Dots Building Fun

 

Supplies

-toothpicks

-Dots candy (could also use marshmallows)

 

My boys LOVED this activity and it kept them busy for awhile.  Just hand them the supplies, demonstrate how to build with the materials and let them create!

Happy Building!
~Heather



Heart Art

It started with a watercolor art session and ended with a masterpiece....

Happy Painting!!!
~Heather

Maddox's Masterpiece

Materials Needed:

-wood dowel

-wooden wheel

-green pipe cleaners

-sparkly pipe cleaners

-assortment of beads, jingle bells, etc.

Directions:

-Insert dowel into wooden wheel (I actually used hot glue to make sure it stayed put)

-Wrap green pipe cleaners around dowel...spread out pipe cleaners to make it look like a tree

-Make star out of sparkly pipe cleaner...I attached it using hot glue

-Allow your child to make ornaments (string beads and jingle bells on pipe cleaners) and add to tree...it's a lesson on balance...you have to make the sides weigh the same or the tree will topple over

-String single beads on tree....they look like lights...again a lesson on balance

Happy Crafting!!!!

~Heather

Thanksgiving treats

I'm excited to be cooking Thanksgiving dinner for my family. Even though we are just a family of 3, I still like to pull out some special treats for them! Here is a sneak peek of the desserts we will partake in after dinner. I baked them today, to get that extra mess out of the way and when they came out of the oven, we just had to nibble....they were SO yummy! I will definitely post more tomorrow, as I am trying out a new recipe for a Sweet Potato Casserole with Bourbon & Pineapple glaze! Happy Turkey day!

~Susan

Recipe for Butter Pecan Pumpkin Crisp

1-15 oz. can of pumpkin
1 c. of evaporated milk
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
*Mix all those together*

Additional ingredients needed:
1-Butter Pecan cake mix
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. butter (melted)

Pour that mixture into the bottom of your 9x13 pan. Pour your "Butter Pecan" cake mix evenly over the top. Sprinkle your pecans evenly over the top. Take your melted butter and pour over cake mix so that all areas are covered. Pop in the oven at 350 for 70 mins. or until golden brown.

Recipe adapted from www.rachelshultz.com

Recipe for Easy Apple Pie

2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. baking powder
*Mix together*

Additional ingredients needed:
1 c. butter melted

Press the 1/2 of the crust mixture into the pie pan. Make sure it covers the bottom and goes up the sides. Add in the apples and sprinkle 1 1/2 tbsp of sugar and a couple teaspoons of cinnamon over the top of the apples. Crumble the last 1/2 of the crust mixture on the top. Cook at 350 for 45 mins.

Recipe from www.yourhomebasedmom.com

We are going BATTY!!!!

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted.  My husband got a new job so we relocated and are still in transition. Halloween is one of my favorites...I'm super sad that most of my decorations are still packed away in tubs at our old house.  To remedy this we started making our own Halloween decor.  My little guy LOVES bats so we made these flying bats out of egg cartons.  Cut the egg cartons apart to make the bat shape, paint each one black, let dry, add googly eyes and a string.  There you have it...a super cute, easy Halloween decoration!!!

~Heather

S'more Sticks

 What a fun project this was!  My little boy LOVED smashing the graham crackers and then sprinkling them on top.

Ingredients:
-marshmallows
-chocolate chips (we used half a bag for 10 pops)
-graham crackers
-sticks

Directions:
-Poke each marshmallow with a stick
-Melt chocolate in the microwave (20 second intervals)
-Dip marshmallow in chocolate and put somewhere upright to dry (put foam inside a pail)
-Crush graham crackers (my son did this in a sandwich bag) and sprinkle on top of chocolate before it hardens
-I let harden in the fridge before I put them in a bag and tied them with a ribbon

Enjoy!
~Heather

VOLCANOES!!!!

An activity that keeps my boys busy for hours (no joke) is volcano making with baking soda, food coloring and vinegar.  It's easy to do and so entertaining for them...the clean-up is totally worth it...trust me!

Materials Needed:
-vinegar dyed with food coloring (red is the favorite at our house)
-box of baking soda
-droppers (we use medicine syringes and the boys call them "squirters")
-bowl or pan to hold the baking soda

Directions:
-Pour the baking soda into a bowl or pan...my boys have me make hills so they look like real volcanoes
-Mix the vinegar and food coloring in small bowls....we do a few colors at a time
-Use the dropper to suck up vinegar and drip on the baking soda....instant volcano eruption

Have fun!

~Heather