tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91250154624497508462024-03-14T04:24:16.674-07:00365 Days Of SparkleMy challenge, to myself, to provide 365 "sparkly" days for my children.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-33342104893681301472010-08-30T07:34:00.000-07:002010-08-30T07:34:21.459-07:00Brownies & Ice CreamMy youngest made the most delicious dessert the other day. Brownies and ice cream topped with chocolate syrup... and we ate it for BREAKFAST!<br />
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Then took some curling ribbon and tied it to the pencils with a pipe cleaner and taped the pipe cleaner down to the pencils. Voila!<br /><br /><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/222103sm.jpg" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-48770915834792088832009-02-20T06:24:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:27:37.775-08:00Science ExperimentThis was our craft project/science experiment for the day on Thursday.<br /><br /><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/Blog/Jan%2017%2009/blog1.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/Blog/Jan%2017%2009/blog2.jpg" /><br /><br />We got the recipie out of this book...<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-Gardens-Believe-Project/dp/0696018934/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232206829&sr=8-2">Better Homes and Gardens Make Believe (Fun-to-Do Project Books)</a><br />We liked it so much we ordered it from <a href="http://choose2bgr8.paperbackswap.com/">Paperback Swap</a><br /><br />By the way, <a href="http://choose2bgr8.paperbackswap.com/">Paperback Swap</a> is an awesome, awesome book swapping site for those who LOVE to read. You should <a href="http://choose2bgr8.paperbackswap.com/">check it out</a>!<br /><br />1 package of Kool-Aid<br />1/2 Cup Sugar<br />1/2 Cup Cold Water<br />Vanilla Ice Cream<br />1 Liter of carbonated lemon lime beverage<br /><br />Mix the Kool-Aid, Water, and Sugar in a pitcher. Then mix in the lemon lime beverage<br />Put the ice cream in your cups and pour the mixture over the ice cream.<br /><br />P.S. I used my own words. I know the measurements are right but I don't have the book's instructions right here in front of me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-55798470503797689162008-11-11T14:35:00.000-08:002008-11-11T14:38:13.439-08:00Candlelight DinnerFor awhile the girls didn't really want to eat as a family, which wasn't a big deal really, but one day we really wanted them to so we broke out the candles and asked them to join us. They willingly obliged. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWolUiZoq8HtLhxbIl_GcB31WAQkZ810lhZ5PwVz8gEfVxKxN-63TrgPv_ewT4aC70daPt6ks0LwWs8b8qe7CmdyZKs6v4DNMtRJqoL5bND2BQFSzNqmv-G4DBDhz5_JlTnl24h0mSau8/s1600-h/182+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWolUiZoq8HtLhxbIl_GcB31WAQkZ810lhZ5PwVz8gEfVxKxN-63TrgPv_ewT4aC70daPt6ks0LwWs8b8qe7CmdyZKs6v4DNMtRJqoL5bND2BQFSzNqmv-G4DBDhz5_JlTnl24h0mSau8/s400/182+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267532839087316034" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-81848917042664404312008-08-23T14:53:00.000-07:002008-08-23T14:58:24.307-07:00PopcornThese things are a blast to make. They always think that it is going to explode like it does in the movies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwjAosgCw5OIuzH9DZURw9t2ZftFZeslKXHgvGXjCNcSQd0a5vzAWDIYAPI5FvFWuBezW-B5uwcHEmNMPs4aOkQt81x5S1pCZ22SOd3MFGQMPUcXfSXpNM3VeeIC45GRVN7Q9LI3bvb9m/s1600-h/141+131edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwjAosgCw5OIuzH9DZURw9t2ZftFZeslKXHgvGXjCNcSQd0a5vzAWDIYAPI5FvFWuBezW-B5uwcHEmNMPs4aOkQt81x5S1pCZ22SOd3MFGQMPUcXfSXpNM3VeeIC45GRVN7Q9LI3bvb9m/s400/141+131edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237835738812452066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeRP_hYk5sRrqlUNNpRHQWlNJcc69Z9aSDpZVMsxoorPZrMKmyMpFABdg6XX06QFdnMEQFyH7kqTrT4pzPpPv5meS-HQ_HHfTSMu1mL_sRruXNuW8K16iNGse9Gave1l925MOuq3phe7d/s1600-h/141+135edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTicnr-2iSsLKJt9vTb169cUFSuul5D6wBSdB5eNPxVMHGKEFIc4d7Xzi960yisYltwaNUq8bSvEHtAlCB7vgyEurCovA_2h-fCkyr3fge4l9QOPIXXsQKSzcRM-Xou8VDJz8VY84v9flK/s400/146+009+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237834434785503186" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-67443106182305233942008-06-26T17:03:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:05:49.204-07:00Plant *anything*It was my idea to do the Tomatos, but Lilly decided to go for Maple trees (I think, I am really not a plant person). We will take pics of those on Sunday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0SqsnPrjw2Q4ChHQJohmYGZ15BAUZjtTEC5LClI0mN8qBt4IG60oHu_7jpotQQedU6YcD5XOkgzgLndd7R9h9CeraX9nep8K0kWfFgLk0uZCer-0Y8rgOEsYMyUP3n6CN_x8kyqb42Cj/s1600-h/141+004+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0SqsnPrjw2Q4ChHQJohmYGZ15BAUZjtTEC5LClI0mN8qBt4IG60oHu_7jpotQQedU6YcD5XOkgzgLndd7R9h9CeraX9nep8K0kWfFgLk0uZCer-0Y8rgOEsYMyUP3n6CN_x8kyqb42Cj/s320/141+004+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216345486130738210" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30KCRhMEROgZOljCKt6sXTnwKCFcl6umErelBtPbWI_qVBIGZNS5R-SxYpy_uHThKtkyFQl8Yka1TvjzgdNfn9MHUjhzc_AIJLPpTGqug8jQaGHeKuedTbEcpgLQprSwEzHZkdRiRdOH_/s1600-h/141+007+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30KCRhMEROgZOljCKt6sXTnwKCFcl6umErelBtPbWI_qVBIGZNS5R-SxYpy_uHThKtkyFQl8Yka1TvjzgdNfn9MHUjhzc_AIJLPpTGqug8jQaGHeKuedTbEcpgLQprSwEzHZkdRiRdOH_/s320/141+007+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216345637607606354" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-67789056853794377652008-06-26T16:51:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:58:48.947-07:00Have a "floury" dayThis was fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61gWoxNyZQxBM49DoxPQp1nHtNn_LFIZT8bnqnewby3OxboElJTMLOAL_Xzo72UNbfJA3zdthxz8mQ3FrUoh6hDctAOW9utFnDSjyO1Wzv7lNdjXOWHe6j0Qq28EMwJEGpSnAISemrNKF/s1600-h/138+029+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61gWoxNyZQxBM49DoxPQp1nHtNn_LFIZT8bnqnewby3OxboElJTMLOAL_Xzo72UNbfJA3zdthxz8mQ3FrUoh6hDctAOW9utFnDSjyO1Wzv7lNdjXOWHe6j0Qq28EMwJEGpSnAISemrNKF/s320/138+029+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216343537251942754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYr90jyfIVmOofyuOoC7LQAH0hS9gfaX3g6L7Ioi66Gx5SmOnohnsV5E9-vLGU9lwJp5eTS6yyYtASgBLxJoLYEPY9C5RkQOoekXTejOrpP-wDc4IkW4hk9yuppq0_V50_58qj87zvIRr/s1600-h/138+032+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYr90jyfIVmOofyuOoC7LQAH0hS9gfaX3g6L7Ioi66Gx5SmOnohnsV5E9-vLGU9lwJp5eTS6yyYtASgBLxJoLYEPY9C5RkQOoekXTejOrpP-wDc4IkW4hk9yuppq0_V50_58qj87zvIRr/s320/138+032+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216343652145394050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxyTbeH1Pb-iwQGFGN4TodE1GY519jJaAcbq3aR9YSr7hMQ0okP73tHT3ljl5hsl3EhkwsQ_SYwZ8YNSoR0fUGLE_E8_9B0zHrP5SvQJrD08A6D4tZL8SEw8I9ya37kwNbmfUyPQe1mEy/s1600-h/138+046+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxyTbeH1Pb-iwQGFGN4TodE1GY519jJaAcbq3aR9YSr7hMQ0okP73tHT3ljl5hsl3EhkwsQ_SYwZ8YNSoR0fUGLE_E8_9B0zHrP5SvQJrD08A6D4tZL8SEw8I9ya37kwNbmfUyPQe1mEy/s320/138+046+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216343740253846770" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-81500540833433989012008-06-26T16:44:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:00:36.429-07:00Make a wordWe printed & cut these letters out last September. Then we taped them to posterboard with heavy duty packing tape so they were "like laminated".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvxLWMThmo8brOs1Cet_R1gAO-XPPGmlSzMn1cp8b9ogVrDga9Jatwbd7yabUmR_32uSOTuQQ5YiPoPK0lbAnLBlNNXxUJqP6N97wrAY8KIE6NGszNZjWHiFVENha_okSGPrnzWk-sPbZ/s1600-h/137+028+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvxLWMThmo8brOs1Cet_R1gAO-XPPGmlSzMn1cp8b9ogVrDga9Jatwbd7yabUmR_32uSOTuQQ5YiPoPK0lbAnLBlNNXxUJqP6N97wrAY8KIE6NGszNZjWHiFVENha_okSGPrnzWk-sPbZ/s320/137+028+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216341496050529426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This was Lilly's idea and it is one of her imaginary friend's (who are usually aunt's or grandmas and are sometimes hard for me to pronounce) names.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ0FyEkFWRyHA5oF9nMs-i6ytLKxKu1PsDfoVpjwd25BF6TPuKYV-C6w_5eSbleu-Y727qHYai1b5lubNIBqU28VBTziYNwxVmKXr25XeIxTa-1KM2qgrFwwVg1sex3MVLRLZdCFHyJT1/s1600-h/137+006+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ0FyEkFWRyHA5oF9nMs-i6ytLKxKu1PsDfoVpjwd25BF6TPuKYV-C6w_5eSbleu-Y727qHYai1b5lubNIBqU28VBTziYNwxVmKXr25XeIxTa-1KM2qgrFwwVg1sex3MVLRLZdCFHyJT1/s320/137+006+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216341184620441730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkGI4GxLSijUZwBf6CE202j1rhFOAHXQ91paYWU05XfgVrjQsn8nq82hD6ZPhn93bAJyyfYInGst1rxYOFygArCIAGiQcQ-CWcvq_tNxqwR5UjjHkheRZty0e-Srs32nxjwITHgSO8CDL/s1600-h/137+001+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkGI4GxLSijUZwBf6CE202j1rhFOAHXQ91paYWU05XfgVrjQsn8nq82hD6ZPhn93bAJyyfYInGst1rxYOFygArCIAGiQcQ-CWcvq_tNxqwR5UjjHkheRZty0e-Srs32nxjwITHgSO8CDL/s320/137+001+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216341064803669298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then we had to spell out Marti's name.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-gl8US6roZsTgOXEIcysmmKo57RpL6FYx3XvO3dc_rXEalDLTIDDJBg15_6fISmHJdDkndIAu2fqGfGcroF-Vcs73V5NyWy3zyuIAQYj5Vcq8ZBiddO1Sfu_78-0gzJnngK7iI0GedkB/s1600-h/137+029+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-gl8US6roZsTgOXEIcysmmKo57RpL6FYx3XvO3dc_rXEalDLTIDDJBg15_6fISmHJdDkndIAu2fqGfGcroF-Vcs73V5NyWy3zyuIAQYj5Vcq8ZBiddO1Sfu_78-0gzJnngK7iI0GedkB/s320/137+029+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216341740447051106" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-49231599127021281782008-05-27T08:50:00.000-07:002008-05-27T09:01:30.925-07:00Writing HaikuMarti was reading <u>Spiderwort and The Princess Of Haiku</u>, which is a story in <a href="http://www.fairychronicles.com/">The Fairy Chronicles</a>, recently and came downstairs to ask if we could write Haikus. We looked up "the rules" on <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">wikipedia</a> and discovered that it is 5 sylables, 7 sylables, then 5 sylables and lots of other interesting things.<br /><br />So, I wrote two off the top of my head to "warm us up".<br /><br /><u>Marti</u><br />Beautiful Marti<br />She is my pride and my joy<br />I love her a lot.<br /><br /><u>Lilly</u><br />Her hair is so blonde<br />Her eyes are beautiful hazel<br />My little Lilly.<br /><br />Then, Marti and I wrote one together<br /><br /><u>Marigold</u><br />Fairy Chronicles<br />Marigold is so pretty<br />Her gift is special.<br /><br />Marti wrote one herself.<br /><br /><u>Pizza</u><br />Pizza and Ice Cream<br />They are very delicious<br />I like them a lot<br /><br />Lilly and I wrote one as well.<br /><br /><u>Horses</u><br />I love them because<br />Horses are very pretty<br />I want to pet themAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-81849944962669802792008-05-13T13:09:00.000-07:002008-05-13T13:21:14.988-07:00WoodworkingMy husband decided one day to collect wood to make staffs and wands with. The girls wanted to help. So far, all they have done is chop a few pieces with a hatchet, but they are enjoying it anyway.<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Woodworking/?action=view¤t=008007copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Woodworking/008007copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Woodworking/?action=view¤t=008009copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Woodworking/008009copy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-16519216260693676762008-05-13T12:17:00.000-07:002008-05-13T13:08:44.676-07:00Easter Egg Hunt in MayLilly asked, pretty much out of nowhere, if we could do another Easter Egg Hunt.<br /><br />Sure!<br /><br />So, we walked the 10 minutes to the nearest non-scary store (we don't live in a great neighborhood) and bought airheads, laffy taffy, and bazooka gum. Came home, filled the eggs together, I hid them then we hunted and ate :)<br /><br />Filling the eggs...<br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/?action=view&current=112020copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/112020copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/?action=view&current=112021copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/112021copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hunting<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/?action=view&current=112029copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/112029copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/?action=view&current=112033copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/112033copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Eating...<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/?action=view&current=112044copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/112044copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/?action=view&current=112045copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Easter/112045copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-26466519136483851592008-05-06T17:12:00.000-07:002008-05-06T17:20:24.703-07:00SlimeToday we attempted slime<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />Definitely 5 stars. They turned down playing with the neighbor kids to make slime with mom. I know that Sunday is mother's day on the calendar, but in my world, I beg to differ!<br /><br /><br />Here is the recipe we used and we got it from <a href="http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=familycrafts&cdn=parenting&tm=29&f=20&su=p284.8.150.ip_&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.kidsdomain.com/craft/gooeygak.html">here</a><br /><h3 style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">What you'll need:</span></h3> <div class="craft-materials" style="font-family:arial;"><ul class="bullet"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Wire whisk</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">1 cup all purpose glue</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">3/4 cup water</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">1 tablespoon tempera paint, your choice of color</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Borax</span></li></ul></div> <h3 style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">How to make it:</span></h3> <ol style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Mix together with wire whisk the all purpose glue, water, and tempera paint. <i>I used the powdered tempera, but the liquid works just as well -- just don't mix the powdered too thin.</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Mix separately 1/3 c. water and 1/2 tsp. borax. Slowly pour borax mix into glue mix.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Let stand a few minutes, then knead. Pour off any remaining liquid. Store in plastic bags.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Repeat for different colors.</span></li></ol> <h3 style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Notes:</span></h3><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> As in all recipes, results can vary depending on humidity, conditions, etc. Please try any recipe out before attempting in a group setting.</span></span><br /><br />Then, of course our pictures from the event...<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/?action=view&current=108004copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/108004copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/?action=view&current=108007copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/108007copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Look at that face!<br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/?action=view&current=108010copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/108010copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/?action=view&current=108017copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/108017copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In this one you will notice that I circled a peice of slime in the process of falling off the table. How cool is that capture? A priceless smile and a priceless moment in time captured "on film".<br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/?action=view&current=108018copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Slime/108018copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-3019604959199234652008-04-23T18:17:00.000-07:002008-04-24T06:58:59.813-07:00Krampf Experiment and Homeade IceCreamI think we are going to start rating these days as to what my kids find the most fun. I will go back and edit the other posts at some point. This one gets 5 stars<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/?action=view&current=star-clipart-03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/star-clipart-03.gif" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We started with this Krampf Experiment.<br />http://www.krampf.com/experiments/Science_Experiment56.html<br /><br />We are a member of his group on yahoo groups and get an experiment per week.<br />http://www.krampf.com/news.html<br /><br />Here is the directions and ingredients.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Robert Krampf's Experiment of the Week<br />Ice and String<br /><br />Imagine that you are given a full glass of water with a couple of ice cubes<br />floating in it. You are given a string and told to pick up the ice cube with<br />the string, without touching the glass, or the ice, or the water with your<br />fingers. Could you do it? Of course you could, if you knew a little science<br />and had a little salt.<br /><br />For this experiment, you will need:<br />a glass of water<br />a couple of ice cubes<br />2 feet of thread<br />salt<br /><br />To pick up the ice cube, lay the end of the thread across the ice cube. You<br />may want to loop the thread a couple of times, to give it plenty of surface<br />area to stick to. Then sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon of salt on top of the<br />thread and wait about a minute. Then lift up on the string. You will find<br />that the string has frozen to the ice.<br /><br />What happened? Pure water freezes at 32 degrees F. Adding salt to water<br />lowers its freezing point, allowing it to remain a liquid when it is colder<br />than 32 degrees. The surface of the ice cube, where the ice is beginning to<br />melt, is just below 32 degrees, so the addition of salt causes it to become a<br />liquid again. To make the change from a solid to a liquid, the ice must absorb<br />heat from its surroundings. That chills the water around it to the point<br />where it will freeze, freezing the string to the piece of ice.<br /><br />The same process is used in making homemade ice cream. The ice cream mix is<br />placed in a container which is surrounded by ice and salt. This lowers the<br />temperature of the water enough to freeze the ice cream. You can quickly<br />make some homemade ice cream by placing 1/2 cup of milk, 2 tablespoons of sugar,<br />and a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract into a zipper sealed sandwich bag.<br />Seal the bag tightly and then place it into a larger plastic zipper sealed bag,<br />along with 3 cups of ice and about 1/2 cup of salt. Seal the larger bag and<br />start shaking and squishing it to make the ice cream freeze evenly. After<br />about 3-4 minutes, the ice cream should become about as firm as homemade ice<br />cream gets. Open the large bag and remove and rinse the smaller bag, so that no<br />salt gets into your ice cream. Now grab a spoon and enjoy!<br /><br />Have a wonder-filled week.<br /><br />To join the list on Yahoo Groups, send a blank e-mail to:<br />krampf-subscribe@yahoogroups.com<br />To join the list on Topica, send a blank e-mail to:<br />krampf-subscribe@topica.com</span><br /><br />And our pictures from this experiment, which the girls *loved*!<br /><br />Here they are trying to pick up the ice with the string before the salt.<br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010006.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Salt...<br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010012.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010012.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And finally...<br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010009.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010007.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then of course, the ice cream making. We didn't have big plastic baggies so we found some old peanut butter jars and some jars bigger than the PB ones and used those to shake it up and it worked really well too.<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010014.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010014.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010016.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010016.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Finally, the *sweet* rewards (which they loved, ate a few bites, and put away for later)<br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010020.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010020.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/?action=view&current=010021.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/KrampfIceCream/010021.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-84350799184908026662008-04-20T14:28:00.001-07:002008-04-24T06:33:26.510-07:00Free MoviesToday, we went to see <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457419/">Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium</a> for free. It was especially exciting for the girls because we got to go with my parents whom they haven't seen in 5 weeks.<br /><br />Every spring and fall our local theater has 8-10 movies that they show for free on Saturday and Sunday mornings, one per week.<br /><br />http://www.gqti.com/freematinee.aspx<br /><br />I would do a <a href="http://www.goodsearch.com/">goodsearch</a> (we do goodsearch because it raises money for our favorite charity, Miracle Diapers) for your town and free matinees to see if you can find any in your area.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-88416800133016123112008-04-19T09:31:00.000-07:002008-04-19T09:51:45.708-07:00Sidewalk ChalkThis was actually from yesterday (no, I haven't been keeping up with this daily, but I *have* been trying to make little sparkles in my kids lives on a daily basis) .<br /><br />Lil and I spent some time out in the front yard on the sidewalks with sidewalk chalk. We drew pictures and even spelled a few words. I wrote "Lilly", "Marti", "Daddy" and "Mommy" because those are some of her favorite words to read (and she had been reading them for a year or so now).<br /><br />The other words began with "Mom, how do you spell cat?". Then I wrote a few rhyming words for fun. She wrote a few words and asked me to tell her what they said. When I sounded them out she proceeded to tell me I was wrong, they said something else. Usually it was the name of an imaginary friend that I had mispronounced. When she was done she got up and walked away.<br /><br />Before that though, the last pic we drew was this one. I don't know if you can see it very well, but Lilly enjoyed coloring in a cloud over the sun. It was very cute! Oh, and you can see our pretty hyacinth's in the upper left corner, too.<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/?action=view&current=007003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/007003.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />BTW~ Sidewalk chalk is extremely inexpensive and lasts forever. We have a bucket of chalk on our porch and some of the pieces have been there for at least 5 years.<br /><br />Here are some of our pics from yesterday.<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/?action=view&current=007002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/007002.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/?action=view&current=007001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/007001.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/?action=view&current=007004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/SidewalkChalk/007004.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-52229973742843215122008-04-16T05:22:00.001-07:002008-04-16T05:42:42.287-07:00Playdoh Recipie #1We are on a mission now to make the "perfect" playdoh.<br /><br />This is the recipe we made yesterday.<br /><br />UNCOOKED PLAY DOH:<br />3/4 C flour<br />3/4 C salt<br />3/4-1 C Water with preferred color food coloring<br />1 T vegetable oil<br /><br />Mix all ingredients. Knead until smooth consistency. Keep it covered and in refrigerator when not using it.<br /><br />REVIEW:<br />We didn't like this one. Your kids might if they love to make messes.<br /><br />We colored the 3/4 C water (green, light purple and purple).<br />We put in the flour, stirred.<br />Put in the salt, stirred some more (it got pretty hard for the girls to stir at this point).<br />We decided it was too runny and added extra flour.<br /><br />When it was finished the girls put their hands in, but they don't like to get too messy so it only lasted a few minutes.<br /><br />Here are the pictures.<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/?action=view&current=005003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/005003.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/?action=view&current=005012.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/005012.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/?action=view&current=005010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/005010.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/?action=view&current=005005.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/005005.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/?action=view&current=005009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/005009.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/?action=view&current=005013.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Playdoh01/005013.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125015462449750846.post-19719429045454349212008-04-12T18:07:00.001-07:002008-04-12T18:23:14.077-07:00Bring the beach to youToday we brought the beach to us.<br /><br />It's been cold and rainy here (yep, it's spring) the last couple days and we have been stuck at home so we brought the beach to us. This is one of the girls' favorite and easiest things to do.<br /><br />What you need:<br /><br />-Bathtub<br />-Swimsuits (optional, but they add to the effect)<br />-Blue dye (we use normal food coloring)<br />-Beach toys<br /><br />Here are our pics. Please send me yours or post them in the comments section!<br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/?action=view&current=003025.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/003025.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/?action=view&current=003028.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/003028.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/?action=view&current=003031.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/003031.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/?action=view&current=003035.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/003035.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/?action=view&current=003036.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/choose2bgr8/365days/Beach/003036.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.com0