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We had this fun spy party a few years ago and I forgot to post all the pictures. My son was turning 8 and it was at his suggestion. Here he is in his detective gear. We used this picture on our invitation.<br />
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That was the question of the day. A crime had been committed and one of the guests was responsible. This was our suspect board. Thanks to Facebook, I was able to obtain pictures of all the guests. Also pictured, the black spy kits the guests received. Each black pencil box had a magnifying glass, note pad, detective glasses/funny face, pens, and fingerprinting supplies.</div>
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The crime scene was outside. Note the caution tape, gun, and the hard to see chalk body outline on the sidewalk.</div>
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The cake was my favorite!!!</div>
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I recorded a video of my husband and played it to explain the mission for the day and the crime to be solved.</div>
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This is my youngest detective.</div>
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Oh... I almost forgot, they had to go through the lasers when they arrived as part of their spy training.</div>
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In this portion of the spy school training, I opened the silver briefcase. The kids could look at the items for one minute. Then I shut the case and had them write down as many as they could remember.</div>
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Oh how I love my little detective.</div>
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I found this wonderful link from One Creative Mommy for detective <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">badges. Click </span><a href="http://onecreativemommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/spy-party-printables-badges-photo-booth.pdf">here.</a><br />
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I did not get a picture quick enough but we also played deactivate the bomb. I had black balloons filled with small pieces of paper. Each one had writing that had to be read with their magnifying glass to see if it was indeed the real bomb. This party was truly a blast to have and the kids were so engaged the whole time. </div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com93tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-11051022090049579882016-04-26T10:55:00.000-07:002016-04-26T10:55:32.234-07:00Teacher Appreciation Week Door Decor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We are always looking for fun ideas to celebrate our wonderful teachers at school. With teacher appreciation week around the corner, here are two fun ideas we have done in the past to decorate their classroom doors. They can be used to either celebrate a teacher's birthday or just to let them know they are special.</div>
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This door was Mrs. Amend takes the cake! I wrote Because... at the top of each balloon and the children all filled it out.</div>
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This is a great idea to show your teacher they are One in a Minion! I googled minion image heart to print these out. I wrote Because... at the top again. Each child filled out why she was one in a minion.</div>
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Don't forget to celebrate the special teachers in your life!</div>
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My six year old decided on a Lego themed birthday party. He has been in love with the new Jurassic World Lego sets, so I decided to combine the idea. It was a little hard to find inspiration for our made up theme, so we had to be creative. If you have followed me for very long, you know I love to build things out of cardboard. My son requested a cardboard Lego Owen from Jurassic World. </div>
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He loved showing him off to his friends and he made a great photo prop.</div>
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Here are a few pictures of the creation process to help you build your own. </div>
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It didn't look like much along the way.</div>
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She used white chocolate for the Legos and everything was edible and delicious. Our Jurassic Lego cake was to die for.</div>
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Our first game was a Lego straw game. The children had to try and move six Legos with straw suction from plate to plate. I let them practice a few minutes first, to get the hang of it, before announcing the start of the game.</div>
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Another favorite game of ours involves unwrapping present after present. I use a dice and the birthday boy rolls it to select the lucky number or color. For example, he rolled a yellow on a color dice. The children pass the dice around the circle attempting to roll a yellow. When they get one, they get a pair of gloves to put on and they have to attempt to unwrap the present. Their time runs out when another child rolls a yellow. The gloves are passed and the game continues until they get to the smallest box in the middle. Each step of the way I have prizes like candy hidden in the box. It always creates some excitement and fun. The box was of course wrapped to look like a Lego each step of the way.</div>
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Here is a close up of the piñata and the Lego present for the game. Pinata instructions for a previous pull string one I made are <a href="http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2012/08/lego-party-with-new-read-and-build-legos.html">here</a>.</div>
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Both of my boys below could probably build with Legos all day long.</div>
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One of the favors was Lego notebooks for each child. I made them out of old Lego boxes. See instructions <a href="http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2014/07/diy-lego-notebooks-41.html">here</a>.</div>
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Happy Jurassic Lego Birthday! I hope this can somehow help or inspire you. I know we had a fun party.</div>
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This year we decided to go with a ninja theme for our boy Valentine's. We ordered these cute bendable ninjas from Oriental Trading Company. They come in 12 packs, so it was the perfect size for an elementary class. I designed the Valentine's in Word. I just googled a grey chevron background and then typed on top. It turned out to be a quick and easy Valentine project compared to some of ours in the past!</div>
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I hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween. I just love the day after Halloween, when costumes drop to 50% off. My boys, and now my daughter, have always loved dressing up. I bought several costumes to give them for Christmas as well. It is so good for kids to dress up and play. You can read a million articles that explain why. Needless to say, this prompted an impromptu photo shoot. </div>
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Here is my blonde version of Snow White.</div>
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I was wishing I had a really red shiny apple, but this is as good as it gets without any planning.</div>
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Her cousin had a costume too so she joined in the fun. This would be an adorable pose to take with sisters!</div>
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That is a lot of chubby in the mirror. I love every inch of her.</div>
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And... the guilty face after she bit into the apple. I hope you have fun and plan your own impromptu photo shoot. Time flies so fast and I just wish I could capture every sweet moment.</div>
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We had a roller coaster weekend of inaccurate weather reporting. We had a birthday party planned Saturday and the rain just would not hold off! Once we cancelled and rescheduled for Sunday, it stopped of course. Then Sunday, it rained all morning until 15 minutes into the party. The good news...our friends are some troopers. It didn't slow them down from coming and we were so grateful. We didn't want our seven year old to be disappointed. This year's theme was an outdoor camp party. It was one of my favorites to plan so far! Hopefully you will find some fun camping themed birthday party ideas that will help you plan your next party.<br />
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Here was our awesome cake from our favorite cake lady Grace. I bought the life like animal figures at Toys R Us. My son loved it!<br />
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First, all the kiddos made trail mix. They filled Ziploc bags with a combination of popcorn, chex mix, pretzels, M & M's, marshmallows, peanuts, and sunflower seeds.</div>
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We had laminated camping symbols on sticks for the fire pit for smores, boat area, and hiking trail. If you look in my son's hand we had a picture scavenger hunt. (Just in case they couldn't all read well). We just pasted the nature hunt on brown paper sacks to collect their treasures in.</div>
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Our hike took us towards our pond. I had the book Curious George Goes Camping designed as a StoryWalk. If you have never heard of this fun idea you can read more about it <a href="http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2011/05/book-walk-reading-activity.html">here</a>.</div>
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The Storywalk took us right down to the pond to go paddle boating.<br />
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Each group had an opportunity to take the boat for a spin.<br />
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Three generations. My husband, father-in-law, and my princess.</div>
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We have been enjoying several snow days in a row. My daughter got to play in the snow for the first time. After refusing her mittens the first trip out, she tumbled over in the snow and caught herself with her hands. She stood up crying not understanding what just happened to the ground. I didn't have any problems getting her to wear mittens after that!</div>
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With all this cold weather I have been cooking up a storm. This recipe is a real crowd pleaser. It has a rich flavor and the sweet aroma of fresh corn bread muffins. I enjoy making it with chicken or ground beef. It depends what I have on hand in my kitchen. It has the delicious taste of a tamale but it is much easier to make and a little sweeter.</div>
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My neighbor took us all out for a ride.<br />
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Oooh, this project was so much fun. I had our neighbor girl over to make her mom this Valentine's Day present. I think it is especially fun to make a DIY craft for Valentine's Day. Kids just really enjoy having something special to wrap up for their parents.</div>
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I looked up some online instructions on how to draw an owl, and then taught the kiddos how to draw step by step. They were 4-6 years old and did an excellent job. I found the heart kitchen towels at the dollar store so this project literally cost me $1.</div>
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You can see a full tutorial <a href="http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2012/12/childs-artwork-christmas-dish-towel.html">here</a>. (We made Christmas towels in the past)</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-17447900384083102192015-02-10T19:27:00.001-08:002015-02-10T19:27:29.256-08:00Scissor Valentine...You are a cut above the rest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm always trying to find a new fun Valentine that is not candy oriented to send with my kiddos. Something that the other children might actually use, enjoy, and get excited about. This year after the school supplies were discounted, I picked up two packs of scissors for 50 cents a pack. Super cheap! At a quarter a Valentine per child this was a deal.</div>
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We just hot glued the scissors on and they were ready to go. As always, I am happy to share my templates. Just put your email in the comments and I will try and send it your way!</div>
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Looking for more ideas....click <a href="http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2013/02/50-unique-clever-and-creative-valentines.html">here</a> for 50 more ideas I found last year.</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-3913018151374355242015-01-27T20:25:00.001-08:002015-01-27T20:25:53.301-08:00Blind Date With a Book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I saw this idea...I fell in love. Have you ever heard of a blind date with a book? It is the very clever idea where you check out a wrapped book without knowing what you are getting. It is very similar to a blind date. Genius! I emailed my son's school librarian and asked if I could help implement this for the whole first grade. Her response...you know there are 125 kids?!?! My response, "Yes I know I am crazy...but I think the kids will love it!" The librarian seemed to be just as excited about the idea as me.</div>
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I can't wait to hear what they have to say! I also decided to wrap one up for my sweet older friend who is like a Grandma to me. She will be receiving a book in the mail any day now. Just in time to have her blind date for Valentine's Day.</div>
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We had a fabulous time at our Halloween party last weekend! So I was brave this year, and we passed out invitations to all 23 kids in my son's first grade class. We also invited some additional family and friends. Of course, no one rsvp's much these days, so I was worried about how many people would actually show up. We ended up having 40 kids there!! With adults, we had almost 90 people in our back yard. I am sure glad we live in the country or we would have never fit. </div>
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Here are the invites we passed out.</div>
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To Celebrate Halloween,</div>
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I used brown Kraft jewelry boxes I bought on amazon. I took some plastic fingers and tied a black ribbon around them. The top of the box said, You are invited...Don't Forget!</div>
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I cut a ghost out of plywood for a sucker pull game. If you have not played this before, you have some of the suckers marked with black dots on the back. The kids walk up and pull a sucker. If their sucker has a black dot, they win an additional prize. If not, they just win the sucker still.</div>
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I also made a simple pumpkin can toss. Who knew it would be their favorite game.</div>
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I also cut out 30 of these candy corns out of plywood, sanded, and painted them. I used a sharpie marker to write the kids names on them as they arrived. They were our party favors along with goody bags full of Halloween treats! </div>
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We forgot to bob for apples at the party, so my husband showed them how to do it the next day.</div>
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My little one was soaked! Cracked me up. They both finally got an apple. I hope you all have a Happy Halloween!!</div>
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I love it when this time of year rolls around and I can decorate for the holidays. It is not even October 1st, and I already have a lot of Halloween decorations around my house. Some are DIY Halloween projects, and others I picked up at the store. We are planning a big Halloween kids party this year and my sons are going to invite their whole class. I will share our invitation soon!</div>
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I bought this vintage postal scale at Antique Alley in Grandview, Texas last weekend. I love it and a pumpkin fit on top of it perfectly. If you have never been to Antique Alley it is twice a year and it is AMAZING!</div>
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There is no doubt my boys are in the Lego phase. Of course, my In-To-EVERYTHING 10 month old is a disaster around small pieces such as Legos. Absolutely everything goes in her mouth!! Minus the nightmare choking hazard aspect of Legos in our house...I still let them play with them daily. I can't deny they were possibly one of the best toys created for imaginative play. We rented the Lego Movie tonight and I decided it would be fun to make a craft to go along with it. </div>
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I had a few old Lego boxes the boys were having trouble parting with. I decided we could repurpose their old Lego boxes into spiral notebooks with some minimal effort. </div>
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I bought a four pack of small spiral notebooks for less then a $1. I bent the ends of the metal spirals and disassembled the notebooks. Then the boys traced the covers of the old notebooks onto the Lego boxes, and we cut them out.</div>
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I lined up the old notebook cover with our new notebook cover, and punched out the holes on top. After threading the metal spiral back through, our notebooks were complete.</div>
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It was the perfect craft for under $1, and we were finally able to get rid of our Lego box collection!</div>
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I have been researching all types of fun summer trips to try. They all have one thing in common. They are expensive! One of the trips I was really excited about was the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. Kids can actually dig for real diamonds and keep what they find.</div>
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However, it was Sunday night, and I wanted somewhere I could go Monday while I was off. I was looking for a day trip. I decided to make my own summer adventure trip for only a few dollars.</div>
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I went out in our backyard and found three broken tree limbs. Then I hunted down three bandanas from our house for our lunches. I tied them up in Tom Sawyer style. The boys were very entertained by their lunch sacks.</div>
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Next, I found a free river at The Big Rocks Park in Glen Rose, Texas. I am pretty sure most of you can find a creek or something nearby that would suffice for your own gold mining or panning adventure.</div>
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Upon arrival at our "gold panning site," we let the boys use skewer sticks to poke holes in the their tin foil sleuce. I had prepared ziplock bags with dirt and treasures hidden inside.</div>
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I poured a bag in each child's handmade sleuce, and they got to work! Hopefully you can see the gold rocks in the pan above. They knew it was fake and they were still excited by their discoveries. </div>
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I also created small bags to hook on to their belts, for additional treasures they found. I got the idea from this months Family Fun Magazine. Click <a href="http://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/summer-crafts-ideas-for-kids/#page=2">here</a> for directions on their Explorer Bag. It is made out of a produce sack and duck tape. I made ours smaller, and then put clips on them, so the boys could wear them in the water without losing them. It made the perfect treasure pouch.</div>
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Sweet brothers! (No they don't always get along that well!) I think they truly enjoyed our day trip adventure!! Good luck planning your own.</div>
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I made one my favorite summer treats again last night. I guess it had been so long since I made them last that my boys thought it was a new treat again! That of course was an extra plus. These melon creations are the perfect way to get your little ones to consume a large quantity of fruit. I think my kiddos would have eaten every slice in the first sitting if I would have let them. </div>
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<strong>Ingredients:</strong> 1 melon (cantaloupe, honeydew, or small seedless watermelon)<br /> 2 (3 oz) packages of flavored gelatin<br /> 1 cup boiling water<br /> 1/2 cup applesauce<br /> 1 cup sliced fresh fruit<br /><br /><strong>Directions:</strong><br /> Begin by cutting your melon in half and carefully scooping out the seeds. Shave a thin slice off the bottom of the melon so it will sit flat during preparation.<br /><br /></div>
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Dissolve gelatin in boiling water and then stir in the applesauce and fresh fruit. Divide the gelatin mixture equally into both melon halves.<br /><br /> </div>
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Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Cut into slices just before serving.<br /><br /></div>
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I must admit this is the most refreshing salad I have had in a long time! My kids even liked it! I have seen similar recipes for a few months, and I finally tried a variation of a recipe from Country Living Magazine. It was the perfect compliment to our dinner tonight. </div>
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I think it would be perfect for parties, baby showers, or any potluck event. I am always looking for something I can whip up last minute to bring to one of our family events. I think this watermelon-cucumber salad would be a real crowd pleaser. </div>
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3 cups diced watermelon</div>
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Here are our two new precious goats born this week. They are sweethearts.</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-28272078779373305342014-07-11T13:35:00.001-07:002014-07-11T13:35:26.898-07:00Chick-fil-a Cow Appreciation Day *Free Meal*<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For those of you that don't already know...today is Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-a July 2014.</div>
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Click <a href="http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Cows/Appreciation-Day">here</a> for the official website. We have had several cow associated related costumes and attire in the past. This year, I made some simple capes for my three super heroes. I sewed a lightning bolt on the back, and attached some ribbon to tie around their neck. However, you could just as easily use press in tape or adhesive to whip up some of these capes!</div>
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Q: <strong>What is Cow Appreciation Day?</strong></div>
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A: For one day only, black and white spots, cow bells and furry ears will be appropriate attire in the nation's second largest chicken chain. In celebration of July 11, Cow Appreciation Day, an unofficial – yet nationally recognized holiday, Chick-fil-A will award a free combo meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) to any customer who comes to one of the chain's 1,200-plus restaurants fully dressed as a cow.</div>
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Q: <strong>What does "fully dressed as a cow" really mean?</strong></div>
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A: "Fully dressed like a cow" means effort to be dressed like a cow from head to toe. "Partial cow attire" means just a cow accessory, such as a cow-printed hat, vest or purse.</div>
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Here are some of our past projects...</div>
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We just glued some black felt on a white t-shirt.</div>
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This was a fancier version of the cape we made in the past. I can't seem to find it though after our move 6 months ago!</div>
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Either way, the point is you can score some free Chick-fil-a today! They even have free printables on their website to make it really simple.</div>
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Good luck with your cow costumes! We must fly off now to Chick-fil-a to celebrate this special day!!</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-67713887188665367662014-06-30T21:22:00.000-07:002014-06-30T21:22:05.907-07:00Vintage Ticket Booth Stand for a Carnival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Planning a carnival party or celebration? (P.S. If you are not...you should. It was the best party I have had yet. I will share more later!) This ticket booth was a simple and fast DIY creation. It proved perfect to greet our guests and hand out their favor sack with tickets to spend! I love all things vintage, because I don't have to be a perfectionist. <br />
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One of the birthday boys...in our homemade ticket booth.<br />
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It started when I saw a small section of fence leaning against our barn wall. It happened to have a worn out coat of white paint on it. I begged my husband to make a few small adjustments to turn it into a ticket window. </div>
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Next, my boys helped paint some red on the ticket booth. Remember, no need to be neat when you are going for a vintage look. The actual counter on the ticket booth was painted yellow by me.</div>
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Welcome to the Carnival!! Enjoy!!</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-85789965858649579252014-06-18T19:45:00.002-07:002014-06-18T19:45:42.336-07:00Cilantro Lime Butter Grilled Corn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My husband cooked dinner this week and it was amazing! He grilled some corn on the cob that was so beautiful, I almost didn't want to eat it. Instead...what did I do first...what any blogger would do...take a picture!</div>
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Doesn't that look delicious!</div>
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Corn on the cob (of course!)</div>
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1. Begin by pulling the husks back towards the end and remove the inner silk. Return to original position.</div>
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My boys were so excited about Father's Day this year. They have been making cards, planning breakfast in bed, and working on a play to perform. Somehow...they made all that happen this morning! It was priceless. I also helped them make a Castle board game with knights and princesses to play with their dad. They named the game Defend the Castle. I thought I would include our easy tutorial on how to make your own board game. Remember you can use any theme you want!</div>
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I think the easiest way to build a new board game is from an old board game. We had a cheap one from Dollar General we didn't play anymore. You could easily pick up one at a garage sale for $1-$2.</div>
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My boys decided on a castle theme. I googled castle images and they had the best time picking out their own castle for the board. (I had no idea how much FUN they would have making this!) </div>
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We cut our images to fit the four corners of our game. Then I modge podged them on to the existing game. Remember, you can cover the entire game board or just replace parts of it. </div>
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Here is my son planning out his castle. (Such a serious look)</div>
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We used the little stands from the existing game and then selected knights and princesses to use as our board game pieces. If you don't have stands, I saw this cute idea below to personalize pieces.</div>
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We happened to have some mini weapons lying around, so we used them as part of our game. As the characters move around the game, they can land at a castle. Then the owner of the castle must defend their castle by rolling a regular dice. The one who rolls the highest number wins the battle and the weapon. </div>
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Here are some examples of the cards we made. We placed some stickers on our board of shields. If a player landed on a shield they got to draw a card and follow the instructions.</div>
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The kids had fun coming up with fun things to do on the cards. Their favorite cards to draw were the ones that allowed them to be interactive. What little boy does not like to pretend sword fight?!</div>
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I think I am going to end up laminating the pieces if they keep playing it so much so they will keep their integrity. I have a feeling we will be creating more board games for some summer fun. This project cost us little more then paper and ink and it was fun to make together.</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-48163868209502790102014-05-20T10:44:00.000-07:002014-05-20T10:44:36.660-07:00Vintage Story Book Shower Dinner Party<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ok. So I completely cheated and used part of my teacher appreciation week gift idea, towards a baby shower dinner I was throwing. Two of my dear girlfriends from high school are both pregnant with boys. They are due in July about a week apart. They already have several showers scheduled, so we decided to do an intimate "girls night" dinner with our old high school crew. </div>
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It was supposed to be casual...but the night before...I decided I just couldn't throw it without a theme! It is just not my style. I chose the simple theme of vintage storybooks. I already had stacks of old books and they made the perfect décor. I even pulled out my wedding china I NEVER use. (gasp)</div>
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I found this great image without a link (Sorry) and printed out cards for the place settings. I asked the guests to write themselves as the author and then write a note to each mom to be.</div>
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We started with these storybook themed salads. See instructions <a href="http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2014/05/unique-teacher-appreciation-lunch.html">here</a>.</div>
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My mass production of Peter Rabbit "Veggie Garden" salads.</div>
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Check out all the old storybooks on the window sill.</div>
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My son has the best kindergarten teacher I could have ever asked for. Last week for teacher appreciation week, the school had a really fun theme of "Super Hero" teachers. They used the word Super, and challenged the students to bring an item any day they wanted that fit the theme. <br />
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<strong>S</strong>=supplies for school</div>
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<strong>U</strong>=unique gift </div>
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<strong>P</strong>="pretty" smells (flowers, lotion, etc)</div>
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<strong>E</strong>=something to eat</div>
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<strong>R</strong>=something to read </div>
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We participated in several days and we had a lot of fun coming up with creative ideas. For our teacher appreciation unique lunch idea, we sent a salad in a large mason jar. I wrapped a small piece of burlap around the jar and I hot glued it in place. Next, I created a tag with the theme of Peter Rabbit and called it a "Veggie garden" We sent a side of salad dressing and my son headed off to school with a fun salad for teacher appreciation week. <br />
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FYI: For the order of the layers...tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, cheese and lettuce</div>
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We kept it simple but you could easily add green and red peppers as well.</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-8830743489195538152014-05-02T11:52:00.003-07:002014-05-02T11:56:16.685-07:00Chocolate Bunny Milk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, this is a little late for Easter...but so was I. I bought this to try on Easter morning and in all the excitement I forgot!! We were having too much fun egg hunting, basket hunting, and spending time with family most of all. Well, maybe you can just pin or remember this for next year.</div>
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I bought some chocolate bunnies for 99 cents at the dollar store. I made sure they did not have any obvious cracks in them. A week after Easter we finally tried them out. I used a sharp pairing knife to make a small hole in the top of each bunny. Turning the knife in a circular motion, I carved out a small hole big enough for a straw. I used a small funnel to pour in the milk and we were ready to go!</div>
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Both of my boys loved it. This might have to be a new Easter tradition for us. At the cost of $1 per child I think I can afford to keep it up! I hope you had a great Easter!!</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-3039453091691061332014-04-13T14:51:00.001-07:002014-04-13T14:53:15.834-07:00DIY Matte Finish Paint or Chalk Paint<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The name might be deceptive if you have not heard of chalk paint before. It is not to be confused with chalkboard paint. It is basically altering paint to have a matte finish or chalky finish. It is very popular right now, and I especially love the look. My mom passed down this dresser that she had as a little girl, and I painted it pink for my precious little girl. My husband called it Pepto pink. I am in love with her new vintage pink dresser!!<br />
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Paint Flat<br />
Plaster of Paris<br />
Water<br />
Container<br />
Spoon or mixer<br />
Paint Brush<br />
Sandpaper (medium)<br />
Furniture wax<br />
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<strong>Chalk Paint Recipe:</strong><br />
2 cups paint<br />
4 Tb Plaster of Paris<br />
2 Tb Water</div>
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I bought really bright pink paint thinking that the plaster of paris might dull down the color. Wrong! However, I still loved it that bright. </div>
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The paint appears very streaky when you apply it at first. It took about three good coats of paint. Make sure you let it dry several hours in between...even though it is sooo tempting to paint it sooner.</div>
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I also painted an old highchair with the chalk paint for my princess. Her vintage nursery is finally done. More to show soon!!</div>
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842453233325249508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383378351355082686.post-17895712833887496022014-02-13T20:44:00.002-08:002014-02-13T20:44:52.112-08:00Pirate Treasure Valentine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Valentine's Day! I hope yours is great. My boys have been whipping up Valentines all week. They are sooo excited to celebrate. Of course, our classroom Valentines were created very last minute. I walked down the party isle at Hobby Lobby at lunch, and looked for some motivation. I found some cute little treasure chest boxes and created this Valentine.</div>
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Valentine...You are a real TREASURE!</div>
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My three year old loved helping fill them with gold coins, pirate rings, and Valentine candy.</div>
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My five year old and I worked on his Valentine's earlier this week. We sewed fleece hearts together and filled them with rice.</div>
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Valentine...You Warm My Heart</div>
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They are designed to pop in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. They heat up perfectly to warm your hands or throw in your jacket pocket. You may also use your heart in the fridge as a mini cold pack for boo boos.</div>
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Thank goodness we finished all the Valentines in time!! Happy Valentine's Day!</div>
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