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Lady Bug Painted Rocks
Posted by Jeffrey Scott Thomas in Childrens Activities, Craft Projects, Decorating, Gardening, Gifts, Holiday, Home, Home, Car, Yard, and Pets, Household, Misc, Mother's Day, Mother's Day, Other, Outdoor on May 3, 2013
Such a simple little thing to do with the kids on a boring summer afternoon. Rocks should be cleaned with an old scrubber and dried overnight. Use acrylic paints and start with covering the rock with black paint. You may want to make two coats allowing to dry completely in between. Follow the simple design from the picture and paint the areas red where indicated and dry. Top with a clean black line down the middle of the back and add black dots on the back also. Add a black dot in the center just after where the red starts on the back. Add two white dots on the face for the eyes. Let dry. When it is all dry coat with two coats of polyurethane to seal. Would make a great gift for the wee ones to give to parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles. Can be placed back in a garden or used as a creative paperweight.
Kermit The Frog (Apple)
Posted by Jeffrey Scott Thomas in Childrens Activities, Holiday, Other, Party, Recipes, Snack on April 27, 2013
To make Kermit you will need:
1 red apple
2 green apples
1 Marshmellow
Handful of toothpicks
Black food coloring
Directions:
Core one red and one green apple. Cut the red apple and one green apple into 16ths. Take two green slices and cut in half. At the widest end stick a toothpick into it and then into your green untouched apple at the base like shown above. Off of one of the red slices cut the skin away. Use a toothpick to insert through this skin and into the green apple to form a mouth. Cut marshmallow in half and insert toothpicks through and into top of apple to form eyes. Use black food coloring to draw the eyes onto the marshmallow. Done! ow you have the makings to make several of these guys. If you are going to wait awhile before serving prepare the parts and submerge all cut apples into a water bath with a teaspoon of lemon juice to prevent browning. Assemble just before serving. remember to watch any children eating these so you can watch the toothpicks being taking out. Get the kids involved – this could be a lot of fun. Serve with a small bowl of peanut butter for a healthy FUN treat!
Magic Jelly Beans
Posted by Jeffrey Scott Thomas in Childrens Activities, Gardening, Tid-Bits & Funnies on March 4, 2013
As the weather gets nicer outside I am dieing to get out and garden. I found this great little planting treat on Face Book on $5-10 Dollar Meals- Cheap Eats. Grab a handful of Jelly Beans and plant them in the garden with your children. Have them water them thoroughly and talk to them about planting and how something that starts from seeds can grow and provide us with food to eat. Do tell them though that these Jelly Beans are a fun magical experiment and that if they plant them and nourish them carefully something might grow that they will love. In a couple of days after you see them watering and caring for their magical beans – when they are not looking – take the beans out and “plant” a huge lollipop. They learn something about the process of gardening, doing a little work pays off and may want to help more in the garden.
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Wilton Gingerbread Pan Cake
Posted by Jeffrey Scott Thomas in Christmas, Christmas, Craft Projects, Edible, Holiday, Misc, Party on December 20, 2012
Keep the kids busy at a party by having a cake made with Wilton’s gingerbread man shaped pan. Ice and pipe the white on. Have bowls of candy to the side and let the kids help decorate it. Great party activity and then everyone can eat it.
Find Six Differences of the Gingerbread Houses
Posted by Jeffrey Scott Thomas in Childrens Activities, Christmas, Holiday on December 20, 2012
