Back to School Activity!

For achievement days this week, each girl made a cute fabric

It was such an easy craft to do!  We all just had a really good time making them! 

I took photos as I made my "prototype" for the girls so I could post them.  Not the best pics but I was kind of in a rush!

All you need are some old fabrics scraps you might have on hand.

Cut them in strips about a quarter inch wide.

{each strip was approx. 18 inches long.  only because that's how long of cutting ruler I have. a little longer would work good too!}

Then just wrap each piece around two of your fingers making sure to pinch the bottom the keep fabric in place until you have used about 40 strips.  Possibly more.  The fatter the better!  Makes for a fuller pom pom!

For the girls I made these squares out of Popsicle sticks because I was worried the girls hands would get tired!  It worked really well!  I think I'll make more that way!  Much easier!  I also suggested to them to alternate the strips as they wrap them from right side up and right side down so they would look colorful from all angles!  (does that make sense?)

Here is an idea of how thick you want it.  I still wish that I used more fabric.  My hand got tired! {wish I would have thought of my Popsicle stick invention then!} 

Tie a good not with string around the center.  Make sure it is a tight knot!

Then cut at the top of the loop on both sides.

Hold the ends tight and trim even for a more perfect looking pom pom.  Or just leave it for a wirey look!

And Voila!  There you have a very cute pom pom and lots of confetti from your trimmings! 

Find a good spot to put the pen and secure it with LOTS of glue from a hot glue gun.

Look at how colorful the girls pom poms turned out!  We just used any brightly colored fabrics!  We also thought it would be cute to wrap a fabric strip around the pen too!

And this one was made with LOTS of fabric strips!  Turned out really cute!

They LOVED them!  I did too!  I can't wait to make more!  Such a fun activity!  The girls were wearing them in their ponytails!  So cute for school!  

Movie Night

A couple weeks ago we had a family movie night and I was craving something

Take a king sized Snickers

every 1/2 inch, and place on top of popped popcorn

in 30 second increments until melted.

Stir in a large bowl and enjoy  a yummy

Well all just loved it! Have you ever done this before?  What other things have you tried with popcorn?

Up to Speed

As I am uploading my pictures, I've realize how busy life has been these last few weeks!  I've forgotten that we even did some of these things!  So to do a quick catch up, I'll combine a few events and photos.  We just returned from a week long trip to Bear Lake.  Which was very fun and relaxing!  I'll post about that soon!

Recently we made our last summer visit to 

Cole opted out for this ride.  He likes to keep his feet on the ground.

We got to go to 

And the animals were all awake

We rode the new and adorable Carousal and Train unlimited times

watched an incredible bird show and donated to

and enjoyed a nice quiet evening at the zoo with

And lastly, here is my little man with 

That his dad so willingly drew!  Thanks Kev for setting the example! Cole even wore the stache to a birthday party later that afternoon.  Nice. REAL Nice.  

Meat's on the Menu

I stumbled upon this video a few days ago of Sadie singing "Meats on the Menu Tonight".  She was 2 when I recorded it.  This song is from a church video Daniel and the Lions Den from the Liken series which my Mom gave to the kids.   The song is from the Lions voice anticipating the "Meat" (Daniel) that is scheduled to come to the den.  It is a cute song the kids used to love singing.  Before strawbabababerry came this song as one of Sadie's favorites!  She was so cute at that age!  I LOVE her bravado in this clip!!  

 

The Girly Skirt!

For my latest project I made this skirt and headband for Kate's birthday!  My mom bought me some patterns and I embellished this one a bit.  They are pinkfig patterns.   The flower on the headband can come off and be worn just as a clip.  I loved the fabric so much that I bought extra to make Sadie one too!  Here Sadie is modeling it for me!(it's a little bit big on her)  If only I didn't do hair, and had more time, I'd make more of these and sell them!  They were so fun to make that I think I just squealed of excitement while I sewed!  Way more exciting than doing hair!

Pioneer Day and a enjoyable weekend!

I've been so lame about posting lately!  I can't believe how the days just fly by!  Last week for Pioneer Day, we went to the Bee's game and watched fire works after.  We had a great time and saw some fireworks we've never seen before!  New and exciting!  Kevin has a new job and excitingly we get to see him a little bit more!  He was able to have both Thursday and Friday off for the holiday!  Wahoo!  Over the coarse of that weekend, we took a family walk to Einstein Bagels,  went to the Bee's game,  Swam at a fun pool we had never been to, hung at a Samoa festival, Met the Prophet, (which I still can't believe) and spent some much needed family time!