Learning to play again

1.     Blow bubbles

2.    Play dough castles

3.    Pillow fight

4.    Build a fort and have dinner there

5.    Play with legos- build a castle

6.    Finger-paint on paper

7.    Finger-paint in the bath tub

8.    Decorate a shoe box to be a treasure chest and hide your valuables inside

9.    Hangman

10.  Mad libs

11.  Make a crown and wear it all day long

12.  Go on a scavenger hunt

13.  Jacks

14.  Paper airplane contest

15.  Hopscotch

16.  Teach yourself Knot tying

17.  Make a pasta necklace

18.  Color a picture

19.  Play bowling with recycling and a ball

20. Climb a tree

21.  Have a picnic

22. Tie dye a shirt

23. Dance in the rain

24. Fly a kite

25. Go puddle stomping

26. Use sidewalk chalk and make a mural

27. Water balloon fight

28. Geocaching

29. Make mud pies

30. Memorize a poem

31.  Write a poem

32. Bring treats to a neighbor

33. Play Frisbee

34. Jump on a trampoline

35. Cover pinecones with p.b. and birdseed and hang outside

36. Sponge paint

37. Make instruments from household items and play loudly

38. Make valentines for all your friends/family

39. Write a secret message with lemon juice

40. Shrinky dinks

41.  Learn to knit or felt

42. Make an Indian corn or button necklace

43.   Make yourself a craft box

44. Make beeswax candles

45. Melt crayons in a muffin tin

46. Make a sticker picture

47. Play a board game

48. Paint your face with face paint

49. Make balloon animals

50. Leave uplifting notes for strangers in public spaces

51.  Leave “pass it on books” in public spaces with a note that says to pass it on

52.  Build a sandcastle

53. Make flubber

54. Lip read badly

55. People watch

56. Make a paper chain to count down to your birthday

57. Make a life book or journal

58. Make a list of your favorite words

59. Make a dream or vision board

60. Make a snow globe in a jar

61.  Paint rocks

62. Paper mache bowls or masks

63.  Make an ugly sweater by sewing things on from the dollar store

64. Random acts of kindness

65. Look up www.operationbeautiful.com

66. Nurf Gun Wars, or super soakers

67. Paper clip jewelry

68. Wax paper stained glass

69. Shadow puppets

70. Self-portrait with your eyes closed or out of yarn

71.  Make ice cream in a can or ziplock  

    Do you have any great ideas to share? Add them in the comment box below and make the list grow=)                                                                                                                            

The pool!!

Paper flowers

Toad House Ideas

Above is an amazing fairy house from Enchanting Home Life

This is a project we are getting ready to do ourselves for our Nature Journals. When I ran across some great examples at 5 Orange Potatoes I just had to shoe them to you all!!

or maybe something like this from The Magic Onions

or this one also from The Magic Onions

Merry in the mud!!

Mud Pies and Other Recipes: A Cookbook for Dolls

mud creatures :: 5 Orange Potatoes

mud bricks :: All The Little Things

shadow drawings

The inspiration for this project came early one morning when some particularly beautiful shadows of trees were splashed onto our walls. Later that afternoon, we went outside with a few friends and traced them so we could make some simple, fun paintings.
If you keep the pallet basic (two colors per painting works wonderfully) the pictures will always turn out great no matter how experienced the little artist is!~Imaginechildhood

Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

Mad Maggie Designs has a nice tutorial showing you how to make sidewalk chalk at home!

Watercolor Initials

Beautiful results for even the youngest artist! You'll find the tutorial at Blissful Kids.

Multnomah Falls in June

Cosmic Bowling Blast

This is a picture of some of our group at Cosmic Bowling Thursday. I took the picture with my iPhone and it didn't come out very well but you get the gest. It was all black lights, strob and disco lights, loud pop music and videos, 2 games of bowling , shoe rental and a small drink with a slice of pizza or hot dog. The grand totl was $6.00 per kiddo. For 2 hours of entertainment... I will take what I can get=D

*Getting to Know You, 2009 Edition*
Completed on Monday Morning February 2, 2009

1. What is your occupation right now? Homemaker/Homeschooler.
2. What color are your socks right now? None
3. What are you listening to right now. 3am silence.
4. What is the last thing you ate? A cheeseburger.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Yes, but my automatic is easier.
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? B.J. called me on his way home from picking up dinner.
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes! I found it on one of my fav. blogs
8. How old are you today? 32
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Possibly gymnastics or ice skating
10. What is your favorite drink? Non-alcoholic: Cola. Alcoholic: Margarita.
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Many times...Red, Orange, Blond, Pink, Purple, Brown, Black and Blueish.
12. Favorite food? Pizza - I could eat it every day.
13. What is the last movie you watched? We watched UHF as a family tonight(B.J.'S night to choose).
14. Favorite day of the year? Every morning the sun comes up.
15. How do you vent anger? My husband says I pout and rant.
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? My bike.
17. What is your favorite season? Fall.
18. Cherries or Blueberries? Blueberries, I think.
20. Who is the most likely to respond?
21. Who is least likely to respond?
22. Living arrangements? Average size, full-basement ranch - shared with 1 girl, a husband and 3dogs 1 cat and a snake.
23. When was the last time you cried? The News tonight.
24. What is on the floor of your closet? Dust bunnies ...
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Reading this, I would say my friend Stacen. :)
26. What did you do last night? Blogged.
27. What are you most afraid of? Family's safety.
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Cheese.
29. Favorite dog breed? Shitzu or Lahasa.
30. Favorite day of the week? Saturday.
31. How many states have you lived in? Washington
32. Diamonds or pearls? I have always been a diamond girl but pearls are becomming alluring.
33. What is your favorite flower? The pretty ones=D.
34. Favorite Hobby? Blogging! Closely followed by reading and (paper) journaling.
35. Have you ever tried singing Karaoke? No,and my friends appreciate this unknowingly.

Have a Great Day!