Sometimes your Sunday School lesson needs a fun and silly game, like with the Plagues story from our Moses unit. I wanted a plague of frogs game, so I made a frog stuffie pattern so I could have lots and lots of frogs. LOTS of frog stuffies. Soooo……… My … [Read more...]
Quick last minute Halloween costume
So……… Batman had been going to be Iron Man. This is the best picture I have of his Iron Man costume, unless you want one in shadows. He loves it. And then after watching the stupid, I mean lovely Diego Halloween episode he wanted to be a bat. And Princess wanted to be a … [Read more...]
How to make a super-hero cape
supplies: knit fabric, velcro, plate or another cape 1. Take a piece of fabric about 1.5-2.5 feet wide and about 3 feet long. Take a large dinner plate and trace around the corners to round the corners.2. Take a small desert plate, in the middle of your fabric (to determine … [Read more...]
How to make a doll bed
Or how to get yourself in a lot of trouble. See last Friday I came up with the brilliant idea of giving my kids 3 options: make playdough cookies, go for a walk and take pictures, or make a bed for their new dolls.Why was this a bad idea, because 2 of them picked the cookies and … [Read more...]
Baby presents, or how to get ready for a baby shower really quickly
I have a friend who is pregnant right now and her baby shower is today. She needed a small present because she would be flying back to Australia and all of her presents have to fit in TWO suitcases. So, my usual baby shower present of lots of helpful items you don't register for … [Read more...]