My children like most children are a tad obsessed with Angry Birds, Booga especially if he could have an Angry Bird drive a Train it would be the greatest thing ever. I have been really trying to do more projects with Booga but he has the attention of a 3 year old boy (imagine that) … Continue reading
Thinking Day is right around the corner and our Girl Scout Troop picked Greece as our country this year. I am a huge fan of Greek Art and Architecture and really wanted to share this appreciation with my troop. I knew I wanted to do a project that involved “pottery” but the thought of anything breakable with … Continue reading
We have several clear backpacks around our house because it is a requirement of our school district. One of the ones we got when the Princess entered into Pre-K was a “Thomas Blue” trim backpack. I love to personalize items for my kids for several reasons. One it makes it easier to find when in … Continue reading
We traditionally don’t have a lot of snack foods in our house primarily because I would eat them all. I love soft pretzels, I would buy the microwavable ones when in college and would eat the whole box with mustard for dinner. One of the magazines my daughter gets is Big Backyard (from the National … Continue reading
Several years ago my friend got the princess a SpongeBob Snow Cone Maker. I cringed – I thought why would someone do this to me, with my fondness of Blue Raspberry Snow cones that I can now make at any time, all I could say is why. It has been on the top shelf of … Continue reading
We have been frequenting the library quite a bit this summer and one of the books I checked out was, “Simple Puppets from Everyday Materials” by Barbara MacDonald Buetter. I thought this would be fun to make one or two puppets with the Princess, I had not planned on making every puppet in the book … Continue reading
When you have a princess and a Booga there is never a dull moment. The other day the princess said, “Mom I am a super hero and I need a cape.” Me: “What is your super hero name?” Her: “Subtraction Girl! I also need a logo on my cape. You make great logos mom!” (Buttering … Continue reading
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
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
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