Joyfully Weary

Every other week or so I always pick up a bouquet of flowers with our groceries at Aldi. They are simple bouquets, but for less that $4 they do a lot to brighten up our home. Little Lady has been asking for awhile to paint with flowers; so when a batch started to wilt I let her and Mini Man go to town. Supplies - flowers, heavy paper, and washable tempera paint.  Directions - lightly dip flowers in paint and then gently press them onto the paper.   While they were painting BabyZ woke up from his nap and insisted on joining the fun. Luckily for him, Mini Man is a softy.   Their  creations...  

I have bit of a love affair with contact paper .  Not only does it act as laminator in a pinch but it's also  great for mess free (no glue and paint) crafts. A couple weeks ago, when I still under weather, the kids used it to decorate one of our windows.  Supplies - contact paper , masking tape, paper dollies or tissue paper. Step 1 - tape contact paper (sticky side out) to window. I learned that peeling around the corners/edges and taping those first is easier than trying to tape the contact paper once it's all been peeled.  Step 2 - add your dollies And that is it - now you have a fun colorful window! Ours has been up for almost two weeks now and has held up really well.  If you are looking for a few more contact paper craft ideas, here's a some other ways we've put it to use:  Snow Bear Resist Painting ,   Look-a-Like Stained Glass , and  Paint chip hearts .  What is your favorite way to use ...

Happy Independence Day! Our family is super pumped for all the festivities.  The kids are particularly excited about the fireworks! We've been googling videos on how exactly  fireworks works  and decided to craft some of our own. Supplies : pipe cleaners, scissors, construction paper, tempera paint, spoons, & glitter.