We went to the dump, one of our favorite places to go because we can get wood for the fire pit and explore to our hearts content. There we picked up some sticks. The intention was to build a frame from those sticks with hot glue and our imagination. One for one!
While the picklets were gluing the sticks together Sweet said, "Mommy! I know where a whole bunch of feathers are!" I said, "You do? Go get them!" So Sweet ran out of the house to gather feathers. She came home with two handfuls. My guess is some bird met an untimely demise from a neighborhood cat.
So then I said, "OK guys. The sky is the limit. Do what you want." And so they did. They all built picture frames. The frames are as different as they are. They are all works of art and perfect!
I love the nature in these frames. I can't wait to get some pictures made and utilize them.
Chip made his to fit a 5x7 print. He used hickory nuts as decoration. I love the bottom stick that looks like it could be used as a bird perch.
I like that the feather is kiddy-corner.
Dill also used hickory nut shells on his for decoration and 4 feathers, 2 on top and 2 on the bottom.
Sweet's resembles a tee-pee.
She glued feathers on the sides of the frame.
She made a stand and glued it on the back so it stands properly.
Check out Unplug Your Kids for more feather projects. Next week's theme is the letter J.
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You then put paper on top of the melted wax and press lightly and carefully to transfer the wax to the paper. Voila! Marbled paper ala wax crayons!
Through trial and error we found we had to write backwards for the words to show up correctly on our paper.
The picklets made decorations for Halloween, made gifts for their music teacher and their coaches with the melted crayon drawings.
It was a lot of fun and the griddle warmed up the dining room a bit!
Well, we have had this thing for 3 years new in the box so I agreed. Little did I know the whole process takes 3 weeks to a month. But, we went ahead and started the project.
The picklets put the "grit" into the tumbler followed by the rinsed rocks and filled with water. They plugged the machine in and let it go for 48 hours.
YUCK!
As the table got wetter and wetter, the freezer kept slipping and sliding requiring a helper to hold the bucket still.
Our 4th generation recipe ice cream turned out just perfect.
The added bonus was we all got ice cream headaches! It was soooo worth it.
Third carefully carve a face into the apple.
Fourth soak the apple in lemon juice for 30 seconds to a minute. You will have to hold it in the juice because it floats.
Fifth pat it dry.
Sixth wait a few days and see your head shrink.
I will post the finished project at the end of the shrinking period. We plan to put these out by our grave stones for Halloween decor! Enjoy!
After everything is stirred together, they spooned the "chalk" into egg cartons that were sprayed with cooking spray.
Dill and Sweet each made one dozen peiced of chalk in 6 different colors.
A basketful of chalk just waiting for the cars to be removed from the driveway.
