4H Project -- Crayon Canvas Art!

This is a very easy 4H project. My seven year old did most of the work himself, with only 'minor' help from Mom.

What you need:
Crayons
Glue Gun & Sticks
Canvas
Blower Dryer

Directions:
Sort the crayons out by color. Then line the crayons up in desired order and position them on the canvas.  Parker and I chose to line them up along the top of the canvas because it was the easiest thing to do.

 Now that the crayons are all placed on the canvas, take it outside with your blow dryer and a cardboard box.

 When the crayons start too get a glossy, shiny look to them the wax will start dripping!

 This was my view as the canvas holder.

 He had a lot of fun doing this!

As you can see it was hot out, and the longest part of the process is melting the wax...poor kid started sweating!

 But the finished product is so cool!

 

Frozen Watermelon Pops!

So easy, so good!

I found this idea in the thirty-one summer 2012 catalog...

Cut your watermelon into triangles, insert craft sticks and freeze! DELICIOUS!
A healthy treat the kids will love! (Mom, Dad, and the grown ups will love this too!)

Bunny Pops!

I found this kit at Super Saver, too cute to pass up!

Cute, quick, easy AND cheap thank you gift!

I am finishing up my 80 hour Supervised Participation, and wanted to make a cute yet useful thank you gift for my cooperating teacher.  Some of my friends have made these, and they were too cute not to do!  I found the flag on Pinterest and then went with it...

I found these super cute insulated cups at Dollar General for $2.50,

Crystal Light packets for $3.13 at the grocery store, and I had the lemonade and raspberry ice packets at home already.  

 Add packets to the cup, with this super cute flag, and there you have it! So for a little over $5, I have an adorable thank you gift to give to my cooperating teacher!

Easter Cards!

I love Shutterfly!  Check out these ADORABLE Easter cards I just made!

Stationery card

View the entire collection of cards.

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So lucky to have you in class!

Lucky Charms $3.50

Brawny Snack Size Resealable Baggies $1
Off Brand labels $4.99

Adorable St. Patrick's Day gift for kids in your classroom...priceless!

I saw a fancy idea on Pinterest, and made it my own.
First I used MS Word and made my labels, then printed and stuck them onto the baggies.  Filled the baggies with 1/2 cup of Lucky Charms and voila, an adorable and CHEAP St. Patrick's Day gift!

Click here to get this label.
Parker's had the same graphic, but said "I thank my "Lucky Charms" we're friends." Click here to get that label.

Today was a PERFECT day to fly a kite!  My sister was over with her kids, so I took the boys outside and we put the kite in the air! Flying a kite with the kids took me back to when I was a kid and made me realize how much I appreciate the simple things in life!   Often times the simple things are overlooked, but they really are what make every day special. 

-Mama S