You will need
* acorns
* construction paper
* scissors
* sm cardboard box
* paint
Directions
Draw a "fall shape" on construction paper. A leaf, tree, or pumpkin works! Use light colored paper for better effect. Next, place the design in a small cardboard box or container. Squeeze a small amount of fall colored paint in the center of the paper. Place a few acorns in the box and roll them through the paint. Dry, cut out shape and enjoy!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Middle of the winter beach party!
My friend Lizanne had a great idea- She said " My kids & I liked having a "beach" party in the middle of winter. Would turn up the heat in the house, blow up beach balls, cover the floor w/yellow towels & we'd put on our swimming suits and pretend we were at the beach - watch a beach themed movie, have a squirt guns, etc."
Homemade Silly Putty ~ An all time favorite of my kids!
What You Need:
* Two parts white glue
* One part liquid starch
What You Do:
* Mix ingredients and let dry until workable (like silly putty is supposed to be) . Add more glue or starch if necessary. Store in airtight container.
* Two parts white glue
* One part liquid starch
What You Do:
* Mix ingredients and let dry until workable (like silly putty is supposed to be) . Add more glue or starch if necessary. Store in airtight container.
101 things to do with your child before they are 6
1 Have a reading marathon.
2 Write stories together.
3 Play soccer.
4 Paint or draw together.
5 Create a fort in your living room out of blankets or cardboard boxes.
6 Go on a hike.
7 Have a sunset picnic at a park or beach.
8 Play board games.
9 Play kickball.
10 Get up early, pack breakfast, and have a sunrise breakfast.
11 Go to a museum.
12 Go to a playground.
13 Play hide-and-seek.
14 Have a pillow fight.
15 Ride bikes.
16 Build sandcastles.
17 Go on a nature walk- collect what you find.
18 Tell stories.
19 Have a scavenger hunt.
20 Make mazes or puzzles for each other to solve.
21 Play card games.
22 Garden together.
23 Bake cookies (let the kids help).
24 Go to the zoo.
25 Go to the library.
26 Shop at a thrift shop.
27 Create a blog together.
28 Create a scrapbook.
29 Make a movie using a camcorder and computer.
30 Learn to play music.
31 Fingerpaint.
32 Make play dough from scratch.
33 Make homemade mini pizzas.
34 Buy popsicles.
35 Make hand-painted T-shirts.
36 Set up a hammock, make lemonade, relax.
37 Go to a pool.
38 Go to a public place, people watch, and make up imaginary stories about people.
39 Visit family.
40 Write letters to family.
41 Paint or decorate the kids’ room.
42 Make milkshakes.
43 Play freeze tag.
44 Create a treasure hunt for them (leaving clues around the house or yard).
45 Decorate a pair of jeans.
46 Do a science experiment.
47 Play games online.
48 Teach them to play chess.
49 Learn magic tricks.
50 Create a family book, with information and pictures about each family member.
51 Fly kites.
52 Go snorkeling.
53 Barbecue.
54 Volunteer.
55 Donate stuff to charity.
56 Compete in a three-legged or other race.
57 Create an obstacle course.
58 Pitch a tent and sleep outside with marshmallows.
59 Roast marshmallows.
60 Play loud music and dance crazy.
61 Write and produce a play (to perform before other family members).
62 Paint each other’s faces.
63 Have a water balloon fight.
64 Have a gun-fight with those foam dart guns.
65 Explore your yard and look for insects.
66 Go for a walk and explore the neighborhood.
67 Go jogging.
68 Take pictures of nature.
69 Play a trivia game.
70 Make up trivia questions about each other.
71 Make hot cocoa.
72 Play house.
73 Decorate the house with decorations you make.
74 Make popsicles.
75 Play school.
76 Do shadow puppets.
77 Make a comic book.
78 Play in the rain.
79 Make mud pies.
80 Blow bubbles.
81 Take turns saying tongue twisters.
82 Sing songs.
83 Tell ghost stories in the dark with a flashlight.
84 Build stuff with Legos.
85 Give them a bubble bath.
86 Play with squirt guns.
87 Play video games together.
88 Play wiffleball.
89 Play nerf football.
90 Build a rocket from a kit.
91 Bake a cake and decorate it.
92 Play dress-up.
93 Thumb-wrestle, play mercy, or have a tickle fight.
94 Make a gingerbread house, or decorate gingerbread men.
95 Learn and tell each other jokes.
96 Play basketball.
97 Learn to juggle.
98 Walk barefoot in the grass and pick flowers.
99 Build paper airplanes and have a flying contest.
100 Have a neighborhood party and get to know everyone
101 Put on a play
2 Write stories together.
3 Play soccer.
4 Paint or draw together.
5 Create a fort in your living room out of blankets or cardboard boxes.
6 Go on a hike.
7 Have a sunset picnic at a park or beach.
8 Play board games.
9 Play kickball.
10 Get up early, pack breakfast, and have a sunrise breakfast.
11 Go to a museum.
12 Go to a playground.
13 Play hide-and-seek.
14 Have a pillow fight.
15 Ride bikes.
16 Build sandcastles.
17 Go on a nature walk- collect what you find.
18 Tell stories.
19 Have a scavenger hunt.
20 Make mazes or puzzles for each other to solve.
21 Play card games.
22 Garden together.
23 Bake cookies (let the kids help).
24 Go to the zoo.
25 Go to the library.
26 Shop at a thrift shop.
27 Create a blog together.
28 Create a scrapbook.
29 Make a movie using a camcorder and computer.
30 Learn to play music.
31 Fingerpaint.
32 Make play dough from scratch.
33 Make homemade mini pizzas.
34 Buy popsicles.
35 Make hand-painted T-shirts.
36 Set up a hammock, make lemonade, relax.
37 Go to a pool.
38 Go to a public place, people watch, and make up imaginary stories about people.
39 Visit family.
40 Write letters to family.
41 Paint or decorate the kids’ room.
42 Make milkshakes.
43 Play freeze tag.
44 Create a treasure hunt for them (leaving clues around the house or yard).
45 Decorate a pair of jeans.
46 Do a science experiment.
47 Play games online.
48 Teach them to play chess.
49 Learn magic tricks.
50 Create a family book, with information and pictures about each family member.
51 Fly kites.
52 Go snorkeling.
53 Barbecue.
54 Volunteer.
55 Donate stuff to charity.
56 Compete in a three-legged or other race.
57 Create an obstacle course.
58 Pitch a tent and sleep outside with marshmallows.
59 Roast marshmallows.
60 Play loud music and dance crazy.
61 Write and produce a play (to perform before other family members).
62 Paint each other’s faces.
63 Have a water balloon fight.
64 Have a gun-fight with those foam dart guns.
65 Explore your yard and look for insects.
66 Go for a walk and explore the neighborhood.
67 Go jogging.
68 Take pictures of nature.
69 Play a trivia game.
70 Make up trivia questions about each other.
71 Make hot cocoa.
72 Play house.
73 Decorate the house with decorations you make.
74 Make popsicles.
75 Play school.
76 Do shadow puppets.
77 Make a comic book.
78 Play in the rain.
79 Make mud pies.
80 Blow bubbles.
81 Take turns saying tongue twisters.
82 Sing songs.
83 Tell ghost stories in the dark with a flashlight.
84 Build stuff with Legos.
85 Give them a bubble bath.
86 Play with squirt guns.
87 Play video games together.
88 Play wiffleball.
89 Play nerf football.
90 Build a rocket from a kit.
91 Bake a cake and decorate it.
92 Play dress-up.
93 Thumb-wrestle, play mercy, or have a tickle fight.
94 Make a gingerbread house, or decorate gingerbread men.
95 Learn and tell each other jokes.
96 Play basketball.
97 Learn to juggle.
98 Walk barefoot in the grass and pick flowers.
99 Build paper airplanes and have a flying contest.
100 Have a neighborhood party and get to know everyone
101 Put on a play
Bread and Glue Clay
Easy Recipe
8 slices of day-old white bread
(Less expensive fluffy type)
1 /2 C. White Glue
Food color
Flour for work space
Wax paper
To Make:
Remove Crusts. Break bread into small pieces and put in mixing bowl. Pour glue over bread. Mix with one hand until
it becomes a sticky mass. Take the out of the bowl and
form into a ball .With both hands keep patting into a smaller ball until it becomes just slightly tacky. Dust work surface
with a small amount of flour and knead gently until it
becomes smoother and more pliable. Knead firmly at this
time. Knead until texture is satiny, about 5 mins.
Wrap tightly with plastic to store. Remember to seal the unused portion while working.
To color dough tear of portion needed , flatten and add
color directly onto dough. Blend until satiny again.
Add flour, if needed to achieve the proper texture.
Air dry. Drying times vary depending on thickness.
To speed up drying place on cookie sheet and leave
overnight in an unlit oven. Paint with acrylic paints
(optional) and seal with spray on finish.
Easy Tip - Clean Up Time
Keep sticky, paint covered hands away from walls and furniture, with a wet soapy washcloth next to the project area.
8 slices of day-old white bread
(Less expensive fluffy type)
1 /2 C. White Glue
Food color
Flour for work space
Wax paper
To Make:
Remove Crusts. Break bread into small pieces and put in mixing bowl. Pour glue over bread. Mix with one hand until
it becomes a sticky mass. Take the out of the bowl and
form into a ball .With both hands keep patting into a smaller ball until it becomes just slightly tacky. Dust work surface
with a small amount of flour and knead gently until it
becomes smoother and more pliable. Knead firmly at this
time. Knead until texture is satiny, about 5 mins.
Wrap tightly with plastic to store. Remember to seal the unused portion while working.
To color dough tear of portion needed , flatten and add
color directly onto dough. Blend until satiny again.
Add flour, if needed to achieve the proper texture.
Air dry. Drying times vary depending on thickness.
To speed up drying place on cookie sheet and leave
overnight in an unlit oven. Paint with acrylic paints
(optional) and seal with spray on finish.
Easy Tip - Clean Up Time
Keep sticky, paint covered hands away from walls and furniture, with a wet soapy washcloth next to the project area.
Indian Corn Napkin Rings
What you'll need:
* Green construction paper
* Scissors
* Tissue paper: yellow, orange and burgundy
* White craft glue
* Pencil with an eraser
How to make it:
1. Cut construction paper vertically in strips about 1.5” wide. Each strip will yield two napkin holders.
2. Cut each strip in half to get 2 napkin holders.
3. Cut tissue paper into 1” squares.
4. Cover a 1” section of the construction paper strip with white craft glue.
5. Twist a square of yellow tissue paper around the pencil eraser and push down onto the glue. Remove pencil, leaving the tissue paper on the construction paper.
6. Repeat step number 5 with tissue paper, alternating orange and burgundy for every 2-3 yellow.
7. Cover entire strip of construction paper, leaving only ½” at the end without tissue paper.
8. Bend into a “ring” and glue together.
9. Let dry completely then carefully insert a napkin.
Tips:
* Save tissue paper from birthday gifts to use in future projects.
* Buy construction paper in value packs from discount department stores.
* White school glue is a suitable substitute for white craft glue.
* Green construction paper
* Scissors
* Tissue paper: yellow, orange and burgundy
* White craft glue
* Pencil with an eraser
How to make it:
1. Cut construction paper vertically in strips about 1.5” wide. Each strip will yield two napkin holders.
2. Cut each strip in half to get 2 napkin holders.
3. Cut tissue paper into 1” squares.
4. Cover a 1” section of the construction paper strip with white craft glue.
5. Twist a square of yellow tissue paper around the pencil eraser and push down onto the glue. Remove pencil, leaving the tissue paper on the construction paper.
6. Repeat step number 5 with tissue paper, alternating orange and burgundy for every 2-3 yellow.
7. Cover entire strip of construction paper, leaving only ½” at the end without tissue paper.
8. Bend into a “ring” and glue together.
9. Let dry completely then carefully insert a napkin.
Tips:
* Save tissue paper from birthday gifts to use in future projects.
* Buy construction paper in value packs from discount department stores.
* White school glue is a suitable substitute for white craft glue.
Fall is here make a scare crow!
Make a Scarecrow
Here's a fun idea for your Fall and Halloween decorating - make a scarecrow! It's easier than you think.
You'll Need:
* Old pair of over-alls or old pants
* Old plaid shirt
* An old hat
* Old work gloves
* Old boots or shoes
* Twine or rope
* Straw, hay, newspaper or something you can stuff your scarecrow with
To make your scarecrow head/face you can use a white pillow case, stuffed, and draw/paint a face, or, use a pumpkin. You can also try your hand at making a paper mache head/face. If you don't want a bald scarecrow you can use yarn for hair.
How to Make:
Once you have your head/face created, you can simply put your scarecrow together by stuffing your articles of clothes with straw, hay or newspaper. Put together as if you were dressing a human. You can hold things together with twine.
Instead of hands/feet use gloves and boots. Much easier than creating hands or feet.
To attach your head use the twine to tie the base of your head to the body, or, use a stick or piece of wood - insert in your head and then into the body of your scarecrow.
Once complete you can prop your scarecrow up against a tree, the house, a fence, or sit him in a lawn chair or on a bale of hay. You can ask an adult to make you a "T" shape out of lumber if you want to "hang" your scarecrow in the yard.
Be creative and have fun!
Here's a fun idea for your Fall and Halloween decorating - make a scarecrow! It's easier than you think.
You'll Need:
* Old pair of over-alls or old pants
* Old plaid shirt
* An old hat
* Old work gloves
* Old boots or shoes
* Twine or rope
* Straw, hay, newspaper or something you can stuff your scarecrow with
To make your scarecrow head/face you can use a white pillow case, stuffed, and draw/paint a face, or, use a pumpkin. You can also try your hand at making a paper mache head/face. If you don't want a bald scarecrow you can use yarn for hair.
How to Make:
Once you have your head/face created, you can simply put your scarecrow together by stuffing your articles of clothes with straw, hay or newspaper. Put together as if you were dressing a human. You can hold things together with twine.
Instead of hands/feet use gloves and boots. Much easier than creating hands or feet.
To attach your head use the twine to tie the base of your head to the body, or, use a stick or piece of wood - insert in your head and then into the body of your scarecrow.
Once complete you can prop your scarecrow up against a tree, the house, a fence, or sit him in a lawn chair or on a bale of hay. You can ask an adult to make you a "T" shape out of lumber if you want to "hang" your scarecrow in the yard.
Be creative and have fun!
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