Homemade Handprint Ornaments from Once a Month Mom. This year for Christmas, I wanted to do a homemade craft with my 8-month-old daughter, Zoey…but I was completely perplexed as to what we could do that would actually involve her! Luckily for me, I have some really crafty friends, and my friend Jessie (who happens to be a super-awesome mom to twins) inspired me by trying homemade handprint ornaments with her little ones, who are just a month older than Zoey.
While Zoey wasn’t the most willing participant, we did manage to get several really cute ornaments that will make great gifts for grandparents and aunties this holiday season! Welcome to Once A Month Meals! Looking for more recipes like this? We have a variety of freezer cooking menus complete with recipe cards, grocery lists, instructions and labels. Author/Source: Jimmie @ onceamonthmeals.com (adapted from this recipe) Ingredients: 1 cup flour1/4 cup salt7 tbsp waterRound cookie cutter (I used a drinking glass instead)1 drinking strawCraft paintRibbon Directions: Preheat oven to 300°F. How to Soften Red Heart Super Saver Yarn. *Please note! * if you are crocheting/knitting for hospitals or preemie babies this may not be a good method. They prefer no product has been used on yarn of donated hospital items. This week I crocheted a Nyan Cat themed lovey for my impending baby. Unfortunately, trying to make something rainbow takes a lot of colors, and buying all 7 ROYGBIV plus the grey, pink and tan is a lot of yarn money.
I bought Red Heart Super Saver thinking it couldn't be THAT bad. I worked up the blanket part and it is bad - it would be scratchy and coarse for a baby at least. After a day or so of research and experimentation the blanket actually came out super soft :) It also had wonderful drape which I did not expect. Take note that I had already finished the blanket part when I started this process, I don't know if this would work on the yarn itself before it's been worked up. Step 1: Rinse in cold water Step 2: Shampoo thoroughly, rinse twice Step 4: Let sit in cool water for over an hour Finished product!
Hanging Birthday Calendar. I'm terrible at remembering my family's birthdays. This bugs my wife to no end because we're always scrambling last minute to find gifts (Thank you Amazon Prime 2-Day shipping). I have a little date book with the birthdays in it but I never think to check it. The solution is a calendar of sorts. There is a board with 12 hooks underneath, one for each month. Hanging on these hooks are, for lack of a better word, small plaques with a family members name and the day their birthday falls in the month. The customization of this project is almost limitless, use different shapes or colors for each side of the family, or for each gender, and obviously the visual style and decorations can be customized to reflect your family.
I have to thank my wife for the visual style you see here, she picked the colors and decorations, and her handwriting on the pieces. Family Dates Sign. I made these for my mother and grandmother for mother's day. I originally saw something similar on Pinterest and since I use my craft time as time to do my own thing I don't do instructions for crafts all that often and didn't save it. However, they turned out really well and I'm pretty excited about them. Things you will need Wooden Circles(1-1/2 x 3/16 in)-enough for each person or event you plan to include Wooden rectangles(1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in)(12) Various colors of acrylic paint Paint Brush Sharpie Paint Pen Large Wooden Sign Thin wooden letters Fabric Mod Podge Eyelet hooks Round Jump Rings 12mm(can be found in jewelry sections of craft stores) List of dates Wood glue Razor blade Drill I started by drilling 1/16th holes into the top and bottom of each circle and rectangle making sure they were directly opposite each other.
Once all the circles were drilled, I divided the circles into families and assigned each a color. The sign is where I feel you can be the most creative. Dancing OobleckHousing a Forest. My kids love trying new Science Experiments, and play recipes. Today we decided to combine the 2 and try to make our Oobleck dance using sound waves. If you have never made it before, Oobleck is a mixture of cornstarch and water. When played with fast it acts like a solid…when allowed to relax it acts like a liquid. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. When we saw a few youtube videos that involved Dancing Oobleck, we decided we needed to take our gooey play to the next level. Dancing Oobleck Recipe You will need to make your Oobleck thicker than usual.
About 2 cups of Corn Starch to 1 cup of water. Materials Needed: Once your recipe is ready let the kids play for a bit while you set up the next step. Instructions: Place the cookie sheet onto the speaker of the sub, and pour in the Oobleck.You can download different test tones and play to see what works best for you. We decided to add food coloring to see what would happen. Amazing! Subwoofer Test: Tips and Tricks: How to make a Naked Egg : Imagination Station. How to make a Naked Egg A “naked egg” is an egg that has no shell.
Let me say that again, an egg with no shell. This is not something you normally run across and even when I show a naked egg to someone they often just don’t get the idea that the shell is gone – yet the egg stays intact. You might want to check out the anatomy of an egg to get an idea what we are dealing with. The shell of an egg (typically a chicken egg) is made up of primarily calcium carbonate. If you soak this egg shell in vinegar (which is about 4% acetic acid), you start a chemical reaction that dissolves the calcium carbonate shell. CaCO3 (s) + 2 HC2H3O2 (aq) → Ca(C2H3O2)2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g) The egg insides remain intact and are held together by the two fragile membranes just inside the shell. Here’s what you need Let’s get to the fun stuff. Vinegar (at least 16 ounces)A couple of glasses or cupsRaw eggs The process is really very simple.
An egg soaking in vinegar with part of it’s shell dissolved. Shrink your Egg. Make your own jellyfish in a bottle. | BhoomPlay. ~ Note for Thai fans ~ เป็นโพสเก่าที่มีแฟนบล๊อกจากต่างประเทศขอมาให้เขียนเป็นภาษาอังกฤษนะคะส่วนแฟนบล็อกที่ยังไม่เคยอ่านเรื่องนี้เลย ฉบับภาษาไทยดูที่นี่ค่ะ The other day, while I was thinking to get something to put in the water bottle for Bhoom to shake for fun. I saw a plastic grocery bag next to me and then this idea popped up. I think.. well, give it a try. With some trials and errors, my little jellyfish comes alive just like I thought it would be. : ) When daddy and son first saw it, they’re surprised with their jaws wide open.
Things you need to make your own jellyfish (Hope you can find all these in your kitchen) : 1. Instruction: • Flatten the bag and cut off the handle and the bottom part (see picture 1) • Cut along both sides (see picture 2) to split into 2 plastic sheets – by the way, we only use just one of them. • From the center of the plastic sheet, fold it like a tiny balloon to make the head part and tie it with the thread – not too tight (see picture 3). Like this: Glowing Photo Luminaries. When I was growing up, we had a formal dining room that was only used on special occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. At one point I thought that was a really wasted use of space, but now looking back- because it was so special, that room was home to some of my most precious family memories. It’s the only room where we used my great grandmother’s gold-plated china.
And where we sat on fancy padded chairs and got to drink sparkling cider and use the fancy butter knives. It’s also the only room where every meal was eaten by candlelight- and it was magical. My parents would dim the lights and right before we started our meal, they’d light tall candlesticks and the little flickering lights would reflect off the crystal goblets and make everything twinkle. My family meals now, even on special holidays, are much more casual. Recently I was cleaning my garage and came across a big pack of vellum from my drafting days in college. So just print out a variety of photos.