SBBK - Writing 2

Summer Boredom Buster Kids - Writing!

This is a Repost from OCTOBER 2012, still doing it today. 

The littler kids love it just as much!

Easy Canvas!

My kids love to draw(l). It is nice to not waste paper every once in a while. So, I bought these dry erase markers and gave each kid a paper towel and gave them my bathroom mirror.

These markers are for the mirror only.

To start, you need 3 adorable girls.

not a requirement. ;)

I let them get on the counter, and go to town on the mirror!

 They would have done this for hours.

This is a great place to keep them occupied while you are folding laundry,  or cleaning. :)

SBBK - Cooking 2

Summer Boredom Buster Kids - COOKING!

Have you heard of Super Healthy Kids?

I decided this recipe would be perfect for my 5 year old to make for family dinner.

I made a few tweaks.

 Instead of doing double beans I swapped the black beans for left over chicken and added green chilies to the chicken. Because of the chilies I nixed the salsa. 

My kids were big fans, and we will be having them again.

 My 5 year old did EVERYTHING except put in the oven, and take out of the oven.

Here is HER recipe:

• 6 tortillas
  
• 1 egg white
  
• 1 can refried beans (fat-free or mashed pinto beans)
• 1 can El Pato Salsa de Chile Fresco
• 2 tsp Oil
  
• Shredded Cheese
• Desired Toppings: Lettuce, Tomato, Cilantro, Salsa, Sour Cream, Plain Yogurt

Add egg whites to a bowl and mix with whisk.
Add beans to the middle of your tortilla, and sprinkle with cheese.
Begin folding your tortilla. Start with one side and fold up an inch and then fold sides and then add more egg white where you make the last fold.
Flash-fry chimis by placing in a pan of 2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Heat on both sides for 1 minute until golden brown.  Place chimichangas onto a pan covered in foil, seam-side down.
Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

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Prep Time	15 minutes
Cook Time	12 minutes
Yield	6 Servings

Try it! Let your kids help!

SBBK - Games 2

Summer Boredom Buster Kids - Games!

In the afternoon we also played Duck, Duck, Goose.

Believe it or not, my younger kids have never played this game (with me)

They thoroughly enjoyed this game, and it led to several other 

"school yard games"

We played "Mother May I" and "Red Light, Green Light"

I think the part that they enjoyed most, was me playing along.

Sometimes we forget to stop and play with our kids.

Here is a list of previous games we have played with our kids over the years.

They can also be found on the side bar. Under LABELS.

Noodle Racing!

I saw this in Family Fun and thought we would give it a try.  Except instead of racing marbles we raced - Whoppers. I love food and I am terrified that someone will swallow one, or forget to put them away and I will slip on one so we raced Whoppers and then ate them. There is no way they would forget to eat them or leave them around! Haha.

First you cut a pool noodle. I did this with a bread slicer - gasp - I know, I know.

Then you use toothpicks to stick them together.

Then you get a box to "catch" the precious Whopper Candies. And then races are go for launch.

You can make checkered flags and other decorations etc. We didn't but you totally could. 

Instead we tried different inclines.

After that we tried to see if they would race at a diagonal, or straight. We tried all sorts of things which just meant MORE Whoppers! It was very scientific! Haha.

Try it! Noodles are cheap and Whoppers are too. Its hours of fun and tasty too!

Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest

We had some friends over while their parents were closing on their new house.

Something on our summer TO-Do list is have a watermelon seed spitting contest!

So first you need WATERMELON!

 Then you eat some! We talked about the seeds and how some are white and some are black and what each kind means.

 Then we tried them with salt.

 Mmmm.

 Now the 2 lonely seeds at the bottom are the only ACTUAL seeds in the seedless watermelon, so I used raisins to simulate "seeds"

Then we got technical.

 Then we spit!

 go go go!

 You can do it!

 Then we measured and recorded on our chart.

 Eat some more and do it again!

 here is how we marked too.

It was a fun morning and the kids used math to figure out who went the farthest!

Try it on a hot summer day. It totally beats sitting in front of the TV!