tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091749619542571702024-03-07T19:11:09.016-06:00HeyDay LivingThis is our Heyday. Make it Grand.HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-38186224519355049442013-04-08T18:33:00.000-05:002013-04-08T18:59:18.532-05:00A Wine Garden!?<br />
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So we live in the burbs, where big gardens are 'prohibited' via an HOA. :( <br />
This year, we are trying out a wine box garden method! I also plan to sneak a small 'raised bed' garden out back, but this will do for now...to get us started. <br />
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I got this wine box idea from <a href="http://www.llhdesignsblog.com/2012/07/wine-box-garden-year-two.html">LLH Designs</a> and their lovely post on 'how to'. You will get lost on her blog site, she's a really inspiring lady.<br />
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We picked up some wine boxes from a local liquor store for FREE! <br />
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We have yet to drill holes for drainage or to seal them yet, but we plan to!<br />
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For 'starters' we had to make starter plants. </div>
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We like to use recycled plastic containers to start our seeds. </div>
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Here, we used egg cartons, lettuce cartons and a little cherry tomato carton!</div>
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We had some of those jiffy starter pellets left, so we used those & then some garden soil when we ran out.<br />
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We left them outside in our wine boxes to soak up some sun, watered... and the beans sprouted fast!</div>
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I hope to get the bean tee-pee started early, last year didn't work out so well. <br />
<a href="http://heydayliving.blogspot.com/2012/09/to-pee-around-tee-pee.html">See our post here on that fail!</a> <br />
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Here is a fun and <a href="http://www.craftjr.com/garden-craft-plant-markers-free-pattern-download/">FREE garden marker template to make</a>! How cute are these?<br />
You can print them, stick them between two clear garden stones or put them on sticks!<br />
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Inspire by reading gardening books too! We love 'the Surprise Garden' by Zoe Hall.</div>
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Here's a fun animated video of this book!<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr66Gt4xs5Q">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr66Gt4xs5Q</a><br />
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There's also a FREE lesson plan from Scholastic on this book, found <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/surprise-garden-lesson-plan">HERE</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/garden-mobile-coloring-page/">Here's a fun project and free printable from Crayola. A garden mobile.</a> <br /><br />
Of course, leaving one box for the girl to 'play in'...</div>
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Growing Zinnias in her little yellow garden area. </div>
We will probably convert this into a larger fairy garden for her to play with in a few months, once the flowers start blooming!<br />
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Here's our simple <a href="http://heydayliving.blogspot.com/2012/06/diy-fairy-house.html">Fairy Garden from last year</a>. </div>
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What mom wouldn't let her kids play with wine boxes...once they have been properly emptied,<br />
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I love a good doll house. My girl has been blessed with two of them. If you missed my first doll house makeover post, here it is...<a href="http://heydayliving.blogspot.com/2011/10/extreme-home-makeover-dollhouse-edition.html">Extreme Home Makeover,</a> as featured on Ohdeedoh/Apartment Therapy.<br />
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That is really her proper doll house, it gets a lot of play time. That's why I thought it would be 'okay' to do something different with the other doll house she has.<br />
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This little gem I found secondhand years before I was even married or had babies.<br />
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<br /><br /><br />It reminded me so much of my then current house, a Cape Cod style house. It was on 'Poplar Drive' This is a picture of my old house in Spring. I absolutely loved that Poplar tree!<br />
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Here's the inside of the doll house before, as you can see...I started painting the inside with chalkboard paint. They make all sorts of different colors of chalk board paint. However, in my opinion, only dark colors work well with chalk. So, it was going to be blue, purple or black. I settled on purple.<br />
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I did stencil on a few embellishments in white paint (chandelier, and a fancy emblem above the window).<br />
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Here, my girl draws on some curtains...<br />
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a mirror and rug in the bathroom...<br />
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she was loving to make rugs!<br />
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Adding clocks, pictures, lamps (even a ceiling fan with a balloon stuck in it, just like home).<br />
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I made a simple eraser (that also holds the chalk when not in use) out of foam and fabric. Kind of like a mini pillow really. <br />
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Colored chalk would be fun too! <br />
There is a lot of chalk dust, but isn't there always dust in a home remodel? <br /><br />:) <br />
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Here's a fun and easy project we did the other day. We had a leftover paper 'poof' or 'pouf'...or 'tissue ball', whatever you call them! I had picked up a variety colors package at a local craft store a while back (used the colored ones for bedroom decoration)... and we ended up with one extra, lonely white one. <br /><br /><a href="http://orientaltradingcompany.com/">Oriental Trading Company</a> sells them too. You could also make your own using tissue paper poof, there are lots of DIY tips online to be found.<br />
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Since these are made out of tissue paper, I thought using a dropper with water colors would be fun!<br />We love these water colors from <a href="http://discountschoolsupply.com/">Discount School Supply</a>, they last forever (mix with water). </div>
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<br /><br />We weren't very patient, when finished painting- we dried ours with a hair dryer. <br />We then unfold the poof carefully & admired all the colors and patterns. My girl said something like "WHAT? Is this magic??"<br />
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<br /><br />Next, we tried to use up the rest of the already poured water colors. These $1 water color pads at a local craft store (Joann's) are a fantastic value and they work great.<br />
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<br />Some more dropper fun...a few small drops...<br />
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<br /><br />HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-76552340678161064252013-03-12T22:19:00.000-05:002013-03-12T22:19:14.390-05:00The Title Says It Doll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't posted in quite a while, so I'm playing a little catch up by posting older projects we've done! My girl was gifted an 18" doll for birthday (and one for Christmas), so I thought it would be great for her to have some furniture and extra clothing for them. <br />
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The American Girl furniture is so nice, but way out of our budget!<br />
I found these gems at a thrift store. An old bathroom cabinet, a foot stool and some doll chairs. <br />
I spent under $20 on all pieces.<br />
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I was then gifted some wicker doll furniture from a friend, so I used those as well. </div>
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I used spray paint, stencil on the stool/table (Zinnias sold at Hobby Lobby), an adhesive mirror (sold at Hobby Lobby), new drawer pulls (found at Hobby Lobby).<br />
I also used an old candle holder and a wood circle to make the dessert stand.<br />
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and my favorite part, AWESOME fabric for cushions and a pillow<br />
(<a href="http://sarahjanestudios.com/blog/category/fabric/">from sara jane studios</a>, she has such LOVELY and fun fabric collections)!<br />
Kids at Play, cutest ever!</div>
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Then, on to make some outfits. This ruffle thing WAS my daughters old baby swimsuit <br />
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Here, I simply took an old sleeve (bell style) from a velvet shirt and used fabric glue to attach the shiny silver fabric for tying.No sewing, no zippers, buttons or velcro! Seriously took 10 minutes. </div>
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I took an old terry cloth hoodie/jacket and made it look like a bathrobe and towel for hair. </div>
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I basically just cut and added velcro, that's it.</div>
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There are LOTS of inspirational sites for creating your own doll clothing out there. <br />
<a href="http://dolldiaries.com/more-american-girl-doll-crafts/">Doll Diaries is an amazing site with many tutorials on how to make many things for your 18-19" dolls.</a><br />
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<a href="http://agdollplay.blogspot.com/2013/03/doll-craft-make-lemonade-stand.html">American Girl Doll Play</a> is also a wonderful DIY site. Check out this sweet lemonade stand they give instructions for (image belongs to American Girl Doll Play)!</div>
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I do remember doing this in grade school and have many pinterest pictures of this from various sources, but I saw this more recently on <a href="http://www.artfulparent.com/">Artful Parent</a>! <br />
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Using a Salad Spinner for art fun!<br />
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Found this gem at the thrift store for $1 (half price day).<br />
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You can cut paper, use paper plates to fit inside, or use coffee filters- which fit perfectly. <br />
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Add paint or liquid watercolors or food coloring/water...and...SPIN!<br />
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This was the fun part, my girl loved it! Remove the lid and see what you made...<br />
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We then played with it some more...added some glitter and white paint!<br />
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We also did the classic record player spin art. I remember doing this as a kid too! So fun.</div>
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We're working on a collection of these so we can string them together and hang somewhere. I love that this captured my girls interest for quite some time (of course, we listened to records too!).<br />
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<br />HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-78369000225501028062012-10-10T21:47:00.000-05:002012-10-10T21:47:05.657-05:00Brush Yo' Chops!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love the Montessori style of teaching/learning. Didn't think it wise to spend $70 on a fancy dental model. I figured this wind-up set of chops from the Dollar Store would do the trick.<br />
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Reinforced the importance of brushing (length of time and brushing method), dentists and what happens when you don't brush your teeth.</div>
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She had a lot of fun with the chops and this activity!</div>
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Free tooth brushing chart (customized with your kiddos name!):</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">http://www.loveyourteeth.net/</span></b></div>
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Here's a little of what we've been up to lately... <br />
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We gathered leaves and pressed them inside wax paper & made garland!<br />
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A contact paper tree, using real leaves stuck to clear contact paper. The tree is wood grain contact paper.<br />
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A little pumpkin bead transfer, counting game. Gotta love the $1 Target aisle (plate).<br />
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Fall sensory/sorting activity. Leaves, wood acorns, cinnamon sticks, small pears and apples...with a book read!<br />
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We love suncatchers around here. This blog post is going to be short, but sweet. <br />
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We took our pony beads (get at WalMart pretty cheap) and put a single layer of them in a muffin tin and a pie pan. These are pans we use only for art.<br />
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We then melted them on the grill. We didn't do it inside because the smell of burning plastic...ewe.<br />
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On the grill (325 ish) for about 10-15 minutes. Let them cool (don't be alarmed by the cracking noises, it's just the plastic setting/shrinking from the pan).<br />
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Hang to enjoy! You can drill holes, or loop string through any openings you find. We made several of these and plan to give a few as gifts! So much fun. <br />
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If you want to see fancier sun catchers and other artful ideas, check out the <a href="http://www.artfulparent.com/artfulparent/">Artful Parent</a>!HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-14457604100932192322012-09-10T22:26:00.001-05:002012-09-10T22:28:50.552-05:00To Pee around a Tee Pee?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We planted in the Spring with green bean sprouts that we germinated. They were going great, that is until..deer came and ate the majority of them overnight! My girl was really upset. She had tended to the plants all Spring and half of the Summer, only to have them disappear overnight.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily, the Morninglory's that we planted really took off fast & we were able to add more fairly quickly. </span></div>
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My biggest project lately has been to switch the 'play area' in the basement into more of a preschool learning environment. We've decided to keep our girl home this fall/winter(she's 3.5) , so I thought a somewhat structured environment for learning/exploring would be in order. BTW, I'll also be home with her baby brother, so that should prove to be an INTERESTING mix!<br />
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Here's what I've come up with...again, mostly garage sale and thrift store finds. This is a small corner area in the back of our basement (no door). <br />
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Leaving 'imaginative play' market in place, I just reorganized, added and labled stations for learning. The station signs were free downloads (just search 'preschool station signs') and print/laminate/hang.<br />
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A bookshelf and Lego table with building blocks underneath.<br />
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Sorting activities, lacing cards and stringing beads. </div>
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Mostly Dollar Store or thrift store stuff. My plan is to add/rotate new activities every couple of weeks.</div>
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Workbooks, school literature books and magazines sorted.</div>
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Phonics/ABC's area on the ledge.</div>
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This is The Geo Safari system we found at a thrift store! It's awesome (although a bit old school). You can find them on Ebay ( a pic from Ebay below). We LOVE this thing. We have cards for Phonics, Science, Math, Concepts, Bible and many more...got it all for $12. </div>
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Thrift store phonics game, homemade phonics box <a href="http://heydayliving.blogspot.com/2011/01/phonic-aholic.html">(click here to see how we made it).</a></div>
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<br />Since this area doesn't have a door, I'm a bit worried that it will turn into a 'free for all' and be hard to keep in order (like the playroom was). I'll just hire an off-duty officer to keep it in check.<br />
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I have also decided to do the FIAR (Five in a Row) program with her as we can, the rest will be as time and energy levels permit!HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-72216689892327713762012-08-08T20:33:00.001-05:002012-08-08T20:33:17.795-05:00Eh...Why Not?With kiddos you only have a short window of time before they grow on to the next stage.<br />
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That being said, I absolutely love to embrace a 'why not?' attitude when it comes to letting my girl explore, have fun AND get super messy (as long as it's safe). This is one way to create great memories and allow personalities and imagination to grow!<br />
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Here are a few of our most recent 'why not' moments...<br />
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Bubbles in the sand/water table. Perfect way to clean it out too!<br />
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Another was letting her paint her body with the finger paint we made (safe). Just rinse off in the pool after.:) <a href="http://heydayliving.blogspot.com/2012/06/diy-finger-paints-non-toxic.html">Here's our link on the safe finger paint we made</a>.</div>
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This idea came from a friend who found it on Pinterest. Easy enough... shaving cream and a dollar store tablecloth. Loads of fun but VERY messy. I gave my girl two baths after this one!</div>
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Making some delicious mud pies. We actually have a separate blog post about mud pies!</div>
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I'll admit, sometimes having a 'why not' attitude with stuff like this can be exhausting (extra work with clean up) and it does require you to be relatively laid back with messiness. Ironically, this was NOT me prior to having children. <br />
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I think you also have to be in the mood for it...stars aligned. I figure it's all in the name of fun and exploration....plus, how great will it be to look back at the photos years down the road?!<br />
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On one of my most recent rummaging trips, I found these wood doll slate thingamabobs. <br />
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I just love how the fabric pops through once the plate is closed. I also love how this kept my girl busy for a few hours (on and off during the day)! Love spending next to nothing on something that captures interest and promotes creativity for long periods of time!<br />
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Apparently their faces are magnetic, so they can be swapped out too (beauty is in the eye of the beholder with these two).<br />
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I saw a few on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Woodkins-Dress-Up-Kids-Kristy-/180932927938?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a207161c2">EBay</a> for cheap (when researching what these things were and what they cost retail/new). $4-$15 depending on what kind of set you find (there are even some for boys). <br />
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Hmmm...future Project Runway stars?<br />
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How many times have you passed up these $1 boxes of wildflowers? You see them everywhere, Target, Walgreens, Dollar Store...<br />
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Well, we finally decided to give them a 'go'. I wasn't expecting much.<br />
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My girl really loves flowers and she especially loves dragonflies and butterflies. I decided that her own butterfly garden would be in order for this summer/fall. <br />
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We cleared a spot in the back, around the gladiolas that were already starting to sprout.<br />
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Then we spread (or rather dumped) the seed all over & stomped it in. By the look of the contents of the box, I decided to be happy if 1 or 2 flowers came up.<br />
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Within three days...sprouts! (Beginning of June)<br />
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They are attracting a few butterflies here and there and more than anything, my girl loves to give them away or display them indoors.<br />
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Certainly not the plethora of wildflowers as displayed on the box, but happy with the quantity and variety for $2!<br />
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<strong>Do you remember Mr. Men & Little Miss books?</strong> <br />
I love that they have made a big comeback!<br />
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<br />I found this cute lil' pencil case that I thought would make a perfect 'ouch pouch' to keep in my bag.</div>
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Alcohol wipes, bandaids, neosporin...</div>
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I had fully intended to make my own bag, like the cute ones on Etsy (pics below), but for $1 and some fun nostalgia, I couldn't resist Mr.Bump.<br />
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<br />Something great to have in the bag when you're out with the kiddos, or an extra kept in the car!<br />
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DIY Finger Paints. </h2>
Finger paint is so easy (and cheap) to make, I will no longer buy it! Plus this is non-toxic!<br />
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<strong>Simple ingredients.</strong> Cornstarch, salt, sugar, water, food coloring. <br />
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Mix 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 cup of cornstarch and
2 cups of water in a saucepan. Stir to boil, remove from heat and continue stirring until it's thick like pudding. Let it cool.<br />
Seperate into different bowls and add food coloring. That's it.<br />
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For storage, you can use any container as long as it seals tight. These should last a long time!<br />
We just reused some jars we had on hand.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Happy painting!</span></strong><br />
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I took my daughter to a very cool garden attraction a few weeks ago, they had fairy houses on display. There were a variety of them made from natural materials, nestled in next to trees and flowers. They were very elaborate and she was amazed. For my local friends, this was at Powell Gardens.<br />
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Ever since, she's been asking me if we could have a fairy house too. Hmmm...<br />
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Made a quick trip to Hobby Lobby and purchased a paper board house ($2.99) and a bag of sea shells for $3. The rest of the materials we used were 'on hand' random stuff.<br />
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We collected twigs, flowers, leaves and some bark. <br />
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Since this house would be outside, I coated it in decoupage - which creates a seal to protect it from water. It also acts as a glue...very sticky goo glue.<br />
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while she was busy sticking stuff on, I made a lil' table and chairs. We had these extra wooden knob pulls and wheel things (we got from Hobby Lobby last year and they are $1-$2).<br />
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She had fun decorating the grounds...making walkways with shells and stones, adding birds and rabbits. We even planted a few of our zinnias in the back.</div>
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So much fun and she can't wait until the fairies visit it! </div>
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Tree Detective, Leaf Transfers</h2>
I was at Chick-fil-A (yum) with some friends recently, and they had this neat lil' tree guide as a freebie in with the kid's meal. Wow, something you can actually use and save! Thanks Chick-fil-A for not stuffing crappy toys in your bags.<br />
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So, it inspired me to do this quick and easy craft with a couple kiddos one Saturday morning.<br />
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We used fabric paint, fabric, brushes and a roller (brayer). However, you could easily use plain paper, any kind of paint and a rolling pin for a fun transfer too! <br />
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Collect leaves! </h3>
My girl was on the run with her bucket, grabbing fist fulls of many different kinds. I did have to show her how to carefully remove the leaf, as not to rip them in half. Patience! <br />
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Her friend (a little older), was a bit more interested in the varieties, being careful and very selective.<br />
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I used some leftover fabric and cut them evenly, one for each girl.</div>
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We used 3 different colored fabric paints, brushes and a heavy roller (a brayer). <strong>You could also use a rolling pin (dont' really need a brayer)!</strong>I had some leftover paper plates, so we used three of those for the painting part. The girls painted their leaves one at a time. Once a leaf was done, we laid it face down on the fabric & put a piece of newsprint (any paper would work) on top. We then rolled on top of the newsprint. The fun part was peeling off the newsrpint & leaf to see what kind of imprint it made!</div>
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The girls really liked the way the leaves looked after they had dried from the painting/transfer too!</div>
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Once the fabric transfer was finished & dried, we used the tree guide for identification. They were able to find a few and it got them talking about the different shapes and sizes as they attempted to match. True Tree Detectives!</div>
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Easy Garden Rocks...</h2>
Not only is this cheap (or free if you already have paint and sealer), it's easy and fun. Since my girl likes to grab rocks out of the landscaping (throw them or leave them in random places), I thought this little project would interest her and keep her excited about her garden. <br />
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Acrylic paints, brushes, can of sealer spray (use after paint has dried), and rocks. <br />
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We did a hand print rock...the last one we did so we could clean up and wash hands. I used a black paint pen to outline some art on the rocks as well. <br />
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Since my girl is in love with the Chipmunks/Chipettes, Daddy actually helped her paint the cast of 'em (we are missing Alvin though). <br />
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Placed in the sun, the rocks only took an hour or so to dry. Then I sprayed them with a clear gloss sealer, which I let dry overnite. <br />
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Fun part was placing them around the garden the next day...<br />
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This is one of our favorite cookie recipes! We whipped up a batch before lunch today.<br />These are so easy and fast to make & better for kiddos than your traditional chocolate chip cookies. Best part, they ARE yummy!<br />
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<br /><br />The idea is originally from Jessica Seinfeld's book, "Deceptively Delicious", with a few modifications we make.<br /><br /><br />Prep: 20 minutes, Total: 31-33 minutes, Makes 2 dozen cookies<br /><br />Nonstick cooking spray<br />1 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar brown sugar<br />¾ cup trans fat free soft tub margarine spread<br />2 large egg whites<br />2 tsp vanilla extract<br />1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (aka garbanzo beans)<span style="color: red;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: red;">(We grind them up...because my toddler eats around them otherwise)</span>2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips <br />
<span style="color: red;">(we use only 1 cup)</span>¾ cup chopped walnuts <br />
<span style="color: red;">(optional, we don't use)</span>¾ cup raisins <br />
<span style="color: red;">(</span><span style="color: red;">optional, we don't use)</span><br />2 cups all purpose flour <br />
<span style="color: red;">(we use wheat flour)</span>½ cup old fashioned oats<br />1 tsp baking soda<br />1/4 t salt<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.<br /><br />In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and margarine with a wooden spoon or on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the egg whites and vanilla, then the chickpeas and chocolate chips. Add the flour, oats, baking soda and salt, and mix on low speed until a thick dough forms.<br />
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<br /><br />Drop the dough by the tablespoonful (we use larger melon ball scoop) onto the baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. (dont' forget to taste test the dough!) Press gently with a fork to flatten (we sometimes remember to do this). Bake until the cookies are golden brown and just set, 11 to 13 minutes; do not over bake. Transfer to a rack to cool. Enjoy!!! :)<br />
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We love crafts & my girl especially loves to make gifts for loved ones. We did these recently for my Mother and Mother-in-Law for Mother's Day. Super easy!<br />
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Using an egg carton (yay, recycle!), paint and pipe cleaner. <br />
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We painted the bottoms completely (let them dry) and then painted the inside.</div>
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Once dry, we cut them apart and poked holes in the bottom of each one - using pipe cleaner as stems. Doesn't get any easier than this!</div>
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$5 Mother's Day gift and a fun craft to share.</div>
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Yesterday I REALLY wanted to sew something in our <a href="http://heydayliving.blogspot.com/2011/02/room-for-two.html"><strong><span style="color: purple;"><em>craft room</em></span></strong></a> ( you can see our shared craft room via the link...it stopped looking that neat after the photos were taken)! I had to think of something to keep my lil' 3 year old busy so I could steal 30 minutes to sew a special blanket. <br />
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I also needed a 'clean' project since there would be little time for hose-off before we needed to jet. That meant no play dough, no paint, glitter or glue (glitter + glue *shudder*).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How 'bout some harmless tape then!?</span></h4>
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I just LOVE this tape set from <span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong><em><u>Discount</u> </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Product=29647&rec=SRH"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong><em>School Supply!</em></strong></span></a> <br />
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Since we aren't quite able to use our scissors yet, I cut the tape and placed them on the edge of her workspace for easy grabbing. I also found some flower stickers and put them out as well.<br />
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This kept her busy (and quiet) for 30 minutes! </h3>
Good for making shapes, different abstract patterns and for decorating packages and cards. <br />
We may decide to use some of this tape with our Mother's Day projects too! <br />
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<br />HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-63349998011796210842011-10-25T19:51:00.001-05:002011-10-25T19:51:57.940-05:00Fall Garland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcNwv2wDDUUJiL4VjR0lpA3r5zc-AO8dkqi5mQjajRtcyCSmAVZH9UCLTv-I3MO3mMXzx19wKBPd_yhRgqqfbVokRb556lQMKOnkJnDfn6uemkwFBIMoytl7BBtkOBHUs3hSrAF-pEIE/s1600/Fall+garland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcNwv2wDDUUJiL4VjR0lpA3r5zc-AO8dkqi5mQjajRtcyCSmAVZH9UCLTv-I3MO3mMXzx19wKBPd_yhRgqqfbVokRb556lQMKOnkJnDfn6uemkwFBIMoytl7BBtkOBHUs3hSrAF-pEIE/s320/Fall+garland.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We went on a leaf hunt around the yard & spread them out on the counter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZatKLb3hj3WWki7I1xkA_KplGYp0wL0nHhkQ0IhjcbBhZR82i3CLgjfkFPG4r2NurvUNgrGmWRddLODztFEoV0tLkb5ZHWBLKatQfGmWgOs14IJLWD1WlB_5DOCaq2thCiVpodvjeECI/s1600/leaves1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZatKLb3hj3WWki7I1xkA_KplGYp0wL0nHhkQ0IhjcbBhZR82i3CLgjfkFPG4r2NurvUNgrGmWRddLODztFEoV0tLkb5ZHWBLKatQfGmWgOs14IJLWD1WlB_5DOCaq2thCiVpodvjeECI/s320/leaves1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here they are, all pressed and waxed</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, grabbed some ribbon and used glue to attach the leaves face down.</span><br />
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</div>HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-60844677623506738132011-10-04T21:04:00.000-05:002012-09-10T23:26:54.987-05:00Extreme Home Makeover- Dollhouse Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My lil' girl will be turning 3 soon. I can hardly believe it. At this stage, she's loving to play with dollhouses. <em>My kinda girl!</em> </span><br />
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I found this lil' treasure on Craigslist for $30. What a FIND!<br />
It was FULL of furniture too (more than shown in the picture)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All it needed (okay, didn't really 'need', but I couldn't help myself) was a makeover. One that wouldn't cost much if anything at all. So, using mostly supplies already on hand...I got to work. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Total project cost, including the dollhouse: $62.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here's the BEFORE & AFTER of the dollhouse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The cherry furniture was lovely,but I spray painted it all. Yep.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I covered the walls with craft paper (using spray adhesive).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Basically, I used everything I already had on hand - EXCEPT I did splurge on a new kitchen $20, a cute little washing machine for $6 and some craft stickers $6. I just had to do it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">This dollhouse is for me too, you know.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We love owls. This is the little girls room. I used craft paper for the walls, leftover fabric and some craft stickers. The bed and dresser were originally that cherry wood- but nothing a can of spray paint couldn't jazz up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The living room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Craft paper walls, little craft silhouette stickers (I do not scrap book by the way). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Painted couch with zebra felt (used fabric glue to adhere). Painted chair with leftover fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I printed the chandelier image from the Internet, cut it out and glued it to the wall.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used an old picture frame mat for the window (magazine cut out for the scene), painted table and chairs and craft paper for walls and floor. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Printed out and glued 'Eat Together' picture to the wall.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Craft paper walls, parts of the old kitchen furniture painted and printed out </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">laundry stickers for pictures. I just had to buy that lil' washing machine for $6. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are calling it our washing <em>AND</em> drying machine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's nothing in here that I'm worried about getting broken or messed up (remember, we only paid $30 for it). If she wants to put the stove in the bathroom- sounds like an adventure to me! Sure, I spent some time on it- but it was fun for me to do. Plus, if things get messed up too badly, I'll always have these pictures to remember how things were!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, we patrolled our backyard and snipped a basket full of fall foliage from trees and bushes. I simply added water to a vase and plopped them in. Now we have a little bit of Fall inside to enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A great book to read to your kiddo...Why Do Leaves Change Color? A fun and beautifully illustrated book (with some detailed scientific info too). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, a quick and easy project we did with friends this morning ...laminated place mats using Fall leaves. You could also use contact paper if you don't have a laminator. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since this is my favorite time of year, there will certainly be a few more Fall inspired posts to come. </span><br />
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I hope everyone is enjoying this Season!</span>HeyDayLivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13664434260607059348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309174961954257170.post-60506006130927926482011-09-14T14:20:00.002-05:002011-09-14T14:44:04.307-05:00Buried in Berries...Jamberry!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwjGQc5uwu_p74viKif21oXRQqY4F3C4qH9ymXpc0FkP6xjk-ZG92Bc7gsWpfNrCZTT5X-xBWDO46xyWIxzEnDwQQWfyIOGWO2k8XqYSaaKrExn1lSsEGxUq7yI0HsY_om7IJVgj5zP4/s1600/jamberry+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwjGQc5uwu_p74viKif21oXRQqY4F3C4qH9ymXpc0FkP6xjk-ZG92Bc7gsWpfNrCZTT5X-xBWDO46xyWIxzEnDwQQWfyIOGWO2k8XqYSaaKrExn1lSsEGxUq7yI0HsY_om7IJVgj5zP4/s400/jamberry+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We used strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last of the fresh berries for the season. A farewell bash.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One berry, two berry, pick me a blueberry. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She picked a blueberry and fed it to the bear.</span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Three berry, four berry,hayberry</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Strawberry!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3uJ3NcGfTxbqXu3zHRb5YRSQAkoOhfqMXMe7rab6NPcI7ijeZAa8D_zVBjxX8bQZixMCAoe5DyGj3QSe7ICHoLS-25loXpvjIhnK93LPwkRMI4HmDEEqjYN2g72cAO3ec9XWLRf0uhI/s1600/jamberry+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3uJ3NcGfTxbqXu3zHRb5YRSQAkoOhfqMXMe7rab6NPcI7ijeZAa8D_zVBjxX8bQZixMCAoe5DyGj3QSe7ICHoLS-25loXpvjIhnK93LPwkRMI4HmDEEqjYN2g72cAO3ec9XWLRf0uhI/s320/jamberry+5.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Blackberries!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvV6-wTNvkolh-mFS3M5XngbeBlWRgxsXBjM0K4eNQ_wInB5agEbprXbWyvSHs9OsOOtTQAtjPmyRerCMF0d4d5AsScLxynsitYXx4VuVV-8Yxfzwt-6bAEnqJy7NFNpS6I2wKmX8m2G8/s1600/jamberry+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvV6-wTNvkolh-mFS3M5XngbeBlWRgxsXBjM0K4eNQ_wInB5agEbprXbWyvSHs9OsOOtTQAtjPmyRerCMF0d4d5AsScLxynsitYXx4VuVV-8Yxfzwt-6bAEnqJy7NFNpS6I2wKmX8m2G8/s320/jamberry+7.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trainberry, trackberry, clickety-clackberry!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm okay with getting a lil' berry stain on our book. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's ours and we'll remember how the stain got there. :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Buried in berries!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpijRGDiHufvknrhCTD30Zx-HcW3s_PH_BtbDMz-XDRAO31TyzaVkTjslXe334h324gCOLImsKa7FUtxMEhkJNz72kZGyDfOHMvq_TvwrzkDaMjw2fXRK-WOpaXF9NtlYt-6X8O2sVyrE/s1600/jamberry+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpijRGDiHufvknrhCTD30Zx-HcW3s_PH_BtbDMz-XDRAO31TyzaVkTjslXe334h324gCOLImsKa7FUtxMEhkJNz72kZGyDfOHMvq_TvwrzkDaMjw2fXRK-WOpaXF9NtlYt-6X8O2sVyrE/s400/jamberry+9.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She enjoyed all the berries 'as is' in natural form as we read...EXCEPT for the raspberry, too sour for her liking (same here...*pucker face*).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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