Liven up lunch

Mini craft project for older kids

Recycled plastic bottle Felt, embroidery thread, fat needle, scissors.  That's it!
Make gifts and teach your little ones to sew.  6 and up.

Cut cute designs, choose contrasting colors, sew fat stitches around the edges.  The chunkier and imperfect the better!

Kids Chalk Animals -- Create your own cartoon

Make your own animal outlines. Take pictures and write a simple story together (one sentence a picture) of their animals' adventures. Kids love this. Super cheap and super fun summer activity. 

Have your kid lay down (if you can catch them) and do a creative chalk drawing around their little body.  Have them contribute ideas.  Notice the grr on Anastasia's face.

Stella is a monster.  Fitting.

We made our collection into a nice "We love you, have a nice day, Aunt Kim" message for her to see as she pulls out of her garage.

Summer Kids Paint Activity

So simple, easy and fun.  CHEAP, cheap cheap.

Dollar store shaving cream+a few drops of food coloring=hours of finger painting enjoyment for the little ones.  Our canvas was an exterior door of our Army house.  The perk?  Wash it away and it's clean as a whistle!  I've found a lot of great cleaning uses now for shaving cream around the house, from sinks to showers to weird marks I can't get off the wall, which is great for my sensitive skin that usually cracks with regular household cleaners.  Poof!


Before and after.  1-2 drops will do it.

How to make churro popcorn

How to make the most delicious, buttery, cinnamony goodness you have ever tasted:

1.  Pop 1 bag Orville redenbacher tender white popcorn 

2.  Completely open top of bag, but do not remove popcorn.

3.  Have 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar prepared.  Sprinkle on top layer of popcorn, completely covering it.  Pinch the sides of the bag together and shake the bag while popcorn is still hot.  A new layer of white popcorn comes to the top, repeat. 

Buttery churro goodness. I. Did. Not. Come. Up. For. Air.

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My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

To make healthy milkshakes and killer cocktails the same rule applies: half ice, half ice cream.


Step One:  Fill.
From bottom to top...
Ice
Ice Cream
Peanut Butter (Optional)