Ellie came over to play one day. We decided it would be fun to make a necklace out of Fruit Loops.
I used yarn for the string and taped the ends with scotch tape so it wouldn’t fray and would be easier to thread.
The girls had fun. It kept them entertained for a good 15-20 minutes. Which in toddler time is a decent amount of time.
The best part of making a Fruit Loops necklace?
When you’re all done you get to eat it!
My friend Katelin has started reading a book and doing a craft once a week with her girls. She posts about what they do each week. I decided to join in on the fun this week. (Thanks for the fun idea Katelin!)
Hailey and I read the classic book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. We then made our own caterpillar.
I think he’s super cute. I even enjoyed this craft as much as Hailey! Want to make one too?
We used:
I cut the bottom of the egg carton lengthwise and then flipped it over. This is the body. Then we painted.
Hailey of course wanted to use a little of every color we had. Our caterpillar became a very colorful caterpillar. I thought it was fun- gives him some character.
After painting we glued on the eyes, and then gave him antennas and legs.
To make the antennas I used a knife and cut two small holes in the top of the head. I cut a pipe cleaner to the length we wanted and Hailey put the pieces through the holes. From the underneath, I rolled the pipe cleaners up so it wouldn’t pull out through the holes.
To make the legs I again used a knife and made small holes towards the bottom of the egg carton, on either side of it. We cut down more pipe cleaners and Hailey put them through the holes. From the underneath, I wrapped the pipe cleaner up around the edge of the egg carton to hold the legs in place.
Tada! A very colorful caterpillar.
Maybe we should make a cocoon for him and in a couple weeks he’ll be a beautiful butterfly!
Happy caterpillar making!
She decided, all on her own, to lay out the trays and sort the skewer thingys by color.
Totally caught me off guard. It kept her plenty entertained. I could finish what I was doing and Hailey was happily occupied. Score. No complaints from me!
As difficult as the toddler years are, I’m loving what Hailey is becoming. She has gained so much independence- it’s great! The other day, while I was in the shower, Hailey decided she wanted to color. All on her own she went into the basement, grabbed a few sheets of computer paper and brought them back up to her room and colored. After I got out of the shower I opened her door to check on her. She was happily coloring away. She told me that no one was around to help her, so she went and got paper all by herself. I was so proud! (And so happy that that was all she got into.) Yay for entertaining herself!
Kyle and I love to make homemade pizza. And we love to get fancy with it. Or at least Kyle does. Left up to me I just slap on some pepperoni and cheese. But when Kyle makes pizza, he makes pizza. And I love it.
Kyle made a BBQ Chicken pizza for our dinner tonight. And it was so good. Mmm…
He cooked the chicken with onion and garlic. Then he seasoned it with some cajun seasoning (which I’m so glad I brought back with me from Texas), and lightly with black pepper and cayenne pepper. In the same pan, he heated bacon (I buy the pre-cooked kind). He mixed the chicken and bacon together, and diced it all up.
The pizza crust (which I made) was topped with Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce (our favorite), and then sprinkled with the chicken/bacon mixture. He also topped the pizza with diced tomatoes, followed by mozzarella cheese. After the pizza cooked, Kyle sprinkled on chopped spinach. Unfortunately, we didn’t have any cilantro. Cilantro would have been so good. Next time.
The sweetness of the BBQ sauce evened out the spiciness of the chicken. It was good. More please?
I have the best friends. Really. All of them are the best.
Today I am guest posting at my friend Kathryn’s crafting blog, Destination: Craft. Kathryn is a super cute girl, who loves to craft and make super cute stuff. Seriously.
We met in college at BYU. We both lived in the Colony, and we both worked in the copy center on campus. And she married my cousin’s best friend. Small world, eh?
Last month, I was given the awesome opportunity to participate in the Sew-vivor sewing competition. Kathryn got me there. Or at least got me headed in the right direction. I didn’t know anything about the competition. Kathryn saw my zig zag quilt and mentioned the Sew-vivor competition to me, and said I should apply. I was totally flattered, and also totally, like, what? Me? Compete? I don’t know… so I debated with myself for a little while, and then finally decided, what the heck, why not? So I applied. And I didn’t expect to participate. I just thought it might be fun if my quilt were given a little bit of recognition as having been considered. So, when I found out I had been selected I was shocked, and had nothing prepared. I had hardly even thought about it. So, even though I was totally unsure of myself in participating, I did it. And it was awesome. I sewed a lot, stressed a lot, but also had fun, and made things I may not have otherwise made.
So, today, Kathryn is sharing my tutorial for my toddler messenger bag. I shared the tutorial on here, but you can now also find it on Destination: Craft. Awesome, eh?
Head over to Destination: Craft and check out the tutorial, but don’t stop there! Take a look at all of the other fun things Kathryn has going on! My personal favorites right now, are her shelves made from a pallet and her laminated Plan of Salvation FHE lesson.
