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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Life got hard....
And as quickly as I started blogging I stopped.
I guess three pregnancy losses in a row making it four total in the year will take a toll on anyone. My mind was everywhere but here and even though I was doing crafts and keeping up with my princess physically, mentally it is really a mind-f*ck! We really are trying to give Abby a sibling and that will likely be another post for another time, but I didn't want to forget about my blogging.
I think the next craziest thing is that the Princess started pre-school last month, and while I have had 2 1/2 hours to myself every Tuesday and Thursday, I have still been slacking here. So I promise the next post will be our summer in one post! Stay tuned, I promise I will be a better blogger than I was!
I guess three pregnancy losses in a row making it four total in the year will take a toll on anyone. My mind was everywhere but here and even though I was doing crafts and keeping up with my princess physically, mentally it is really a mind-f*ck! We really are trying to give Abby a sibling and that will likely be another post for another time, but I didn't want to forget about my blogging.
I think the next craziest thing is that the Princess started pre-school last month, and while I have had 2 1/2 hours to myself every Tuesday and Thursday, I have still been slacking here. So I promise the next post will be our summer in one post! Stay tuned, I promise I will be a better blogger than I was!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Two new crafts
Yesterday we made a tissue paper wreath and it actually took two days for her to do, the first day we rolled all of the tissue paper into balls and started the gluing process but she lost interest about half way through because there were so many so we just picked up and finished the next day! 
To make the wreath take tissue paper and cut them into little 3x3 squares then you can roll them into balls or have your child help. Paint glue all the way around the wreath and have them go to town gluing them on. We did a mixture of red and green for the wreath and berries.
Today we made a color star. I gave her a yellow star and her bags of foam stickers, buttons, pompoms, gems, and sequins. I then told her to fill her yellow bowl with stuff that matched the star and then we were going to glue them onto it.
Once she got them separated and into her bowl she glued the little things on and I taught her how to dip the yellow balls in the regular glue to get them to stick better! Above is the end product!
Family wise we are doing pretty good. The princess has a little bit of the sniffles and I think I might too. So we have been just hanging out, but in the midst of just hanging out I completely forgot about her appt. for her second flu shot till about five minutes before we were supposed to be there. It is a good thing it is only two minutes away! We made it there right on time and she didn't even cry! Tomorrow we are doing our letter of the day and cutting pages so I will catch up on those!
To make the wreath take tissue paper and cut them into little 3x3 squares then you can roll them into balls or have your child help. Paint glue all the way around the wreath and have them go to town gluing them on. We did a mixture of red and green for the wreath and berries.
Today we made a color star. I gave her a yellow star and her bags of foam stickers, buttons, pompoms, gems, and sequins. I then told her to fill her yellow bowl with stuff that matched the star and then we were going to glue them onto it.
Once she got them separated and into her bowl she glued the little things on and I taught her how to dip the yellow balls in the regular glue to get them to stick better! Above is the end product!
Family wise we are doing pretty good. The princess has a little bit of the sniffles and I think I might too. So we have been just hanging out, but in the midst of just hanging out I completely forgot about her appt. for her second flu shot till about five minutes before we were supposed to be there. It is a good thing it is only two minutes away! We made it there right on time and she didn't even cry! Tomorrow we are doing our letter of the day and cutting pages so I will catch up on those!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Kids crafty post.
Since I just started this I will go back to the beginning of December and post what we have done so far! One little hint when working with little kids is to take and put a tiny little X where you want them to put glue and put the object. If I do that and Abby still ends up with an upside down object it doesn't bother me as much so long as it is in the general vicinity of where it should be!
This is just a paperplate with the center cut out. I traced Abbys hands before and cut them all out for her. Then I put them in a little craft bowl and give her a glue stick and let her go to town gluing them on. I told her she just had to try to make sure that we see no white. When that was done we did a dot of regular glue and she put the pom poms on. And lastly she added a little more glue for the ribbon.
For this one I traced Abby's foot for the face of the reindeer (her heel is where the nose is!). Then her hands for the antlers. Gave her a glue stick and let her glue on the antlers and the eyes. Then we used real glue for the nose!
In our house Grandma is Jewish so we try to teach Abby a little bit about other holidays too! I cut out all of the little pieces prior to her doing it and put little X's in where the candles should go and she did the rest with her glue stick!
What Christmas would not be complete without doing a cotton ball Santa? So I had her color a paper plate and I actually let her pick the crayon and told her to match it to her skin. I cut out the nose, mouth, and hat. I had her glue on the hat first. Then made the little x's for the glue for her eyes, nose, and mouth. After that I let her use regular glue for the cotton and told her to just squish it around for Santas beard. For the cotton on the hat I put x's and had her use her regular glue and squish it around.
For this one I took a toilet paper tube and wrapped it in white paper the day before. Then I cut out a head and a set of Abby's hands. First she used glitter glue to decorate the hands. Then while they were drying we did the rest of the angel. She used regular glue for the yarn hair. Glue stick for the eyes and the sparkle mouth. She used glue stick for her gems on the angel. Then regular glue for the pipe cleaner halo and hands. This one had to dry over night because it used a lot of regular glue.
AND lastly we did a Christmas tree using foam stickers!
First I had her glue the tree down. Then I wrote the directions out, and while I would love to say she can read them she is 2 and that is not going to happen. So I gave her the bag of her foam stickers and read the directions to her. So she had to find the right shape, color, and count them out. She then stuck them on and we hung it up!
Next time the post won't have as many pictures and crafts, I will try to stick to one at a time! :o)
This is just a paperplate with the center cut out. I traced Abbys hands before and cut them all out for her. Then I put them in a little craft bowl and give her a glue stick and let her go to town gluing them on. I told her she just had to try to make sure that we see no white. When that was done we did a dot of regular glue and she put the pom poms on. And lastly she added a little more glue for the ribbon.
For this one I traced Abby's foot for the face of the reindeer (her heel is where the nose is!). Then her hands for the antlers. Gave her a glue stick and let her glue on the antlers and the eyes. Then we used real glue for the nose!
In our house Grandma is Jewish so we try to teach Abby a little bit about other holidays too! I cut out all of the little pieces prior to her doing it and put little X's in where the candles should go and she did the rest with her glue stick!
What Christmas would not be complete without doing a cotton ball Santa? So I had her color a paper plate and I actually let her pick the crayon and told her to match it to her skin. I cut out the nose, mouth, and hat. I had her glue on the hat first. Then made the little x's for the glue for her eyes, nose, and mouth. After that I let her use regular glue for the cotton and told her to just squish it around for Santas beard. For the cotton on the hat I put x's and had her use her regular glue and squish it around.
For this one I took a toilet paper tube and wrapped it in white paper the day before. Then I cut out a head and a set of Abby's hands. First she used glitter glue to decorate the hands. Then while they were drying we did the rest of the angel. She used regular glue for the yarn hair. Glue stick for the eyes and the sparkle mouth. She used glue stick for her gems on the angel. Then regular glue for the pipe cleaner halo and hands. This one had to dry over night because it used a lot of regular glue.
AND lastly we did a Christmas tree using foam stickers!
First I had her glue the tree down. Then I wrote the directions out, and while I would love to say she can read them she is 2 and that is not going to happen. So I gave her the bag of her foam stickers and read the directions to her. So she had to find the right shape, color, and count them out. She then stuck them on and we hung it up!
Next time the post won't have as many pictures and crafts, I will try to stick to one at a time! :o)
Monday, December 6, 2010
My first post
I thought it would be something fun and witty but I am just going to start out by telling you what to expect from my blog! As a stay at home mom I am always trying to find ways to keep my princess busy and with that we started doing a craft a day and working on all sorts of things to keep her entertained and me busy! So I am going to try to post as many of these crafts as I can keep up with on here. Also I love to do all things crafty myself and make hairbows and headbands and have just recently started sewing too! I love to cook and I am sure I will find myself sharing some recipes here and there as well. It may even have some of the craziness that is my life in trying to add to our family and the struggles we are going through to get there. So basically in a nutshell this blog is going to be the ramblings of me and the fun we have in our crazy household! And with that I leave you with a photo of the Princess and Santa!
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