Craft Time

This weekend I am throwing a shower for my sister-in-law (same baby you all helped pray over earlier this year) Sooo I am having a "garden themed" shower and thought the boys and I might try making tissue paper flowers. Not sure these will be a part of the official decor......but I'm not ruling it out.

Go here for the directions.

Craft Time

My big Boy is turning the big 5 this April and is wanting a birthday party at home this year. Every other year we have kept his party low key by hosting the event at the park or last year at gymnastics BUT this year he wants the full 9 yards complete with theme food and party decor! I think this has a lot to do with the fact that Cohen's 1 year birthday was in September and we had his party at the house because it was too cold for the park and he wasn't old enough to appreciate a gymnastic or jump zone etc. party. Of course being that it was Cohen's first birthday I tried to make it extra special and did make a few cute theme related decorations and snacks. Soooo ever since September Colby, my mini Me, has been "planning" his Birthday Bash.

We have known for months that the theme would be "Imagination Movers." Lucky for us, playhousedisney.com has a link called "celebration center" that gives you all sorts of ideas on how to throw a disney themed party. Now of course I have a budget for the boys birthdays (each member of our family has a birthday envelope- the money saved throughout the year goes toward both the party and gifts). Sooo to stretch that budget further we are going to make most of the party decor and favors. And THAT is going to be the focus of most of our craft times from now until the Big Event!!!

Today we are going to make "idea emergency" hats for all of the guests. That is. if Colby likes the idea. He is very opinionated and likes to take control of the craft ideas..... Wonder where he gets that from?

Craft Time

For craft time- We are going to write Coline a letter. (The picture to the left is Coline's recent letter to us.) I am going to ask both boys to draw a picture to include with the letter.

That is all I have planned for craft time today BUT as always, I am sure Colby will have some additional ideas for us!

Craft Time

Today we are going to have a playdate with one of our good friends and make chocolate covered strawberries and bananas for our Daddy for Valentines Day.

I found this recipe for Chocolate Covered Strawberries at allrecipes.com

Should be fun, and YUMMY!

Valentines Craft

I was going to save this craft to post on Familytime Friday but I thought some of you might want to do this project with your kiddos in time for their school Valentines Day Parties. I found this idea at the Family Fun website and thought it would make the perfect Valentines goodie to pass out to Colby's class- instead of the classic CANDY laden card!

Go here for the official instructions to make the Heart Shaped PlayDough.

Hint: One of the crafter comments was to use a packet of cherry flavored Kool-Aid for the coloring for a less messy option to the red food coloring. I thought this was a brilliant idea, but didn't have any Kool-Aid, so I stirred in a packet of Strawberry Kiwi Benefiber...... didn't have the same effect! We ended up using red food coloring- my hands are still a lovely shade of pink!

This PlayDough recipe required us to cook the ingredients on the stove-top and then kneed the food coloring into the dough once stiff- messy!!! It is worth the trip to the store to try the Kool-Aid idea.

Instead of using a heart shape cookie cutter we (meaning I) just molded the dough into hearts- just call me Picasso (no idea of Picasso sculpted I just know he did something with art... right? I probably should watch more "Little Einsteins" and less "Imagination Movers")

I know you can't read the card from the picture- but it says "Dough you want to be my Valentine?" Cute huh! Could have also read "I kneed you" but I thought that was a little much for 4 year olds!

Craft Time

I have found a really cute Valentine craft I am hoping I can convince the boys to do here.

However, I am thinking this is highly unlikely because Colby has been talking about putting on a "Blue Bird Frame Show" in his room all week. Don't worry I don't even understand what it means. But it has something to do with the coffee filters that he has hung from his walls and a blue racquetball that I have heard bouncing off his walls all week while he has been "practicing for the show." Last night he passed out tickets to each family member and told us the show would be opening tomorrow (that would make today the lucky day!)

I'll be sure to let you know if he decides to open the show for the general public. I bet I can get you a great deal on tickets!

Craft Time

Craft Time: In honor of this extremely cold day, we are going to attempt a winter time craft: Paper Plate Snowmans. Isn't he cute! I found this craft at http://www.kaboos.com/.

Maybe we will even have hot cocoa with Reddi Wip on top! Yummy!

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Oh wait a minute, what am I thinking.... tomorrow I am having a garage sale...... Bring on the sunshine.

Craft Time

My four year old LOVES crafts!! Give him a glue stick and a paint brush and he will be happy for hours (ok more like minutes- but you get the point). I am always looking for craft ideas to do with him and one day I ran across a neat blog called notimeforflashcards.com- isn't that the perfect name! The author of this blog posts a new idea everyday to do with her child along with book ideas and even songs- she is such a Donna Reed Mom!


Craft time works out best for us, if I let Colby pick the craft. I don't care how cool my craft idea is, he always has a "better" idea. So most of the time I will let Colby scroll through her blog until he finds an idea that he wants to do. But today, I am going to do my best to sell him on my craft project find.... finger painting with yogurt!



Are you shocked I want the boys to do this craft? Well the reason this particular craft appeals to me is that I have some out-of-date yogurt in my fridge that I hate to see go to waste! So its an economic thing- but don't you think the boys will love it! I'll let you know how it goes!