Wednesday, June 27, 2012

31 Days of Crafting: Game Plan

As you are aware my July plan is to complete AND ENJOY "31 Days of Crafting with my Kids". But what are we going to do? Well I am glad you asked. I have completed my list. I wanted to make sure I did a mixture of different things. Who wants to blog or read about the 31 days of coloring with my kids?? Not me!! So here is the list and it is linked to the site I found it on too, if you would like to attempt these with me.


1-4. RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) Handmade Cards for Senior Living Facilities
*Since I plan to do this once a week I am listing it as Numbers 1-4.
5. RAK Homemade dog treats for local shelter
6. Decorate Marshmallows on a stick
Marshmallow on a stick. Make to look like baseballs?
7. Bird Feeder A & Bird Feeder B (I did 2 options so we can see which one works better)
New use for slinky       Bottle Bird Feeder
8. Snack Necklaces
Snack Necklaces...would be super fun for a movie night, camping, play date activity, etc. @Christian Jessica Briggs
9. Naked Egg Spoon Race (I added in the part to do a spoon race, gotta spice things up a bit)
naked eggs - cool experiment to do with kids. Soak egg in vinegar for 24 hours.
10. RAK Homemade Cookies to Bums (the PC term would be Homeless or Residence-Challenged)
11. RAK Rice Krispy Treats to Texas Childrens' Hospital
12. Mommy Makeover - I'm going to let the kids do my hair and makeup and then we will go out in public...maybe!
 YIKES!!!!
13. Toe Painting - like finger painting but with our toes
14. Flubber
Flubber recipe
15. Fizzy Fun
16. Ivory Soap Explosion
17. Balloon Blow-Up
18. Volcano
19. Laser Obstacle Course
Yarn and tape a hallway for a "laser obstacle course". That will keep 'em busy for a couple of hours.
20. Sidewalk Paint
This Summer...Sidewalk paint - 1 cup cornstarch, 1 cup water, and food coloring.
21. Slime in the Ice Machine (ok just Slime - but I had to throw in that Marvin Zindler reference) 
homemade slime - simple 2 ingredients plus food coloring
22. Diet Coke & Mentos Trick (I'm not going to do it as a prank. It will DEFINITELY be done outside)
23. Stained Glass
"stained glass" tissue paper windows... makes me wish I had a kid to do this with!
24. Cloud Dough
Cloud Dough - (the stuff at hands on museums) 8 cups flour & 1 cup baby oil. It feels like flour as you run your fingers through it, but it's moldable. A wonderful sensory activity for children.
25. Disney Letter
if you write a letter to a character at disney (walt disney world communications p.o. box 10040 lake buena vista, fl 32830-0040), they will send you an autographed photo back
26. Moon Phases with Oreos
Oreo moon phases
27. Balloon Decorating - Coloring faces on balloons with markers
28. Giant Bubble Making
Make giant bubbles!
29. Bathtub Painting 
bathtub paint
30. Mail Odd Items
things you can mail


AND FINALLY.....
31. Pool Noodle Race Track  
Pool Noodle Race Track

I really hope some of you will try out some of these. July is all about spending quality time with my kids without the constant assistance of Dora or Diego. Oh how I will miss them, but I am so looking forward to this experiment. Let me know what you think!!


I will be posting about the projects along the way. 
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3 comments:

  1. JCat21June 27, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    Love this!!! I especially liked the "slime in the ice machine" reference - you know you live in Houston when you read that and don't give it a second thought. :)

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  2. Colleen SummersJune 28, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    You need to tell me when you're doing all of these. We will so be at your house with you!

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  3. UnknownJuly 4, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    I would love more details on both bird feeders, and the ivory soap explosion as well as the flubber

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