Plaque Painting Recap

We had a wonderful time and a great turnout for the Fathers Day plaque painting project. It was fun being able to get a little sun too!

Here are a few pics from the event, (apparently my photography skills don’t hold up very well in the outdoors but...here we go...nonetheless):

I am betting that there were some very happy and lucky Fathers out there this Fathers Day. Thank You Kristen for hosting such a super duper make!

Fathers Day Gifting: Plaque Painting

Hi makers!

This is an update for the June make which will be hosted by the lovely Kristen Horsely!

We will be making “daddy day” art which your child(ren) will be able to gift to their father on the special day. Each child will be given a pretreated wooden plaque, paint supplies and permission to go paint crazy on a lovely little art piece for good ‘ol pops, grandpops, your child’s favorite uncle…really any special person from the male variety.

NOW FOR THE DETAILS:

Where and When: We will meet in the church courtyard, right next to the Primary room at 10 am on Friday, June 19th (see calendar below).

Moo-la: The fee for this project will be a smokin’ deal of only 2 buck-a-roos per child!

RSVP: On or before Wednesday the 17th of June so Kristen can have all the supplies ready for you. To do that you can leave a comment in this post, or email Natalia (see sidebar).

ALSO: If you think your little one would like to practice their collaging skills you are more than welcome to being collage material to add to the piece. For instance: photos, string, sequence, magazine cutouts, you get the idea. See you there!

Milk Money

Recently I was realizing how much milk we go through, when a smart light bulb told me how much all these milk lids sort of looked like giant colorful coins—non choking hazard size coins not to mention the perfect fit for a certain little toy cash register.

This was the birth of “milk money.” I created boy and girl silhouettes from an old profile shot of Hendrix and me which I glued to the milk lid. I also cut out colored numbers to present a number recognition and counting opportunity. Lastly, I covered the top of the lid with clear packaging tape to prevent the image from peeling up. I sort of like the way they came out. What do you think?

Cress heads

Unfortunately I forgot to take any photos at the last make activity but I am submitting proof that the event actually did take place.

I personally found this project to be one of my favorites for making with a 3 year old. It wasn’t one of those drag-on projects that sound really fun at first but end up becoming a time-consuming mess. All we did was wet a little cotton, sprinkle a little seed, paint a little face and voila—all through! Our seeds began sprouting by day 2 for an almost immediately satisfying result plus we learned a little bit about the science of gardening along the way.

(a photoshoot casuality)

After a few weeks of plant care, we decided to play a little barber shop and enjoy an egg salad sandwich with cress!

April Showers Bring May Eggheads?

(IMAGE)

For the May make we will be bringing a little of the great outdoors inside by making cress seed eggheads.

This little project is one that will really grow with your child (cheesy pun intended). Over a period of a few days our little egghead people will begin to sprout “hair” which you and your child will eventually be able to trim off and eat! Then, after enjoying a peppery tasting salad or egg sandwich, you can use your (now hollow) egg head and start over again!

PROJECT DETAILS:
Where and When: We will meet in the church Primary room at 10am on Thursday, May 14th (see calendar below).
Moo-la: The fee for this make will be $3 per child, which you can bring with you.
RSVP: On or before Tuesday the 12th of May so I can have the supplies ready for you (leave a comment on this post or email me—see sidebar).

ALSO: The $3 fee will allow each child to make at least one eggheads. However, if you bring your own pre-hollowed eggshells, you are welcome to make as many cress seed eggheads as you can fill (while supplies last) at no additional fee.

Speaking of making...

video by Cassidy Curtis and Raquel Coelho

(spotted on Design Mom)

Sugar and Spice to Say the Least!

(face cookie designed by Oliver and his mom)

The April project was definitely the yummiest make to date! Our birthday themed make was put on by Jordan, Cambrie and their birthday girls; Bronwyn and Lenna.

The assignment at hand was to dress up stacks of homemade cookies and cupcakes the girls had supplied. Besides a rainbow-selection of frosting to decorate the homemade pastries, the girls had also brought gumdrops, licorice, lollipops, sprinkles, gummy candies, jelly beans and the list goes on! Sugar and spice say the least!

My favorite part was when we were able to partake in the "fruits of our labor" by eating our delicious creations!

We also made some new friends this month as we had some first time “Make-Monthly-makers” join the party. Thank you to all of those who attended our latest festivity and to those who were unable to be there, we’ll see you next time!