thoughts..

so many posts (and things) behind. !

would love to sit and write and write and write, but alas! can't write much at all, because my back is shifting itself, and I can't sit in my favorite thinking spots for verra long.

hopefully over the next few days, though!

i miss all of it.

The Carwash

"Trevy! Help me make this hole bigger!"

 

 

 

scrub and suds....

 

wash and rinse

"My turn!!"

 

 "An' now it's Sassy's turn."

 

Because I think they're awesome.

Elmer's Kids Craft Camp Winner!

That's been such a mouthful to say, during these posts.  ; )

We have a winner!

 

Congratulations to Sarah in the Woods!!

Craft Giveaway : Another chance!

Hi everyone.

This has been kept open much longer than I intended... summer is a busy, busy time, no?

Here are some things we've done with our Elmer's Kids Craft Camp package... can't wait to give one away!

















Even if you've signed up for the drawing on the original page... here's another chance to enter. Leave a comment on this one for an extra chance.

The drawing will be tomorrow!

Melted

Here's one that I love!

Came up with this yesterday.... it 's soooo hot out there, and I still had melted crayons on my mind (and table)...

For canvases, we used the foam boards that came in our Elmer's Kids Craft Camp box. (Paper would work just as well, I just wanted something more substantial.)





Into the sun!


We placed ours on a paper-lined cookie sheet, again.

Be careful when moving it, the melted crayons will run and spread.

Madeleine's

Mama's

I love them so.

friday

sharing


engineering


exploring


(four moose... three bulls.)

and noticing.


building



creating


venturing...




and recalibrating.

osprey



♥ ♥ ♥

Sand Star

I asked Maddie if she'd like to make a sand-and-shell something, at the beach with me.
"It could be a heart... a fish... I think I'll make a star! Want to?"
She said yes.

At the beach, we looked for interesting things... beach glass, shells, pebbles...

Our beach is on a lake, so we are limited in our treasures, but we looked for what we could.

Maddie was disappointed that she couldn't find enough shells. I offered her the ones I had found, which she didn't want to take from me, so I offered to share my creation with her... we could both make it.
That was alright with her.

We dug a hole in the sand,


and put in the shells.


We put one part of plaster of paris in a soft plastic bucket (that I use for plaster), and then 1/2 a part of beach water in with the plaster.

Stirred it up,

and then poured it into our shape in the sand.

After we let it set for a little while,

we dug it up.


There! A treasure to take home.