When I saw these in Target I could not pass them up even though I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with them. And then it hit me--necklaces! A red, white and blue craft and dessert rolled into one. The kids threaded the Fruit Loops onto plastic strings with post its around the end. Then they wore (and ate) them while watching the Olympics! Do you have any fun Olympic themed ideas? Add them to the Blog Hop! … [Read more...]
Letter P Pancake Themed Activities
After school got out for the summer my oldest went to camp each morning for a week. The younger two were bummed they were missing out on all the fun so we invited some of their friends over for a pancake themed play date! Everyone wore their pajamas to get into the letter P and pancake spirit and we started off the fun by making pink pig noses! (Did you catch all the P words so far?) We talked about the sounds animals make and how letters make … [Read more...]
4th of July Muffin Tin
The kids helped me make super easy red, white and blue muffin tin meals for dinner last night. They loved using the star cookie cutter to cut out the bread and cheese (and to eat the leftover bread and cheese while they worked!) and had lots of fun washing the fruit and deciding which cup would be just perfect for each food. This would also be an easy 4th of July breakfast for kids, expecially since it's so hot out! … [Read more...]
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...]
Dine with a Character: Muffin Tins with Moose!
We have been taking part in My Little Bookcase's The Little Book Adventure and really enjoyed challenge #2, leaving letters in library books for the next reader. This month's challenge is to dine with a book character--so much fun! We could not wait to get started! We actually chose which character we were going to dine with one night while we were eating. We have been doing Muffin Tin Mondays and the kids decided that a muffin tin meal would be … [Read more...]
Make Shamrocks Prints with Peppers
Last week we used green pepper slices and green paint to make shamrock prints! See how a sliced pepper looks just like a shamrock? To make the prints all you need to do is slice some peppers, pour paint into a dish, and let them create! I gave my two year old the top of the pepper with the stem so she would have something to hold onto, but thick slices of pepper work too. As you can see she had a blast! She loved experimenting with the pepper and … [Read more...]
Seed Planting
As I've said before we loved The Lorax movie. The book has been a favorite of ours for years and I love how much even little ones take away from the story. But the movie brings it to a whole new level. The message of conservation is now larger than life and set to music. As soon as we left the kids wanted to plant their own seeds and help the earth. Even my 3 1/2 year old was talking about how trees make our air better. Woo hoo! So, this year … [Read more...]
Making Homemade Valentines!
Do you make or buy valentines? We are homemade valentine makers around here! This year the kids went all out and worked very hard to create special gifts for their friends. My 3 1/2 year old loves superheroes, especially Batman, and picked out these cool superhero lollipops from Little Bit Funky! The idea is ingenious and was a huge hit. If you have a little one who likes superheroes you have got to see how easy she has made it for everyone to … [Read more...]
