Showing posts with label rainbow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rainbow. Show all posts
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Make Toilet Roll Glasses!
Toilet roll crafts are some of my favorite ones to make. (You can check out our extensive toilet roll craft gallery here.) Right now we're still living out of our suitcases, so good ol' tp rolls are also some of the few craft items that I still have on hand. Recently I saw Krokotak's toilet roll sunglasses tutorial and I knew that I really wanted to make my own version. I've had pineapples and rainbows on my mind lately, so naturally they found their way into this adorable craft.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Shaving Cream and Water Balloon Play
Since becoming involved with the Kid Blogger Network earlier this year, I've been introduced to a ton of wonderful new blogs and this new idea called "an invitation to play." Basically, you provide the child with several objects and inviting him/her to explore the materials. I love this idea because there isn't a pressure for kids to perform. They get the opportunity to be curious, explore, play, and have fun. So, after seeing this shaving cream activity on the Hands on as we grow blog, Chuck and I tried our own shaving cream play... but with an added twist... water balloons!
If your kid likes messy play, baked goods, and facial hair, then this is the activity for you! Let's get playing!
Let's Play with Shaving Cream and Water Balloons!
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If your kid likes messy play, baked goods, and facial hair, then this is the activity for you! Let's get playing!
Thursday, March 6, 2014
4 Easy Kids' Crafts
Today Chuck's sick and we're stuck at home. Boo! I was going to skip posting today and instead just upload our everyday craft photos onto my Instagram account. But the photos were so cute... so I gave in and I'm uploading a collage here too, just in case you're looking for some crafty inspiration.
4 Really Easy (Practically no prep) Kids' crafts
Keep reading to see how we made each craft:
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Make Rainbow flowers
Rainbows and bright colors are currently on my mind. Chuck and I are impatient for spring to come. So when I stared at our white flowers (leftovers from Valentine's Day- can you believe they lived that long?) I knew the perfect "almost-spring-but-not-yet" craft. Painting rainbow flowers!
Heh heh. We couldn't wait for Mother Nature to give us colorful blooms, so we painted our own. Keep reading to see a super easy way to make your own rainbow flowers!
Heh heh. We couldn't wait for Mother Nature to give us colorful blooms, so we painted our own. Keep reading to see a super easy way to make your own rainbow flowers!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Make Rainbows using CDs
Did you know that you can make rainbows using CDs? Yup! It's true. Check out this rainbow that Chuck and I made right in his room. All we needed was a bright patch of sun, a CD, and a white surface.
Keep reading to see how we made these lovely rainbows!
Keep reading to see how we made these lovely rainbows!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Indoor Snow Painting (Make Rainbow snow!)
How are you enjoying this snowy weather? Since Chuck was sick, we stayed inside. But, the snow was just too tempting, so I let him play with it inside the apartment. Currently there are so many blogs showcasing indoor snow painting, but this one from Housing a Forest really inspired me to do this activity.
Keep reading to see our artwork!
Indoor snow painting activity
Keep reading to see our artwork!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Paint a rainbow fan
So I don't know about you, but this DIY rainbow fan has been stuck in my mind. What? You can see primary colors mixing in front of your very eyes? Amazing! I felt so inspired that I made my own version. Here's my DIY rainbow fan:
Oooh. Circular rainbow! I just think it's so cool that the blades are painted different combinations of red, yellow, or blue. Yon can only see the rainbow when the fan is turned on. Whoa, right?
Let's get crafting.
DIY Rainbow Fan
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Oooh. Circular rainbow! I just think it's so cool that the blades are painted different combinations of red, yellow, or blue. Yon can only see the rainbow when the fan is turned on. Whoa, right?
Let's get crafting.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Make your own rainbow flowers
Last weekend, I made these rainbow flowers.
Aren't they purty?
Wanna bring some rainbow cheer into your life?
They're easy to make. Plus, you get to see science at work.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Fun with food coloring, soap, and milk
We've now had 2 days of cold and wet weather. Baby Chuck and I try to go out in the mornings, but we usually stay at home in the afternoons because parking spots are so difficult to find. (Curse you, parallel parking!)
So... what's a cooped up mama and 16 month old baby to do?
Well, yesterday we tried another food coloring activity. This time we found Steve Spangler's amazing science page. He had a demonstration that involved food coloring, dish detergent, and milk. Look what we were able to do:
Materials:
- milk (we used whole... but I bet you could use other types of milk... but the intensity may differ...)
- bowl / container
- food coloring
- dish soap
- cotton swab
So... what's a cooped up mama and 16 month old baby to do?
Well, yesterday we tried another food coloring activity. This time we found Steve Spangler's amazing science page. He had a demonstration that involved food coloring, dish detergent, and milk. Look what we were able to do:
Ooh. Psychedelic! |
Materials:
- milk (we used whole... but I bet you could use other types of milk... but the intensity may differ...)
- bowl / container
- food coloring
- dish soap
- cotton swab
Monday, March 5, 2012
DIY- Rainbow rice krispies
Rice krispy treats are my new favorite dessert. They're perfect for satisfying my sweet tooth, super easy to make, and they're wheat/soy/nut free! Score!
This Sunday our church held it's monthly potluck and of course, I really wanted to bring them. Since I already brought them to the previous month's potluck (I told you they were my favorite dessert), I figured I should probably shnazz them up. That's when I thought to make some St. Patrick's day themed rice krispy treats. Oooh.
To make them, I tweaked the basic rice krispy recipe. After melting the marshmallows, I divided the goo into 6 different containers. Then, I quickly added food coloring into each of the containers (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.) Hubby quickly followed behind and stirred the food coloring into the melted marshmallows while I added rice krispies into the mixture.
It was crazy. I felt like Lucy, rushing to eat the chocolates off the conveyer belt. Hubby was mixing, I was mixing, rice krispies were falling onto the floor, the marshmallows were hardening a little too quickly, and in the midst of it all we actually broke a spoon.
As each color finished, I quickly scooped the sticky mixture into one of four mini bread loaf pans that I previously buttered. I added color on top of color and then got these:
Looking back, I probably should have just made one color first, then made one layer of colorful rice krispies, and then moved onto each of the following colors. The layers would have been neater and things wouldn't have gotten so out of hand. Oh well, there's always next time!
Special thanks to hubby for being a good sous chef.
To see my Academy Awards rice krispy treats, click here.
To see my Peep rice krispy treat, click here
This Sunday our church held it's monthly potluck and of course, I really wanted to bring them. Since I already brought them to the previous month's potluck (I told you they were my favorite dessert), I figured I should probably shnazz them up. That's when I thought to make some St. Patrick's day themed rice krispy treats. Oooh.
To make them, I tweaked the basic rice krispy recipe. After melting the marshmallows, I divided the goo into 6 different containers. Then, I quickly added food coloring into each of the containers (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.) Hubby quickly followed behind and stirred the food coloring into the melted marshmallows while I added rice krispies into the mixture.
It was crazy. I felt like Lucy, rushing to eat the chocolates off the conveyer belt. Hubby was mixing, I was mixing, rice krispies were falling onto the floor, the marshmallows were hardening a little too quickly, and in the midst of it all we actually broke a spoon.
As each color finished, I quickly scooped the sticky mixture into one of four mini bread loaf pans that I previously buttered. I added color on top of color and then got these:
Ooooh. Here I am slicing a colorful ricey log. |
Rainbows for everyone! (Note: Pot of gold not included.) |
Looking back, I probably should have just made one color first, then made one layer of colorful rice krispies, and then moved onto each of the following colors. The layers would have been neater and things wouldn't have gotten so out of hand. Oh well, there's always next time!
Special thanks to hubby for being a good sous chef.
To see my Academy Awards rice krispy treats, click here.
To see my Peep rice krispy treat, click here
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