Building, Shrinky Dinks
This afternoon, the kids worked on a Lowes Build and Grow set in the garage. Nice birdhouse! We also did Kendall’s fairy playland Shrinky Dinks kit. We colored all the pieces with colored pencils, shrank them in the oven, added wings and accessories, and then decorated the scene. So much...
Read MoreSandstorm, Pajama Day
Brian was really rocking out to one of his current favorite songs, “Sandstorm“, in the car today. The song is older than him, but, he loves it! My first memory of this song is from what passed for my bachelorette party. Some girls and I were at a place sort of like a Dave & Buster’s, with food and lots of video games, but it had a small dancefloor as well. The music was awful, and we mostly stood around rolling our eyes at the lameness of the tunes and the clientele....
Read MoreCrayons, Bubbles, Catch
Just a fun Sunday at home..! Today the kids used all the broken crayons to melt down into rainbow crayon cupcakes. They had fun choosing their color combos, although we learned that crayon quality varies widely, which affects the quality of the blend. The majority of the broken crayons were cheap restaurant crayons, and yeah, they are mostly just wax, not a lot of pigment. Still, it was a fun activity. 🙂 The kids also amused themselves with Duplos and Brian’s new Star Wars Command...
Read MoreRainbow
This afternoon, we saw a great rainbow as we were coming home from school. The kids got some new matching “BOO!” Halloween pajamas, but wouldn’t sit still long enough for me to get a good...
Read MoreDisney Infinity
Today Brian’s big birthday present arrived–the newly-released Disney Infinity 3.0! Nana went in with Brandon and me to get Brian the big set that included a lot of Star Wars characters, and we picked up all the rest of them individually. We also got some other characters that Kendall would like–I think she might be able to play this game, too! Of course we don’t want them playing videogames all the time, but I think this one encourages creativity. The kids can make...
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