christmas fun

This week, Little Miss L. hosted a Christmas party for some of her friends. She absolutely loves spending time with them and there never seems to be a dull moment when they are all together. The morning was filled with Christmas fun, and by the afternoon, they were all fast asleep...

Baby J and Baby D hanging out.

Baby E looking cute as always.

Miss T. loved making her Christmas trees and snowmen with the play dough I made the day before. I will post the recipe for the play dough soon.

Time for lunch.

We thought it would be nice to get all of the kids together for a group photo. Wow, what were we thinking...

Not one of the kids wanted to cooperate...

Little Miss L. was telling Baby E to stop crying and smile for the camera...

This is how Baby D felt about the whole thing...

This ended up being the best photo of all of them.

Time to decorate our Christmas trees.

The kids loved this activity... I think more icing and candy went in their mouth than on the tree.

Our beautifully decorated tree.

Little Miss L. working hard.

Miss T. was so proud of the finished product.

Someone has a little something on her face.

I love love love this time of year!

crayon art

It has been several weeks now since I had seen the crayon art idea floating around the web and thought it would be a fun idea to do with Little Miss L. I quickly learned this project would be one that I would finish on my own. Little Miss L. enjoyed picking out the colours she wanted to use, calling out each colour as she went and placing the crayons ever so carefully in place. Then it came time to use the hair dryer, she was like a lightning bolt and bolted right out of the room. I guess she still has not overcome her fear of the hair dryer. I love love loved the end result, I love the burst of colour it adds to our playroom.

Only a few supplies are needed. Hot glue gun, hair dryer, canvas, and crayons.

Little Miss L. picked out her favourite colours and lined them up.

Next step is to hot glue each crayon onto the canvas.

Made sure the hair dryer was on hot and high and then let the hot air do it's magic. This project can be messy, so it is best to do outdoors. If  the great outdoors do not work for you, place lots of newspaper down. 

I love love loved the finished product!

It fits perfectly into our playroom. Every time a child comes over, they love to point it out.