Showing posts with label kid's birthday gift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kid's birthday gift. Show all posts

Thursday, June 13, 2013

More keeping the kids busy while dining out or waiting in line

I love these Little Dover books.  At about 4x5 inches, they are small enough that I can keep a few in my purse as a surprise for impromptu meals at a restaurant or waiting in line or even waiting at the doctor's office.  They are hard to find.  I have seen a rack of them at Cracker Barrel.  They are on Amazon for only 1.35! They ship for free with a 25.00 purchase.  Once you are on Amazon look around, there are many titles to choose from.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Making mosaic stepping stones for the garden with kids

My grand plan is to make an entire pathway on the side of our house to meander through a yet to be created flower garden on the side of our house.  I will post before and progress pictures soon.
I love this Flip flop shaped stepping stone kit.  I just ordered one of these for my 6 year old, T.J. and myself to use as soon as we have created our square ones (previous post).  We opened out first kit tonight to get ready for casting tomorrow. You will need a small bucket or large plastic bowl from the dollar store to mix the cement in.
While you are at the dollar store, pick up some extra glass gems for making more stones with the re-usable mold in the kit.  When you have used the cement that comes in the kit, you can purchase a bag of regular old cement (not concrete) to use the mold again and again.
When I taught fourth grade, I made stepping stones with my entire class using donated un-used pizza boxes lined with clear Contact paper.
We used it sticky side up, placing our decorations on the Contact paper and then pouring the cement it over the glass gems.  The kit has you decorate the top of the stepping stone.  I think this will work better than pouring the cement over the top; the cement ended up oozing around the gems and covering them up a little.
Check back tomorrow for pictures of our stepping stone project.

rainy day ideas to keep the kids occupied

My 6 year old son loves all of the Home Alone movies.  He has been a fan since the age of 4.  I originally ordered this boxed set because my son really enjoyed watching Home Alone I and Home Alone 2.  Much to my surprise, 3 and 4 were also hits with him.  He has watched them over and over again.
I highly recommend ordering this boxed set of all four movies on DVD today and stowing it away for a rainy day movie.  Don't forget to have some movie candy and microwave popcorn on hand to add to the fun.  What movies do you recommend for rainy days?
Regularly 29.99 on sale for 16.88.  Amazon prices can change quickly, so don't wait.  

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Keep the kids busy and make the garden beautiful at the same time

My son got this awesome stepping stone kit for his 6th birthday.  We can't wait to create a bunch of these using the reusable mold.  We will head to the dollar store for more gems and pick up some cement at Home Depot.  On sale from 15.33 down to 12.13 on Amazon.