Oh joy

I thought this project would turn out so cute and we would have it to keep for years to come.....  Well, they are cute but you know when you have an idea in your head of how you want something to look?  My kids did not share my same view.  Cute designs and shapes quickly became nothing but solid colors.  I guess I should be grateful that they did not end up being all brown:)  I got cardboard letters from the craft store.  Since they were brown, we first painted them white so that the colors would show up brighter-well that was my vision any way.  After the white dried, we each took a letter and made dots, lines, shapes, etc.  Then the next thing I know they were all covered up and we had solid colored letters:)  I guess next year we can elaborate and recycle this project and maybe do something more with them but for now they look great on our small, side windows. 

See the trouble maker standing on things she shouldn't be?  lol

Santa hats

Here is another project using styrofoam cones.  We decided to make Santa hats.  At first we were going to wrap fabric or ribbon around the hats.  That quickly became super annoying so we ditched that and decided to just paint instead.  Both girls enjoy painting any way!  We painted the cones red.  Once they dried, we glued cotton balls on to finish off the hats.  They turned out cute but the project wasn't nearly as fun as the trees!  Here are some pics.  Sorry,  I know I need to rotate the pictures.....

Christmas Tree fun

I saw something similar to this project on Pinterest.  If you are not on it, I highly recommend it.  It is sooooo addicting.  We did a kid version so it isn't quite as fancy as the ones that I saw online-sorry, I don't remember where exactly.  I bought the styrofoam cones at Joanne Fabric.  We used glue sticks to cover the cone and then wrapped green yarn around the cone.  Truth be told, Sophia quit literally after 1 wrap and Lila got maybe 10 wraps before she asked me to finish that part for her.  She can be such a perfectionist-no idea where that comes from:)-and she got really frustrated.  Plus, they both hated having sticky hands.  Once the trees were wrapped, the fun began.  Both girls pinned sequins to the trees for close to an hour.  It was heaven to hear silence!  I bought sewing pins and both girls were able to use the balls on the end to hold the pins.  Lila was able to thread the sequins into the pin but Sophia just used the pins by themselves.  They were both proud to add to the Christmas decorations in the house.  Here are some pictures:

 

I am a blogger

Ok, we will see how this goes and if I can keep up with it!  I thought it would be fun to share the things that we do to keep ourselves entertained.  Our house is a constant state of "let's do art."  I find myself struggling some days to stay on top of Lila and Sophia's entertainment.  I constantly get asked what I do all day.  People think it must be boring to stay at home.  Ha!  I wish!  Here goes nothing!