Conference Sunday

On Conference Sunday, the kids stayed in their jammies and did lots of crafts and games between the two sessions. 

They used a bath loofah to paint the clouds and

Q-tips for the raindrops.

Jason drew some tree trunks on construction paper, then the girls painted some Fall trees.

Funny (and creepy) smile from Sam.

They always like when I pull out their chalk boards.

Then we played BINGO!

And don't forget about horsey rides!

Craft A Day

When Samantha was about three years old, I did one craft with her everyday.  We called it "craft a day".  I didn't have any other kids, I had finally graduated from CSUS, and I got to stay home with her--so there was plenty of time to do a craft with her everyday.  Now that Alison is the same age, my life is a little bit busier with three kids.  I don't always have time to do a craft everyday, but we try.  Usually we end up doing several little crafts or preschool-like activities, every couple of days. 

Here are some of the things we did today:

She painted a little pot. 

We'll do more with this once the paint is dry.

She did a pattern activity, practicing patterns and gluing.

First-School has some great free preschool printables.

Then she worked on color sorting with dyed pasta.

Pinecone Bird Feeder

Alison made a pinecone bird feeder this morning.

She especially liked putting the seeds on it.

Here's the finished product, hanging in the tree.

Note:  If you've never made a pincone bird feeder with your kids before, you'll want to tie your twine onto the pinecone before adding the peanut butter and seeds.  I learned this (the messy way) when I made one of these with my first child a few years ago.

This is one of Alison's favorite crafts!

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Valentine's Subway Art

We coined a new phrase tonight while we worked on our Valentine's Subway Art project. 

Okay so other people probably use it too, but it's new to us. 

"Top Shelf Craft"

The vellum bubbled when we tried to modge podge it onto our painted boards.

It's one of those things that looks good from afar, but far from good, hence....

it's a Top Shelf Craft.

But really, who cares? 

It's just fun to get together with great friends!

Thanks for coming Jen & Kim!

Karen's Mural

My mother-in-law has mad skills!  Check out this mural she painted in Jamie's classroom.