Tomorrow is October 1st which means it's time for a little Halloween fun! Today's activity is magic dancing ghosts but in all reality, there's no magic behind these ghosts, there's science! It's all about static electricity. Magic dancing ghosts make the perfect science activity for kids. To make your own dancing ghosts you'll need: Toilet paper Pen or marker Black balloon (color optional) Dark room (optional) Flash light (optional) 1) Start by drawing small ghosts on toilet paper then cutting them out. 2) Next, blow up your balloon. 3) Rub the balloon on anything that will create static electricity (we prefer to rub it on hair!) 4) Hover the balloon over the toilet paper and watch it dance! For more fun, take your set-up into a dark room with a flash light. Shine the flashlight onto the ghost but avoid the black balloon. If you get it right, it will look like the ghost is floating on its own! … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
DIY Mini Tea Party For Fairies–Pinned it, Did it!
Yesterday we had a fairy tea party for human girls. Today we bring you a tea party for fairies themselves! I've seen these fairy tea sets all over the web. I especially liked this one on Pinterest. After looking at the tea sets, however, I decided rather than paying for them, I could make them myself!! Tottie and I went on over to our neighbor's house and hunted for the perfect acorns along with some flowers, leaves, bark, and tiny twigs... This pretty much where her participation ended because I had to get out the glue gun for the rest... She had fun collecting the things we needed though and had even more fun watching the tea party come together! An acorn turned upside down with an acorn cap glued to the top along with a twig spout and handle made the perfect tea pot. A plain acorn without a cap made the perfect sugar bowl (or cream bowl). Acorn caps with small twig handles make for perfect cups while we used flowers for saucers... A bark … [Read more...]
Fairy Bread and Tea
It's time for a fairy tea party! My girls love to have tea parties and having a fairy one is no exception! Tottie was feeling a bit down on herself the other day because Nutty was in school and she wasn't. To help her feel better, I had a fairy tea party with her. I really didn't do anything special. I simply made fairy bread and some "fairy tea", picked a few flowers, put on some fairy wings, and set up a little "party" on the table outside. It was enough to make her extremely happy (and make Nutty jealous when she got home from school). Fairy bread is super easy to make and is something I learned about from my Australian friends. It is a treat typically served at children's parties though the origin is not quite known (at least by my friends). To make it: 1) Spread a thin layer of butter over white bread 2) Cover the buttered bread with small, multi-colored sprinkles 3) Cut the bread into 4 triangles and serve. The "tea" is actually a simple punch recipe I grew up … [Read more...]
Wendy’s® #6SecondsFlat Sweepstakes (You could win $6000!) #spon
We are so excited to be partnering with Wendy's to spread the word about their limited time Chicken Flatbread Sandwiches. Though this post is sponsored, all thoughts and opinions are 100% our own. How would you like to win $6000? It's easy with Wendy's 6 seconds flat sweepstakes! Wendy’s Asiago Ranch and Smoky Honey Mustard Flatbread Chicken Sandwiches are back for a limited time, and to celebrate, they are giving away $6000! Tell Wendy’s what you think about their flatbreads in a Vine or Instagram video then send it @Wendys (through twitter, Instagram or Vine) with the #6SecondsFlat tag and my custom hashtag #TITD6. Each week of September, one lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a $6000 prize. Here's my sample video: Of course, you want yours to be more creative and/or funny so that you'll get noticed. Wendy’s is handpicking the best video entries to re-post from their official Wendy’s social media accounts to be featured on the contest website. This could be … [Read more...]
How to make Flower Fairies
Do you have access to different flowers, petals, and leaves? Then this is the project for you! Gather up many nature objects around the yard as you can (flowers, ferns, leaves and twigs). On a piece of cardstock paper or construction paper help your child create flower fairies with glue, markers, crayons and their nature finds! It's really easy to do and so much fun! … [Read more...]
Fairy Garden Magic
My daughter and her BFF are really into Fairy Gardens right now so I thought I'd share with you. You can make it as simple as you want or as detailed as you want. Most local hardware stores will have some supplies but, you can also make your own. We started with something simple like a little fairy house. I let her pick out which one she wanted and we found the perfect place for it in the yard. After a couple of days "the fairy" visited and left a little blue bird house for the house and a little note in chalk on the sidewalk. My daughter loved it! She totally loved that the fairy came to visit and left her a little surprise. A few days later "the fairy" visited again...this time she left a little bridge and a note that she needed a way to get into her house. My daughter couldn't believe that the fairy visited again! I sneaked my way over to my friend's house to leave a special note and surprise at my daughter's BFFs Fairy House. Over the past week the fairy made a little … [Read more...]
