Crazy Hats

Each month the kids have a fun Friday in school. This month it was Crazy Hat Day. And we took that crazy seriously.

Materials:
wide-brimmed hat from Dollar Tree
safety pins
glue
whatever odds and ends you want to decorate with, we used:
plastic leis
a feather mask
assorted little stuffed animals and Happy meal toys
balloons

How To:
1. Use glue to attach plastic leis, feather mask, and plastic snakes to the top of the hat.
2. Use safety pins to dangle little stuffed animals and Happy meal toys from the brim.

Candy Sculptures

Another idea from Pinterest. It combines two things kids love to do - build and eat candy.

Materials:
toothpicks (we used the colorful plastic kind)
chewy candies (we used Gummy Bears, Sour Patch Kids, and flower-shaped marshmallows)

How To:
This is pretty self-explanatory.
1.  Use the toothpicks to connect candies and build whatever you like.
We built a house and a bridge. We even put goldfish crackers under the bridge!

Sun-catchers

A few weeks ago the kids and I came across an idea for sun-catchers on Pinterest and decided to give it a try.

Materials:
a few bags of cheap plastic beads
a metal cake pan
some ribbon or string
oven












How To:
1. Arrange your plastic beads in a single layer on the bottom of the cake pan in whatever design you choose. (My daughter did a fish; my sons were more abstract.)
2. Put in the oven for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees. (I cannot guarantee this is non-toxic, so be sure you have adequate ventilation.)
3. Allow to cool, then drill a hole for your ribbon or string.
4. Hang in a sunny place. Ours hang in the tree in the backyard.

An Introduction

I've got 4 kids. Just found out we are expecting #5. 5 kids x 2 feet = 10 little feet.

It takes some creativity to keep all those little feet from running me ragged, so I'm always looking for new ways to stay busy. In this blog, I'll post pics and brief instructions/descriptions for some of our favorite projects and activities. The kids and I enjoy everything from arts and crafts, gardening, cooking and baking, reading and writing, visiting parks and museums, playing sports, trying our hands at fashion and interior design, and much, much more.

Building with gummy bears and toothpicks.

 

Making popsicles with yogurt, pudding, and bananas.

A backyard box boat.

 

 Water play with a hose, a bucket, and a pool from Target.

 

Crazy hat day.



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