Ok, this is another one that is absolutely TOO COOL! I know that both the kids (for those of you that aren’t regulars here, my son Lloyd is 14.5 and my daughter Emeraude is 4 so science experiments that appeal to both are not always a given) are going to find this mesmerizing*! Will [Read more]
Saturday, June 6th, after attending the OPP‘s Bike Rodeo (part of turn off the screens week) Emeraude asked to go to the Cow Palace and redeem a coupon she had recieved at the Rodeo for a free Mr.Freeze (all the kids received them for redemption at either the Cow or the Petro for wearing [Read more]
DANCING RAISINS – 1st Attempt Well, we gave this a try yesterday before nap time but did not have great results. We were using Ginger Ale (have agreed that we need to buy some fresh pop and will try for one that is more clear such as 7up or sprite) that Lloyd had upstairs. The [Read more]
Well, our indoor garden (started to be ready for transplant when summer is officially here) continues to progress. Emeraude is so impressed at being able to eat from her plants already. Les haricots sont rendus tellement gros! Elle comprend maintenant que si ont les laisse pousser sa vaux la penne [Read more]
Saturday, we begun working on yet another piñata! Emeraude is a HUGE fan of piñatas, and any occasion will do – we made our 1st (I think) at Christmas for her Nursery School and then another at Easter. After much debate over the past few weeks, Emeraude finally decided that this one would [Read more]
I got the idea for these cupcakes from MarthaStewart.com and Emeraude was very excited about it. I was unable to find shoestring licorice, or anything similar, for antennas and am hoping that we figure something out for the 2nd half which we hope to share when iced. We opted to use a mix for the [Read more]
Pipe Cleaner Fun This afternoon, when Emeraude would normally take her nap, we settled on my bed with a mountain of pipe cleaners and worked on the craft I had found from MarthaStewart.com the other day. The instructions were very clear, definitely a fine motor development activity, and tons [Read more]
Emeraude & I transplanted some of our seedlings today. Though they all need to be done, to keep it enjoyable we only do as much as each of us is up to. We transplanted 3 squares (with 9 compartments each with a seed or two planted originally for the most part) of radishes and a [Read more]
So, we ended up making our toilet paper puppets instead of the pipe cleaner creatures although I did show Emeraude a quick version of the pipe cleaner creatures while Lloyd was in the grocery store and we were waited in the van and she agreed that it is a definete must-do for another day :). [Read more]
Pipe Cleaner Creatures and more creative crafts projects, templates, tips, clip-art, patterns, and ideas on marthastewart.com. Emeraude and I are going to try these this afternoon & we will post our creations afterwards. For now I hope these will inpire you, instructions can be found at the [Read more]
This is a really easy one. Be careful of course with the kettle… You can add almost any fruit to Jell-O but pineapple and, hmmm… I forget the other but they are listed on the box. We were making strawberry jelly and opted to add sliced bananas in ½ the batch and fruit cups (x2) [Read more]
It has been a long, complicated frustrated week but as usual, my children kept me focused and on getting back on my feet no matter what. I have had alot of difficulty sleeping and so the blog has suffered. I hope to catch up on posting the major events of the week this weekend but [Read more]
Posting photos for now, will try and fill in the story later as time permits (and pain levels… having a worse than usual day for pain). [Read more]
