Bath and Body Paint

Want to learn how to do this... 

I bet you even have all the "ingredients" in your house!

Here is what you need:

Ice cube trays, a measuring cup, liquid baby soap, cornstarch, food coloring, paint brushes, ziploc bag and tooth picks!

Here is what you do!

Mix 1/2 cup baby soap and 2 TBSP of cornstarch in the ziploc bag.

or let the kids do it!

Then cut the tip of the edge and add to the ice cube tray...

Then add the food coloring.

mix with tooth picks...

Now - it is time for a tip!

Do you have this problem with aprons?

I mean, what is the point?

Here is how you fix it!

 ^^^add one side of string to the tail of the neck.^^^

 then tie normally.

Ta-Da!

Okay, back to the craft.

Once the paint has been mixed, head to the tub!

paint away.

When it it time to clean up, to pick up sibling from kindergarten....

Use a squirt bottle for added fun!

It cleans RIGHT up!

My girls were at this for 1.5 hours, and if we didn't have to leave - they would have kept going!

Try it on a rainy day, or a snowy day, or a "it's too hot to play outside" day.

The best thing?

You can paint your BODY with it too!

Sticky Sensory Dough

Here is what you need:

4 slices of white bread, crusts cut off

4 TBSP of white liquid glue

4-5 drops of food coloring

Large bowl

Large Spoon

Plates

Start by tearing up the dough into small pieces.

Oh, give the crusts to the one year old...

She will take care of those. :)

Then, add the glue and food coloring.

I made ours speckled by only adding 4 drops all over the bowl.

If you want a solid color, add it to the glue and stir to make a solid color.

Then stir it up!

Separate on plates and let them go to town!

You can double it, triple it, whatever you want.

This was perfect for 2 kids.

I knew my one year old would eat it, so she got to watch and enjoy crusts! :)

This project cleans up fast and you can let it dry over night and harden, or just trash it.

Either way, 30 minutes of fun and done!

Pie Day!

My kids love to cook. Actually, I love to cook too!

If my dad had never sat with me and cooked with me when I was younger, I probably wouldn't love it as much as I do.  Funny that I am better at baking than he is! Haha.

I hope to teach my kids how to cook, even my sons so that they never go hungry, and so they always remember what fun we had doing it together!

Here goes. In honor of
Pie Day

(3.14)

We made pies together.

I already made pie crusts last night while they were in bed, and then I remembered I had these in my pantry.

So here is what you need:

 Seriously, the Jiffy boxes are .88 cents a box, the walmart filling is $1.98 a can, not the most delicious, but who cares?  The best thing about Jiffy mix is...

It only requires WATER! Perfect for little ones!

 She is being dramatic (above) it is so easy to roll out!

The directions are right on the box.

Then cut out about 1/2 to a full inch around the perimeter of your "pan"

Here is my son, greasing the pyrex bowls with butter.

Then fill with dough and press around, then fill with filling...

 Add the top (after punching with holes)

I bought these at Walmart too...

They are 3 for $1.75 and come with lids!

I bought these so we could make some for the hubs.

 ooh! a fancy lattice top!

I poked the tops with the ages of the kids. So we could tell who's was who's.

Then we baked according to the filling instructions...

done!

If you want to celebrate Pie day but don't have time...

They sell these individual pies for .98 cents a piece!

We are having friends over tonight for dessert and these will be perfect for the kids!

Edible Hats!

My son's Kindergarten class is having a Dr. Seuss day on Friday. I signed up to bring a snack. Today was the practice of the snack!

You need Fruit Roll Ups, Marshmallows, and Strawberries, and wooden sticks.

I cut the strawberries ahead of time. Then let the kids go at it!

Other things you could use are bananas (I am deathly allergic - so those were OUT!)

In my son's class we are doing string cheese cubes and cherry tomatoes.

Have fun!

A long time ago...

I only had 3 kids! This was January 2010! My youngest was not even one yet!  I did monthly shots with these 'thing' shirts and they were so adorable!

This week is Dr. Seuss's Birthday!

We are spending all week reading Dr. Seuss books.

Tomorrow, I will have a food craft and Friday, I will have a game.

This week--that baby in those pictures turns THREE!

While I cry my eyes out celebrate her birthday this weekend, I will be back to business the following week.

Sorry, with my parents in town for my newly turned ONE year old and my bebe who is 3 weeks/3months old - I have been a tad busy. :P

Valentines - 2

My daughter and I had a lovely time making THESE.

I think she (4) was a little too young for these, and would suggest making these with an older kid.

They weren't "hard" but they were not toddler friendly in the making process.

Nonetheless, they were cute and fun and what she wanted to make.

The front read "You BLING a smile to my face"

She wrote her name ALL by herself 10x!

It was a good day. :)

Valentines - 1

Busy gettin' our Valentine's on!

My son (and me) made these cute things!

The teacher made the pink hearts with numbers so the class only had to write their OWN names on the Valentines. We incorporated into the valentine.

Original Idea found HERE

We just did our own version using paper I had on hand, and some punches I had here too.

The army guys were found at the penny section at Michaels.

So - $0.01 for 18 Valentines. Not to Shabby!