Plaster of Paris and the Best Art Group Project Ever!
I thought this would be fun, but I didn’t realize how fun. The kids seriously LOVED this project! It was easy yet engaging and it used all kinds of odds and ends (which I liked). First, I mixed up a batch of plaster of paris—left over from sandcasting at the beach—which I then poured into […]
Scrap wood sculptures with the art group
We made wood sculptures with the art group yesterday using frame pieces, popsicle sticks, and some other small scrap wood pieces. The kids glued all these together and to heavy mat board (remnants from the same frame shop). Justin's is above and below — he was really into the project We used regular all-purpose school […]
Blueberry Turnovers Recipe
Blueberry turnovers are simple and fun to make with puff pastry and fresh or frozen blueberries. Here’s a delicious blueberry turnovers recipe that is easy to make with kids.
Make Papier Mache Bowls with Kids
Our children’s art group met again yesterday to make papier mache bowls. This is a somewhat messy project, so we took our art table outside. Everyone brought a small bowl to use as a mold and I covered each with plastic wrap, securing it on the inside with masking tape. Then we had the kids […]
Make Felted Wool Easter Eggs for the Nature Table
I told you I wanted to try some simple wool felting with Maia. We made felted wool Easter eggs for our spring nature table. I decided to go with SouleMama’s felting instructions in The Creative Family because it sounded the most hands on and immediate, although I’d still like to try the other two I […]
I Heart Doughnuts
Ha! I couldn’t help it. I know I’m being cheesy. But it’s true. I do love doughnuts. And these are baked, so they’re healthy, right? Actually I think I’m experiencing sugar-induced punchiness. Okay. Let’s start over. We made doughnuts this morning using this recipe at 101 Cookbooks, found via the ever-inspiring SouleMama. Luckily Justin and […]
Making the Best Ever Soft Pretzels!
Okay. I know I just said that about the pizza Harry made the other night, but I swear I don’t automatically think that about everything we cook. These pretzels were so yummy and salty fresh out of the oven that halfway through eating ours, Maia and I decided to rush some to Harry at work […]
More faces! — these are for the felt board
Faces, faces, and more faces… I cut these faces out of felt today and Maia carried each eye, each mouth, each ear, one at a time, to her room to add to the felt board. These faces (above) are about nine inches tall, which keeps the little noses and eyebrows somewhat manageable. I didn’t make […]
