May 28th, 2008 by Marie
This crazy looking plant is called Rhubarb. It’s actually a vegetable and has a sweet tart taste, making it a perfect ingredient for pies and cakes. My Mom has two of these giant plants in her yard and now is the time to harvest them. Only the red stems are edible, the leafy tops are actually poisonous, so throw [...] Continue Reading…
May 27th, 2008 by Marie
Recently my Mother in Law broke her leg and has been trying to rest and heal. As she is in California, we wanted to send her a Get Well Card. But instead of sending it through the snail mail, we chose to send her a card through email.
We love sending Email Cards. Here’s a post of other Email Cards [...] Continue Reading…
May 26th, 2008 by Marie
Our Happy Meal prizes and Dollar Store figurines are coming in handy with Toy Bowling. My son has been wanting to go bowling and started to learn some of the lingo, like “strike” and I need a “spare”. So I thought it would be fun to practice a little at home.
With our bucket of toys, we found the perfect [...] Continue Reading…
May 23rd, 2008 by Marie
Ever since I was a kid, this week’s storytime book has been a favorite of mine. The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss is a classic. There’s a whole series of these great Beginner Books, including The Nose Book, The Eye Book, The Tooth Book and many many more.
As we read about tons and tons of feet from The Foot [...] Continue Reading…
May 22nd, 2008 by Marie
Whenever we had white flowers in the house growing up, I’d give them the food coloring treatment. It’s always fascinating to see how this process works with the flowers. I’ve found the Carnation flower works best for this cool science project.
I bought a $4 bunch of white carnations at the local Walmart. Then we got out our flower vases [...] Continue Reading…
May 22nd, 2008 by Marie
It’s time to have a local Crafty Kids Play Date. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, eager to get to know some of you Make and Takers. I thought I’d keep it in Make and Takes fashion by making crafts with the kids and letting them play at the park.
If you live in the Salt Lake [...] Continue Reading…
May 21st, 2008 by Marie
Thanks to this Chex recipe, I have been making Muddy Buddies since the early 90’s. When there’s no other treats in the house, I know I have all the ingredients to make these little buddies. And they’re ready in minutes for the perfect quick snack!
Muddy Buddies Recipe (My Version is slightly different than Chex using any cereal I have, [...] Continue Reading…
May 20th, 2008 by Marie
This is the latest installment of my quilting bug. My sister just gave birth to the most adorable baby boy. She doesn’t sew much, okay not at all, so my other sister and I put this cute quilt together for her. We each bought different fabrics of brown and blue, then got together to sew one day. For the [...] Continue Reading…
May 19th, 2008 by Marie
We have been loving our No-Sew Fleece Ponchos. I first made them last Fall when the weather was turning a little colder and we needed a light cover-up. We take them to the park as they help with the slight breeze still in the air, especially this Spring. We call them our Park Ponchos.
Since last time all the fleece [...] Continue Reading…
May 16th, 2008 by Marie
Storytime this week is from the book, How Are You Peeling? by Joost Elffers & Saxton Freyman. These authors first came out with the book called Play With Your Food where they make different faces and characters out of fruits and veggies. In How Are You Peeling?, they explore different moods and feelings with the faces of these foods.
We [...] Continue Reading…
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