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How-To Make Spongey Bombs

Note all supplies were bought at the Dollar Tree. The original project can be found HERE at Skip To My Lou.

Our first day project of Summer Vacation was painting birdhouses. This was an easy project that kept the kids occupied for about a half hour. They really enjoyed using paint and I also thought decorating them with stickers would also be fun. My table is currently covered with paper and will be for the rest … Continue reading →

Flag Day Kid Art

Yesterday was Flag Day so I thought it would be really cute to have the kids make flags. Materials: 2 – Blue Card Stock 5″ x 5″ 2 – White Card Stock 8 1/2″ x 11″ Ruler Red Pencil Glue Sick White Ink Pad (I used Studio G Pigment Ink) Red Ink Pad (I used … Continue reading →

50 Fish Cookies…

It is the last week of school and I have been running around like a mad women! My last party for Kindergarten for the Princess so I had to make my signature sugar cookies! This time I decided to experiment with Starburst Candy! 1. Bake cookies – Sugar Cookies. Allow them to cool! 2. Take … Continue reading →

How To Make Stash Straws

I had a sick princess this past weekend and decided to make her something that would make her laugh. I figured I would make her a stash straw – I also did a printable How-To so anyone can make one. To download a PDF copy of the pattern and directions click on the directions. … Continue reading →

Handprint Sun-catchers

I have been trying to get the Booga involved a little more in my art and my crafting stuff. The princess was all about creating art, coloring in coloring books and playing with chalk when she was his age. Booga still eats chalk and crayons so it makes creating stuff with him extremely difficult. I … Continue reading →

Spring Break Project Day 1 – Painting Clay Pots

Pin ItYesterday I decided to let the kids paint (I blame the Sudaphed) I covered the table and figured why not. I went out to the garage and found some Terra Cotta Pots one for each child and decided to let them at the pots with the paint. They were both extremely happy that I … Continue reading →

Painted Shoes for The Booga!

Booga is obsessed with Toy Story so I decided to make him a pair of Alien Shoes.Materials: Canvas Shoes (I got these at Wal-Mart for $5.00) PLAID® Paint ( Folk Art – #954 Fresh Foliage, Folk Art – #513 Cayman Blue, Folk Art – #429 Winter White and Folk Art – #2557 Perfect Purple) Mod Podge (used to … Continue reading →

Halloween Week Long Party?!

Do you remember when Halloween was ONE night? I do, some of my fondest memories are of Halloween. Your costume planning started in July because you were competing for the “Top Prize” for your class – I won several times: I was $100 Bill (it was a pillow case that my grandma drew the 100 … Continue reading →

3 Minute Brownies (REALLY!!!)

This is another awesome Pinterest find and was extremely intrigued if this would actually work. I mean a brownie in 3 minutes made in a microwave – yes please! I know, I know – some people say microwave are bad, nuking food (what will it do to us in 50 years) but so are brownies … Continue reading →