Colorful Patterned Owls
We took a break from Halloween crafting this week by reading The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy and Jane Chapman. After completed our Little White Owl Craft we decided we wanted to make the colorful patterned owls depicted in the story too. Paper plates work so well to make owls, so we stuck with them on this project. Start by painting three small paper plates one color. After they are dry, use a different color to paint a pattern on one of the paper plates to use as the body for the owl. After the pattern is dry that you painted, take another one of the painted paper plates and cut it in half to use as the wings. Next, use a generous amount of school glue to attach the last paper plate to the body as the head of the owl. Lastly we cut a slit out of the top of the owls head to finish our owls. Luke went with chevron stripes as his pattern... Andy liked the dotted owl in the book... And I went with a striped pattern... I'm telling you, it never gets old creating with my children!
How to Create Emergency Kits for your Average Workday
People create emergency kits for car problems and bad weather, but few create kits to deal with more common but less urgent situations. In particular, misplacing a wallet or forgetting a work laptop at home can play havoc with a person’s workday. With a little bit of planning, you can create emergency kits that will let you deal with these types of situations in a calm and productive manner. Creating a backup kit for your wallet Besides your keys, your wallet is probably your most important daily companion. Without it, you lack identification, money or the ability to access any of your financial services. No money, means you are unable to buy the essential products that gets you through a workday, like gas, lunch or even a coffee. Luckily, there are so many prepaid cards options available today that creating a wallet backup kit is an easy task. Options MasterCard and Visa both make prepaid cards that are accepted anywhere normal credit cards are accepted. Other Options
Owls, Foil, Glue, and Shoe Polish
(original artwork by David, grade 5) Art Club, Grades 1-6 This is one of my all-time favorite projects. We first planned our compositions, paying attention to all of the positive and negative spaces. 1. **I've noticed on Pinterest some people think we used coloring book images. 2. 6. 7. Once you've filled all of the spaces, rub over the whole thing with black shoe polish, wait a few seconds, and wipe off. A couple of you have commented on the color- the results will be an aged silver metal look, something along the color lines of pewter. Yes. When I was hanging these up, parents, teachers, and kids all stopped to ask about them- I love being able to tell my Art Club artists how much people enjoy their art work! Make it a wonderful day!
Frozen Yogurt Dots
Here it is…another installment of Jillee’s Favorite Frozen Treats! Everytime I see an idea for a new frozen treat idea…I can hardly WAIT to try it! This one was NO exception! Saw this on Pinterest and knew it was MADE JUST FOR ME! As much as I love the Frozen Yogurt Pops that I posted about a couple of weeks ago and have since probably eaten at least a dozen of! Oh and they freeze SUPER FAST! Never miss a good thing!
Kids Craft ~ DIY Kazoos
I decided to make a craft with my kids the other day. Good idea in theory. We settled on an easy DIY Kazoo. Good because simple supplies, simple instructions and simple assembly. Not so good because…well, it’s kazoo. If you can get past that, then you should make these. All you need is a toilet roll tube, wax paper and a rubber band. My kids decorated the outside of the tubes. Then cut out a circle from wax paper, about 4″ in diameter and cover the top of the tube, securing it with a rubber band. That’s it!
just helen | Jell-O Cookies
Jello Cookies…Lemon, Orange, Lime and Raspberry. Rolled in sugar and then sprinkled with more chunky, colored sugar before baking. These are the sugariest of sugar cookies. I got the recipe from a friend at least 30 years ago. Jell-O Cookies (For a newly modified version of this cookie, check here!) Pre-heat oven to 400°. Sprinkle the top with colored, chunky sugar. Bake the cookies for 6 – 8 minutes. If you are feeling ambitious, you can shape these into more of an oval shape, then when you flatten them, they will look more like eggs. Yummy! Update 4/16/12. Update 12/31/12 – Check out my Christmas Jell-O cookies here! Jell-O CookiesBy: Helen NaylorPrep time: 20 mins Cook time: 6 mins Total time: 60 mins Ingredients1/4 cup butter1/2 cup vegetable shortening1/2 cup sugar1 3 oz pkg Jell-O – my favorites are raspberry, lime, lemon or orange2 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla2 1/2 cups flour1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking powderDirectionsCream the butter, shortening, sugar and Jell-O.
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Using the simplest of ingredients your kids can expand their arsenal of pirate toys with this pirate hook. Let them help make the toy and then watch the imagining expand! How We Did It Cut a small hole in the bottom of the cup. Tightly roll up a piece of foil and stick it into the slit of the cup, play with your pirate hook!
Blue Velvet Cupcakes
I made these cupcakes for a friend's birthday. She is a huge University of Kentucky fan and I thought these would be perfect for her. Same as a red velvet cake, these cupcakes have a fine, delicate crumb and a nice tang from the buttermilk. I'll definitely make these again, but maybe in a different color, as in, orange! :) Blue Velvet Cupcakesrecipe from Sprinkle Bakes and One Particular Kitchen 2 C sugar 2 sticks butter, at room temperature 2 eggs 1 T cocoa powder 1 T Wilton royal blue gel food coloring 1 small dab of Wilton violet gel food coloring 2½ C cake flour 1 tsp salt 1 C buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp baking soda 1 T vinegar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, mix until light and fluffy. Pour batter into cupcake papers. For the cream cheese frosting, I used my old standby recipe. Almond Cream Cheese Frosting 1 8oz. cream cheese, softened 1/2 stick of butter, softened 1/2 tsp. almond extract 1 box powdered sugar
