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July 2, 2012

Red White and Blue Layered Jell-O

We love making layered Jell-O in the summer and have been making red, white and blue Jell-O for the last couple 4th of Julys.  This year we decided to shake things up a little bit and make individual servings in 4 oz jelly jars.  I included both recipes below if you'd like to try it yourself.  Layered Jell-O is as easy to make as boiling water, but does need time to set between the layers so if you are planning on serving this dessert you should begin … [Read more...]

July 2, 2012

Fingerprint and Footprint Flags!

Last year we made these fun fingerprint and footprint flags for Flag Day!  The kids had a blast and they hung on our back doors through the 4th of July. This was the one my then 5 year old made.  She only used one foot for the footprints so she wouldn't get red paint on the white stripes.  :) The then 3 year old obviously had to put both feet in the paint, but still managed to walk in a pretty straight line!  They also did 50 blue fingerprints to … [Read more...]

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