Crayon Resist Easter Bunting - KIDMADE!

I love crayon resist-anything. I decided to go the extra mile on this one so it would last longer.

My daughter had a friend over so it was time to do a fun art project.

I grabbed some Crayola Oil Crayons and Prang Watercolors.

I am a watercolor fanatic and Prang makes the best ones. 

This isn't a commercial, I truly love Prang better than Crayola when it comes to the Watercolors.

They are thicker and have more options. We used glitter and metallic.

I also grabbed some cardstock, yarn, and some cookie cutters.

First have the kids color with the Pastels/Oil Crayons.

They have such a smooth feel.

Then let them watercolor right over it. The more color, the better. I prefer the randomness.

After it is semi-dry trace some easter cookie cutters!

They can trace and cut if you want, but I wanted it to look more uniform, so I did it.

If I had older kids with me I would have had them do it all themselves.  The plus of me doing it ensured that I got the most out of each paper. :)

After that I added string and cut out with my cricut the easter letters.

There is something about kid-made easter decor. So perfectly cute.

Our little Art friend didn't have enough painted square footage to get a full banner, so we just did her first initial.

from what I am told...she loved it so much, she hardly put it down. :)

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!

Handmade/Kidmade Flowers - Tulips 1

I love tulips, they aren't my favorite flowers but I do love them. I especially love that the previous owners of my house planted over 50 bulbs 6 years ago and ever since we moved in (6 years ago) They keep on keepin on!

So lets learn about Tulips. :)

Now the Prang Watercolors I got at the dollar store and I like them better than Crayola's...I will show you why later...

 Start by painting the entire paper.

 Then let dry.  The colors from the crayola set are in the middle.  MUCH more watery looking.

 Then using a thick card stock (I used index cards cut out a leaf shape.

 Have the kids use this as a pattern to trace.

 Sticking out your tongue is not a requirement! LOL

 Then cut out leaf shapes.

 then glue together.

  It is so very fun.

 Ta Da!

 They all look different and pretty...just like the real thing!

Sand and Water

I LOVE sensory days.

I try and collect as many sensory items as I can throughout the year so that our Winters are fun.  I found this Sand and Water Playset at TRU for 7 dollars on clearance. I bought 3 of them because they were a good price and fun for any age.

This particular day we did just water but I can't wait to use it with snow or sand or other fun things.

It came with 3 boats and 4 cars and it occupied my 3 kids for a full hour!

Try to build one or check out your TRU today!

Rocks

So sticking with the R theme, we collected "Rocks" and then washed them.

 

We used soap, strainers, scrub brushes, and towels.

This was a nice break from doing art! :)

Then we dried them and rolled them on an inclined plane too see which ones went faster.  They thought that was neat but wanted to keep washing them, so we did!

Something different that lasted an hour and a half!

White Mud

This is a fun and cheap and clean way to make a mess. :)

What you need... A roll of Toilet Paper, 6 cups of water, 2 Teaspoons of Detergent, and a bucket.
Step 1 - Tear ALL of the Toilet Paper into little pieces and put in your bucket.
I am serious all of it.
Step 2 - Pour the water and detergent over the Toilet Paper, then squish away.
The longer you play with it the more it breaks down, if you add less than six cups and only cover the Toilet Paper you can actually mold the Toilet Paper like play dough.
The kids liked it for awhile and then I put it away and before I dumped it let them play with it one more time and they had fun washing the tables with their lumps of Toilet Paper. Try it, it was fun to get down and dirty...I mean clean! :)

Dinosaur Week starts on Monday so we are moving out GIVEAWAY to next week...that is my hint to what the giveaway includes!

Splash Out

This is a product test post. Since there are only a few days of summer left we decided to take this baby out and try it out. You fill the balloons up and then stick it in the ball and turn the timer and pass it. When the timer stops a pin inside pokes the balloons and gets you wet.

My kids liked it, and when we ran out of balloons they wanted to play with the hose - this was a fun little afternoon of water play! Thanks to Auntie S who gave this to L for his 3rd birthday. Summer Birthdays ROCK!