Birthday Balloon Wreath

I thought this wreath was so fun that I couldn't wait to make it! My birthday & Owen's birthday are only 3 days apart (& my mom's is the week before) so it seemed like the perfect time to make it. I really should have paid attention to how many balloons were used, because I kept running out and had to buy more. I used multi-colored packages of balloons & used at least 200, if not closer to 250. I also found the cute "Happy Birthday" sticker at Hobby Lobby, stuck it on card stock, cut with scrapbooking scissors & pinned it on. I can't wait to re-use this wreath! http://creativehomemakers.blogspot.com/2010/06/angs-birthday-wreath-ii.html

Egg Snake

We made this egg snake (as seen on Pinterest, of course) shortly after Easter. I saw it among our flowers today & it made me smile. Owen really enjoyed making the snake & I liked that we already had all the materials.

A Craftable and A Laughable

Since it has been such a hot & humid week & we have been staying inside in our little cave, Owen & I decided to make our Friday night movie night extra fun. I had seen these cars on Pinterest & thought they were the perfect project for a hot summer day. We already had a box out that Owen had been playing with & it was the perfect size. I got out some black paper plates, markers, glue stick & scissors & he set off to work. Much to my delight, it occupied him for an hour. To his delight, he had the perfect car for our drive-in movie night. We added a glow-in-the-dark movie sign & some glow sticks & served dinner in hamburger baskets & fun palm tree cups.



I thought we should continue our glow-in-the-dark day with these amazing cupcakes (also seen on Pinterest) for dessert. Clearly, that was an idea that was a disaster from the start! First, the tonic water exploded all over the kitchen (apparently it was my day for everything to explode everywhere). Second, it didn't seem to matter what I added, how much I added, how much I mixed, I couldn't get the frosting to resamble frosting. It looked more like paste than anything edible! I had promised Owen glow-in-the-dark cupcakes, what was I going to do? In desperation, I grabbed a can of Pillsbury frosting from the pantry & added the food coloring & tonic water to that. After frosting the cupcakes with my makeshift frosting, I followed the next step & put them in the freezer. I don't know if it was the heat, the humidity, my freezer or the frosting, but they just wouldn't firm-up enough for me to be able to dip them. After an hour and a half, I gave up. We enjoyed cupcakes with neon green frosting & had a good laugh!

A glowing day

It has been a very hot & humid week here, so we have been hanging out inside with all the curtains drawn & the AC on. Since we were living in our own little cave, we decided to try out our Crayola Glow Explosion markers. I had picked them-up on clearance at Target months ago for $2 and change. Not sure I would have paid full price for it, but for $2 it was definitely worth it & fun! Owen enjoyed drawing & practicing his writing with the markers, then going over with the large "glowey" marker to make them glow-in-the dark.



Next, we decided to try this fun glow stick project I had seen on Pinterest. First, the directions should mention that you need to bend/break the glow stick first to activiate it :-) Second, be careful of exploding glow sticks. When attempting to crack the second stick (since I hadn't the first time) it actually exploded all over me, the table, the wall, the rug. This has never happened to me before & I was shocked that exploded when cracking, not even cutting open. So, the 3rd glow-stick was the charm & we got our fairies in a jar to work. Owen loved it & thought it was like a little lantern! It's a little difficult to see, but here is some of our glowing results.

"I'm Sixty and I Know It"

I was lazily floating around the pool this morning while O did lap after lap. He was excitedly showing me all the different ways he could swim & why he didn't need swimming lessons. All of the sudden, he had a revelation: "Mommy, when I kick my feet it sounds like "I'm SIXTY and I Know It", listen." His kicking actually did have the beat of "I'm Sexy and I Know It", who knew? Nothing gets by this kid!