GLOW STICKS in the BATHTUB

This is a fantastic idea....

At Wal-Mart, they sell three packs of glow stick necklaces for 92 cents. I give each child one to play with in the tub; we always take baths at night. Then I turn off the bathroom light and turn on the hall light. They are obsessed! They can stay in the tub for an hour, until the water is cold and their hands are completely pruney. Then, you put the glowsticks in the freezer, and you can pull them out for next time and use them again! When your kids thank you for the extra fun in the tub, you can silently thank me!!

A quick fix for all those BROKEN crayons

What do you do with all those broken crayons? Well I have a solution!! These are great for all those LITTLE hands out there. This is also a great craft to do with your kiddos..they love to see the end product. So don't throw away all those BROKEN crayons..

Items needed:*

Muffin Pan *

Cooking Spray (or baking cups - especially if you are using a tin you cook in.)*

Broken Crayons

First, preheat oven to 200'.

Separate crayons into color families. (i.e. purple & blue, blue & green, green & yellow, yellow & orange, orange & red)

Just make your own color combinations.

Take off all remaining paper and break crayons into small 1 inch or less pieces.

Spray muffin tin with cooking spray or use baking cups.

Fill tin/cups with crayons.

Bake at 200' for 9 minutes or until crayons are melted.

Remove from oven. Let cool for 1 hour. If you are in a hurry for them, they may be cooled faster in the fridge.

Fun crafting with your kids!!!

Here is a cute craft you can do with your kids. When the weather is cold and the kids are out of school, this cute and easy craft will help past the time on those cold and nothing to do days. Click here to take you directly to the site. Have fun with your kids!! Keep checking back I will have some more fun crafts to follow!!!

SANTA and STEAK 'n SHAKE

Alyssa and here 2 girlfriends had so much fun going to lunch at Steak 'n Shake. There was alot of giggling going on during our outing!! I guess that is what little girls do. Afterwards we all went to see Santa. This has been a fun yearly outing the girls have done together the last few years. I love to see Alyssa and her friends making fun memories together. Especially when you can look back when they are 16 years old and see all the fun they had together growing up.

Hanna, Alyssa and Sami

Heather and Jen (Hanna and Sami's mom's)

Thanksgiving with the cousins!!

Well I think we all ate enough food to get us through all the shopping we will do over the next few days!! Thanks to Aunt Joanne and Uncle Andy, who hosted Thanksgiving this year, we all came together and had the yummiest food EVER!!! Everyone had so much fun, especially since it was 55 degrees outside. And for the end of November, that was a treat.
The kids got to play outside and enjoy swinging on the swings, playing tag, and ring around the ROSIE!!! It is always great to see how much fun the kids have when they get together.
Next weekend will be alot of fun for all the cousins because they are all spending the night at Uncle ANDY and Aunt JOANNE's house. I wish I could spend the night. I heard from a little birdie, that Uncle Andy rented a limo to take the kiddos to McDonalds and then to tour the Christmas lights at the Lady of the Snows Shrine. Boy talk about a FIRST CLASS SLEEP OVER!!!. The kids will definitely get spoiled by all of Aunt Joanne's sweet treats!! This could be an event the kids could really get use to.