Posted in crafts, art on Aug 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s what we did for art yesterday. It was quick, easy and fun!
We also did it through stencils and tried planning patterns with it. If you don’t have any good paint, tint corn syrup or condensed milk with food coloring for a similar craft. Corn syrup dries sticky though and will attract ants! It’s definitely […]
Posted in Jack, magical moments, crafts, Fun, art, writing on Aug 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
Jack has been asking for kindergarten every day this week and so I’ve made time to do something special each day. We’ve made cakes, read books, done leaf rubbings and so on.
Yesterday he said he wanted to make paper dolls. We decided to do them freehand and I asked if he’d like alien or monster […]
Posted in challenges, cool sites, crafts, Fun, art on Aug 6th, 2008 No Comments »
There are a bunch of really fun creative challenges out there in cyberspace right now. I’m really hoping to get to some of these with the kids in the next week or two. A few of my favorites…
KidMade just ran a challenge “to engineer the longest marble ramp you can using only cardboard and duct tape.” […]
Posted in crafts on Aug 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
Okay, as promised, here’s my easy no-cook playdough recipe. I have no idea where it came from originally but this has been a favorite around here for years.
This is one of the easiest playdough recipes I’ve ever tried and is not all grainy and odd like most playdough that isn’t cooked. We make it at […]
Posted in crafts on Aug 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
There are all sorts of things I want to blog about and pictures I want to post, blogs I want to mention and stories I want to tell.
But my computer is not on speaking terms with our wireless modem and so I’m relegated to a quick turn on the kids’ computer for the time being.
So […]
Posted in cooking/home ec, crafts, Fun, art on Aug 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
Baby
Play with water together– in the sink, in a baby pool or in the bath. I’m especially partial to the bath one because any way you can make someone happy by lounging in a bathtub is a good thing in my book.
Go for a walk with baby in a stroller or a sling. Talk about […]
Posted in crafts on Jul 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Got some crafters to keep busy? Here’s a cute little idea for how to make a book bag from a pair of old jeans and a belt. Since you only need the top of the legs, use the leftover legs to make these lunch bags.
Posted in magical moments, Jack, pictures, crafts, art on Jul 7th, 2008 No Comments »
For Jack’s “Mom & Me” day last week, he said he wanted to make some sculptures.
I assembled some odds and ends from the garage and yard, some tape and scissors, and paint. Then we just sat in the front yard and he started to create.
He did such a good job! I love his […]
Posted in magical moments, pictures, crafts, Fun, art on Jun 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
A few days ago I posted that I wanted to do some of the items from an old list of 10 ways to make the day magical. One of the items was:
Have the kids decorate the bottoms of each other’s feet with washable markers (or do it with your little ones). This can be delightfully […]
Posted in pictures, crafts, Fun, art on Jun 25th, 2008 No Comments »
We’ve gotten out of the habit of daily crafts around here and I want to get back to it so I’ve been compiling some of my old, super simple crafts and activities to ease back into it. Here’s 5 on my list for the near future….
The painted sheet ~ Hang an old sheet on […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.