Has anyone notice the vacuous hole that has been my blog the last 6 weeks or so. I began with such gusto. Due to my habitual lack of self motivation- I have given myself an official blog assignment. This is also a mom assignment and a generally fun-filled assignment. So... here goes. Summer has officially just begun. And with summer comes outdoor (and sometimes rainy, or a nice break from the sweltering heat) fun. I have a tenacious 3 year old and a wily 17 month old. What to do with them? Well other than spray them with the garden hose repeatedly and kick a ball up and down the driveway (don't worry, there will still be plenty of that!)
I am a true arts and crafts appreciator. I am also a nature lover and a total amateur scientist (well at least I love to see how things work). Luckily my toddler and preschooler are arts and crafts aficionados and natural scientists. So we decided together that this summer should be filled with exciting projects. Thus my blog project: one month's worth of summery projects in three month's time, or three to four projects a week successfully executed and documented here on "life in the pines."
To show that I am serious and completely committed- here is the first project- ICE PAINTING!
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| Water, food coloring and something to mix it all up (we used q-tips) |
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| Ready for the freezer... |
This project is super easy and great for little hands to be involved in the whole process. From pouring water into the ice cube trays to mixing in the colors with q-tips, to checking on the freezing process and melting the paints onto paper- we all had a good time.
All you need are ice cube trays, water, food coloring and something to mix it all up (we used q-tips).
I don't think we need an official step by step here- it's pretty self explanatory. The boys had fun pouring the water into the tray and everywhere around the trays and onto the floor (my floor needed a mopping anyway). I would suggest a little more diligent supervision during the food coloring step. Edward loves red, so we had a little color imbalance. It took some convincing to use the other colors.
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| A very proud little artist/scientist |
We checked on the freezing progress several times- feeling very scientific indeed. When we had solid cubes we donned minimal clothing and went outside for cool colorful fun.
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| The inevitable taste test... |
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| It's no fun without a little mess! |
A simple and fun-filled project we plan to do lots more (we even have some cubes left from this round)!
Soon to come... NATURE FOSSILS and FOURTH OF JULY CRAFTS.
Until then... happy summering!
