This is Week 3 of the kid's stay and the newness of the Great
Outdoors has worn off. So has TV, books, Nintendo DS, Wii, the dogs, the cats,
coloring, me, and anything else that they could possibly entertain themselves
with.
Being a good soldier
and believing in preparedness, I had numerous arts and crafts projects lined up
for us. (Many kudos to my mom who had
to parent before the internet)
I spent about $50 on some essentials like glue, a shower curtain to put over the table, glass
beads, and paint brushes, but most everything was either trash I had saved (egg
cartons, plastic bottles, beer caps) or kitchen items.
Here's what we've accomplished so far:
A Nod to the 60's - Homemade Lava lamps:
Water, oil, food coloring and drop an Alka Seltzer in it and watch it go baby!
3-D flowers
Made from boxes, egg cartons, construction paper, and bottle caps (this was one of my favorites and now sits in my office)
Poems!
The kids LOVED this one:
I had a hardcover book that was awful so that I decided to cut the pages out of it so we could color around words to make poems.
Sharpie Art with Dollar Store Plates
Bake for 30 minutes and it's permanent
Initial Art
They painted they letters and glued the glass beads to it
Bouncy Balls
Made from corn starch, Borax, glue and food coloring. Big hit with the kiddos.
I still have a couple more tricks up my sleeve but I'm pretty happy with our projects so far!
Happy crafting
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