Best Dad Hands Down!

So, we made lots of simple gifts for Father's Day this year since it's Blake's first year really being able to make something & understanding it.
All you need for this craft is construction paper & markers or crayons!

I let Blake pick out what color of paper that he wanted to use. I folded the red paper in half, had him place his hand & arm on it, then traced it.

I wrote on the front of the card, "You are the world's best dad Hands Down!" (Get it, his hand is downward?? :)) 

On the inside, I wrote "Happy Father's Day" and then found a DAD Poem on the internet. then, I let Blake color all inside it to give it his own personal touch. :)

Happy Father's Day! 

Enjoy!

Construction Tool Box

Another Father's Day gift that we decided to make was a construction paper tool box. As I mentioned before, my husband is a handy man so it seemed fit!
Pretty much all you need is construction paper, scissors & glue.

I took a piece of green paper & folded it in three ways. You just have to kind of measure it yourself in how you would think a tool box would look. It's hard to see in the picture, but about an inch about my nail, is one of the folds.

I cut a small piece of the white paper to glue on the front of it to make it more realistic. I know, it's kind of, not even. Ha ha. I wasn't always the best cutter!

Next, I cut out a "handle" and glued it to the back of the tool box. As you can see, my son had written all over the blue paper. :) His own personal touch to the handle.

Warning: I'm NOT the best artist :) But I tried my best and that's what matters the most! My son picked out some tools & I tried my best to draw them out then cut them out. 

Blake put the tools in daddy's tool box for him :)

Next, I wrote "Happy Father's Day!" on the front of the tool box.

Happy Father's Day!

Enjoy :)

Berry Best Nanny - Mother's Day Gift

I found a very cute gift on Pinterest (where I find a LOT of my crafts or recipes) and thought it'd be super cute to make for my husband's mother & grandmother for Mother's Day. They are two very influential people in my husbands life, my sons & even mine. They are two women that I hope to one day be like myself. :) Okay, okay, enough bragging... on to the craft!
I went to Menards (for those who have not heard of it, it's like a Lowe's or Home Depot so if you don't have a Menards, feel free to use one of those!)
I bought some ceramic tiles, I bought them kind of big to fit my son's hand. I bought some acrylic paint - red & green for this one; I bought some clear spray paint & also a permanent marker (I had one of those just laying around)

I cleaned the tile to make sure that there were no fingerprints or dust particles. I then painted my son's hand all red & had him place it on the tile.

I then painted green leaves at the top of the hand.

I took the black permanent marker & added dots to make the hands look like strawberries. Then I wrote on each tile. 

For my husband's grandmother - I wrote "Berry Best Nanny" For my husband's mother - I wrote "Berry Best Mawmaw" because that's what my son calls her.

Let them dry for a few hours. I then took them outside & sprayed them evenly with the clear spray.

They loved them! :)

Happy Mother's Day!
Enjoy!

Sidewalk Ice Paint

This one was very simple!

I bought a simple ice tray for like 1$ at Walmart, some popsicle sticks & food coloring.

Fill almost all of the way up with water. :)

Add some drops in the water. I let Blake put some drops in a few of them.

Next, I took the popsicle sticks and broke them in half.

Next, I put the broken end of the stick, in the colored water. I just tried to set it up however I could get it to stay best.

Stick in the freezer, let freeze & use on a hot day! :)

My little one using it :) Sorry the picture is sideways, i'm not sure how to rotate on here! 

Enjoy! And as always, let me know if you tried this & how it worked out for you! Definitely let me know if you figure out a way to make the popsicle stick stand straight up!

Father's Day Picture Frame

Aside from the Army, my husband is a handy man. He fixes everything. He does everything. Anything he doesn't know how to do himself, which isn't much, he will research until he does know how to do! I can't remember the last time we hired someone to do anything around the house or to any of the vehicles! So, I thought with some extra tools, glue, paint and a wooden frame, we could make something cute for Father's Day. Here's what we came up with :)

I painted the frame, let it dry, painted the other side & let it dry. You have to let it dry really good - unfortunately, it takes awhile. :(

Next, I just glue on bolts & washers here & there. Don't forget your favorite picture of you & dad!!

Enjoy!! Post pictures if you tried this! :)

Simple Baseball Card for Dads

We just made a cut but simple card to send to my husband, from my son. Due to the Army, we currently live apart from each other. 

Supplies needed - scissors, glue/tape, markers/crayons, paper (I used cardstock, I like the feeling of it much better)

I took the blue cardstock & just simply folded it in half. Drew the red stitches to resemble a baseball. I took a red piece of cardstock & wrote "Dad, take me out to the ball game! - Blake Edward" and glued it on the front of the card.

My husband's favorite ball team is the Chicago Cubs so I printed & cut out a Cubs symbol. I wrote, "Can't wait to watch the games with you! Youre the best! Love you daddy, Blake Edward Wayne" inside the card. I couldn't think of something cuter last minute. Ha ha. I then let Blake color the top part with crayons before we sent it to daddy. 

Enjoy! Let me know if you make this or something similar :)

Rainbow Cake version two.

So, I decided to try the whole rainbow cake thing again. I don't remember where I saw the recipe (besides pinterest, of course) but I did the recipe just like it said, and she somehow came out with more batter than I did. Not sure.. I'm sure I'll try it a third time, eventually. :)

What you need for this one : White cake & food coloring.
On this one, I decided to get a little crafty & I used Funfetti Cake since it's my husbands favorite cake :)

Just like in the last recipe, make the cake batter according to the box. Split the cake batter evenly into however many bowls you'd like to make colors, I used 6 again. 

Add drops of food coloring into each bowl. I used between 4 and 6 in each bowl. 

This time I used two circle pans, when they were done cooking & cooling, I placed one on top of the other.

I poured the blue batter in, spread it; poured the yellow, spread it; poured the pink & spread it. That was the first cake.

On the second cake, I poured the green & spread it; poured the blue & spread it; poured the red & spread it. 

And the cakes done :) I'll have to see if I have a picture of them cut open somewhere.

Enjoy! Let me know if you try this recipe, or if you find a better recipe! :)

Rainbow Cake version 1

What you need to make a rainbow cake: White Moist cake mix & food coloring.

Make the cake batter according to the cake box directions. Split the batter into 6 different bowls (or however many colors that you would like.)

Put a few drops of food coloring in each bowl. Add more drops to make it as dark as you'd like.

Next, pour the cake batter into a pan. I used a 13x9 pan. Not the best choice. 

And my final product - which wasn't what I wanted it to look like :( But still neat, I guess.

Enjoy! If you try this, let me know how it works for you :)

Small update

I just wanted to apologize for the absence of more crafts & my posting. I will be updating asap, possibly even tonight!
Thanks for sticking by! :)

Another Version Of Goo Bags

Here is another version of goo bags that gives off a different type of texture.
This time it is with shaving cream, instead of hair gel, otherwise it's basically the same!

I just used cheap 1$ shaving cream that I found at Dollar general. Walmart brand food coloring & ziploc baggies. Some fun tape that I found at Walmart with the scotch tape/packing tape :)

Add some shaving cream. How much is really just a personal preference.

Add a few drops of food coloring. The more you add, the darker & more vibrant the color will be. I didn't mix them yet, I just zipped it half way, let the air out then zipped the rest of the way. Taped the top up, then let my son mix the shaving cream & food coloring together.

We made seven bags. As usual, our pink turned out red!! Just not sure about my pink. :)

Hope you enjoy!! Very fun!

Goo Bags

When I made this activity, I was unaware that I would be writing a blog about them so I didn't take step by step pictures. :( But I thought I was share anyway because it is a good activity. This activity gives a cool, weird feeling. My son loves them but they aren't his favorite since he isn't big on textures.

I used Walmart brand ziploc baggies. Walmart brand food coloring. I bought the cheapest hair gel I could find. And I just found some cute duct tape for my son. Obviously, you can use any brand for these products. I  normally just buy cheap for crafts.

You pour some hair gel into a ziploc baggie. Put a couple drops of food coloring in them, seal it, then mix them. Make sure to put some sort of tape at the top so that the kids cannot open it. You can even mix other colors to make new ones. :)

Here is a photo of the finished product. I had 8 bags. Again, my pink turned red! My light blue, turned dark  blue. I just put them in a clear tub for storage & we bring them out from time to time to play with.

Enjoy!! :)

Rainbow Rice

This activity was super easy & my son LOVES it!

I started off with food coloring, rice, ziploc baggies & hand sanitizer. I've heard of other recipes using rubbing alcohol but this was my choice.

Next, I put about a handful of rice into a ziploc baggie. Put a few drops of food coloring in it. I even mixed color to try to make other colors. Then a few drops of hand sanitizer. Closed the bag & shook it & kneaded it until they were all mixed together real good. I came out with twelve bags. My pink just turned red.

Then I spread them all out on a lid in front of a window to dry out. You can put them on a newspaper or something outside to dry if it isn't too windy out. Here is a picture of my monster patting them out.

I let them sit for a few hours then poured them into my tub. Here is a photo of them dry :)

To make it more fun, you can also put small objects or photos in there for them to hunt for! 

Have fun! :)

Weighted Blanket.

This isn't exactly a craft today but you can make it yourself if you want!
My son got a weighted blanket to help calm him & help him sleep. He always slept with 4 blankets and it never clicked to me on why until I found out about SPD. Now, one blanket is all he needs. :)
You can definitely make them. I had a friend make hers because they are kind of expensive. But I got mine from The Magic Blanket over at beanblanket.com
Ours is just 6 pounds, based on my sons weight. It is 36x48.