Oh i've been wanting to write this post for weeks! Trouble logging into word press but it is all fixed now so stay tuned for more posts because we have been up to a lot of fun stuff that I would love to share with you all.
About a month ago I started planning a fairy garden for my children to help build and play in.
I keep posting lunches all over the place.. I think maybe ill try to keep them here for awhile.
This was Suns lunch today
Hummus, sushi, yogurt and chocolate all in one lunch?! Yes and he devoured it all.
Stars lunch was a long the same lines but I had a little fun with the layout
Hummus, pita, sushi, cheese, rice and salmon candy make up most of her lunch. I was surprised how fast she ate this one, I was lucky I got a picture! Come back soon to see some more fun lunch ideas.
A little angel food cake, strawberries, whip cream and sprinkles was a fun treat.
Brown rice, chicken breast, yogurt, popcorn, pineapples and cheese were all received well.
Hummus and pita, roasted chick oeas
Brown rice, scrambled eggs as broccoli, yogurt, and chocolate pudding with strawberries.
We recently tried almond yogurt and the kids love it.
here is a toddler lunch with a ginger tuna cheese wrap, apricot logs and strawberries dipped in peanut butter and sprinkles.
If you would like to see my other posts about lunches the easiest way to view them is to go to the search and type “lunches”. Thanks and come back soon!
Fig newtons, cheddar bunnies, dried apricots, salmon candy, BBQ peanuts, heirloom carrots and snap peas with a vanilla yogurt dip. Not pictured is the peanut butter and jam sandwich he also took.
Black Forest ham sandwich, cucumbers, dill dip, bunny crackers, Greek yogurt and a honey stick. Today a special treat…. A juice box!
This was our bedtime snack tonight
Hummus and naan, cucumbers and heirloom carrots with dip, veggie straws, apricot and coconut logs and a clover honey stick make up today’s lunch and snack.
Today’s craft was super easy and really fun! About 5 months ago my husband picked up contact paper from Home Depot for another one of my craft ideas but we never got to actually using it. Today I pulled it out and realized it isn’t completely clear, it has little clouded shapes in it. Makes a neat effect for Easter eggs. I found the best way to do this was to cut out a rectangle, peel half the paper off, tape it to the floor, decorate then peel the other half off and stick together. Then cut out your egg shape. We used all sorts of random craft supplies. Tissue paper, buttons, ribbon, yarn and some fancy material that came around a flower bouquet. Here is what we ended up with.
The tree has been on the window since autumn, I have a few previous posts with it in it. Tomorrow I think I’ll add buds to the branches.
Using modge podge, plastic eggs, scrap fabric, pages from a book and some sparkles I made some really neat Easter eggs. The first one was for my daughter who loves Snow White. Smaller pieces of fabric work best and be more careful then I was to smooth down the pieces. Star helped pick out all the different fabrics and even did some of the cutting and gluing.
When I put the modge podge on it is very cloudy and gluey looking, when it dries it goes shiny. You can get a non glossy kind as well.
Adding a fine glitter to the book egg made it really look finished. The book, by the way, is the Silmarilion by J.R.R Tolkien
Had to throw in some matryoshka dolls, they remind me of Easter and the Ukrainian Easter eggs. Here they are in their little nest, going to have to make something a little cuter I think.
Oops, forgot one!
Happy egg making!
I love packing lunches for my Sun. I never used to, then I sat down and really thought about the things I would want in my lunch and what would be exciting and not want to make me throw out or trade food. Lunch is now fun. I’ve posted about it a few times first here, then here, and here. When packing a lunch I try to think vegetable, fruit, protein sometimes dairy. He sits for recess snack and his lunch and talks to classmates so the food needs to be simple enough to eat while chatting and fun enough that he wants to eat it instead of talking. Here are a few lunches so far this month
Hummus and pita, grapes, yogurt and chocolate covered raisins, popcorn, almonds, cheese, pickles and crackers. He came home with a few almonds left.
I forgot to take a picture of today’s snack but it was frozen grapes, granola with chocolate chips, Annie’s organic cheddar bunny crackers and a small green salad with carrots and cucumber. Seen in the pic is the opened up pesto sandwich. We had pesto pasta last night and sun was crazy about it so this is a nice treat. The last thing is a hard boiled egg placed in the mold. I actually send them to school in the mold because he likes to open them.
Today’s lunch included chick pea Chana masala that we had for dinner last night with brown rice. Mmmm. My son requested this be out in his lunch.
I added oranges, yogurt covered raisins, cheddar bunnies and Nutella on celery sticks. Usually we would do hazelnut butter but daddy wanted a treat and bought Nutella.
Check back soon as I will add more lunches, and perhaps some toddler snacks, almost daily.
Trail mix, raspberries, blueberries, baby corn and dip, Popcorn and a wrap make this lunch complete.
Little stars lunch today is yummy. Blueberries, strawberry Greek yogurt with hemp hearts on top, a chick pea Chana masala wrap with hummus, cheese and pickles.
February was a rough month around our house with both children getting the flu, then me, and then both children got colds again. The whole month was filled with sick. March has sprung and with it spring. The children are still sick but on the mend, it felt wonderful to get outside and soak in the rays. Since they are so chest sick the park or a walk weren’t in order so instead we did a craft on the porch in the sun. I needed to set something quick and easy up, a quick scan of Pinterest and I found a craft. Being that it was quick and so simple I didn’t pin it and now can’t find it to give props to, ill keep looking and add the link when I find it.
First I cut out eggs from paper, the original poster suggested card stock which would have worked better for the toddler who had a hard time with the water ripping the paper. Then Sun and I each used washi tape to make lines across the eggs. We laid it down lightly so that it would be easy to take off. Then we dipped our chalk in a dish of water and coloured our eggs using wet chalk. This created a really water colour type affect and it looks really neat dry.
After finishing the one we worked on together Star did not want to take the tape off so one remains striped with matryoshka doll washi tape. I like her style.
After finishing our eggs we planted the bottom of our celery, wondering if this trick really will get us new celery for our garden this year.
This was our sunset tonight.
Hopefully this cold passes and the little ones stay healthy, spring is coming and we have so much to look forward to.
I have a problem. I love fabric. Ive known about my love for a long time but never knew what to do about it. Then I cloth diapered my daughter and satisfied my fabric need with every cute print I could find. This ended up in over 100 diapers for one kid… Well not I’ve taken up sewing! Finally I can buy fabric and find a use for it! I purchased some beautiful matryoshka doll fabric, Robert Kaufman Fabric Little Kukla Matryoshka Dolls in color Retro, months before I started learning to sew. I’ve been doing little projects with it like covering this canvas. Here is another project I did, little dolls. My daughter has added them to her doll house and often brings one to bed.
These dolls were simple to make. i started by cutting around two dolls from the fabric. I faced the dolls print toward each other, pinned and trimmed then hand stitched around. Leaving the bottom open for stuffing. After turning it right side out I used some orange essential oil to scent the fluff, stuffed and sewed little dolly up. One doll I left the white exposed and one I sewed much smaller with no trim. I prefer the look of the one with white trim.
I plan on making more of these for friends and once my sewing gets better, to sell. They are great in the dollhouse or tucked into a pocket or purse. I did a different doll on each side so each doll is like two dolls… Whoo hoo! Little star loves them and I love this fabric, I may have another colour way and all the co ordinates on the way…… Hmmm… Quilt? I should share the progress of my very first quilt, I’m stuck at the sashing but am impressed I’ve made it this far. Another day, another post.
So this isn’t my first kick at the jewelry hanger can. My first post jewelry holder, shows you how I made a necklace holder by hanging hooks off of a cool picture frame that I found at the thrift store. With the frames pair I made an earring holder! Now that spring is almost here it was easy to find netting in the garden section of Walmart. I simply stretched the net across the back if the frame and stapled it down.
wha-la!
I finally did my first modge podge project! This is great for valentines day or just as bedroom decor. Taking scrap fabric pieces I modge podged them and then folded them in half. After drying, I cut out hearts in random shapes, if you are a little more OCD you can make sure to cut the same size hearts or perhaps 3 different sizes. I am trying to embrace my imperfection (aka trying to do crafts fast) so I just did random sizes. I kept going until I had 20ish hearts. Using a needle Ithreaded the hearts together. I like the look of them overlapping a little but spaced out would be nice too. The modge podge makes the hearts stiff which helps them stay in place and hang better. Fabric banner is going to be my new go to project for fabric scraps, what is your favourite project for your scraps? br />
With an old thrift shop picture frame I created this funky jewelry holder. I bought little gold hooks from the picture hanging section in Walmart and screwed them into the frame. Perfect to hang necklaces, bracelets and rings. I happen to have another matching frame and I’m going to back it with net for hanging my earrings, ill share a picture when it is finished. To really make this look finished I would take the hanging wire off and hang using 3m strips. A simple and funky project that would also make a great gift.
