The boys worked on their Father's Day cards yesterday. When I was little, my mom helped my sister and I made these cute little shirt/tie cards. Inside, we filled in the blanks as to what we knew about our Dad. I pulled out my card yesterday to use as a pattern for cards for Grandpas this year. It was hilarious to read. I think it said something to the effect of "My Dad is 31 years old and weighs … [Read more...]
Homemade Noise Putty
A fun and noisy combination of science and fun! This homemade noise putty is easy to make and kids love it. A great rainy day activity. For those of you who are dying to make your own potty putty, here ya go! We made this in Kodiak for the kids and also the little boy I babysatt. The next day, his mom said that his dad had just as much fun playing with it as he did! Before this, I hadn't … [Read more...]
Handprints on Canvas
The kids are growing up WAY TOO FAST. Before Kaylee got any bigger, I wanted to do something that preserved her tiny little hand prints. I bought an 8x24 canvas, painted it a cream color, then put the kid's hand prints on it. The boys were happy to help, Kaylee giggled when I painted her fingers, then screamed while I tried to place them on the canvas. This explains the smudgy prints :) It wasn't … [Read more...]
Alphabet Book & ID Cards!
I made this little alphabet book when Dallin was around 2 years old. I filled it with pictures of him with different objects and in different places. Z was for "Zebra". I had a picture of him at the Sacramento Zoo. He still likes looking through the pictures and reading the book to Aaron. I thought that since he loved it so much, I'd make him another one. This time, using all lower case letters. … [Read more...]
10th Day of Christmas Craft!
Potato Chip Can Santa! While Aaron took a MUCH needed nap this afternoon, Dallin and I made this cute little Potato Chip Santa! We didn't have exactly enough peach felt, so it was a little patched together, but when we put the cotton balls on, you couldn't even tell! Also we didn't have a jumbo craft stick, so we used 2 small popcicle sticks for the arms. Dallin did really well with his hot gluing … [Read more...]