White Mud

Here is what you need:

A bar of soap

A grater

A tub/pan

Loose toilet paper

Start by grating 1/2 a bar of soap.

Then tear the toilet paper up

Then add soap.

Then add water.

Let the kids squeeze, manipulate, and play with their mud as long as they like.

The more they play with it, the better it will be.

Good Clean Fun!

Mummy Wrap!

Toilet Paper fun for toddlers!

This week I am making the most of our frigid temps and doing fun random stuff inside!

Toilet Paper, Imagination, and giggles, check!

I saved the remnants for tomorrow's activity.

So fun, and easy clean up!

Ebeanstalk.com's WINNERS!

I suppose you would like to know who won?

using random.org here are the winners!

First Prize!

Comment #55

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Second Prize!

Comment #111

MarieJan 24, 2012 03:23 PM

I am a follower!

 This Marie is the email address mariegriggs at aol....

Thanks for entering. The next giveaway is in April! :) See you all back then!

January's Sweet Giveaway!

This quarter's sponsor is ebeanstalk.com!

Have you heard about them before?

They are the Parents TOYSTORE!!!

First Prize is $100 egiftcard to ebanstalk.com!

I picked out the Second Prize...

Early Melodies Pound and Tap Bench.

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AND

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So what do you have to do?

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Contest starts at 6am Pacific Time Monday January 23rd and ends Wednesday January 25th - 8pm Pacific Time. Winner will be announced Friday January 27th at 12 NOON.

Tell your friends and GOOD LUCK!!

Back for the Giveaway

January 23rd is the next SWEET giveaway.

My preemie got to come home so I will be adjusting to 5 kids at home next week. :)

Thanks for the kind words and hilarious emails. :)

He was 3lbs 10oz at birth and came home 5 weeks later at 6lbs 6oz! Not to shabby!

Grow baby, Grow!

Snow Man Pancakes!

Found originally here

We had pancakes for lunch because I needed a break up in the lunch routine.

It was snowing, and seemed like a perfect, "You're the coolest mommy EVER" moment, so...we went with it!

Pancakes are my friend Hilary's recipe:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup oats

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup milk

1 cup water.

1/4 cup batter yields 16-18 pancakes

After I made them, I added a bacon scarf, chocolate chip eyes, nose and buttons and marshmallow snowballs. I saved the extras for breakfast tomorrow. I'll just pop them in the toaster and we will be good to go!

In the words of MY favorite show YGG

"Try it! You'll like it!"

Winter Break Activity #4 - Book Making!

Print THIS from Playing with Words 365.

And let the kids go to town. Each kid can cut, glue and put the book together all by themselves. It is a perfect activity for those winter days when you can't go outside!

Another option for older kids is to draw in the pictures. 

The instructions for this book are on page 10.

This is so cute, you won't be disappointed. 

You decide. This is a great activity that takes 30 minutes! :)