexican restaurant and headed home.  This was such a blast.  We had mapped everything out so we knew how to navigate the freeways.  Our 11 month old did amazing!  Hopefully this is a good sign that we can take some more trips in the near future.

5.06.2013

Masterpiece Monday-Crayon & Watercolor

Off Track Adventures
My kids are off track from school for the month of May.  To help give us something to look forward to each day I came up with a plan similar to our Christmas advent adventures.

On Mondays we call it Masterpiece Monday--we will do an art project each Monday.
For the first Monday we did crayon and watercolor.
 I gave each of the kids a white crayon and let them draw on a huge sheet of paper.
 Then we got the water colors out.
They had fun drawing and painting lots of different scenes.  We hung the art work up across our art wall.