First, my thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by the recent tornadoes in the central US. Because of all the news about these tornadeos, the girls have had a lot of questions. I thought we would do an experiment to hopefully answer some of those questions. Thus, we did a tornado in a jar. To make your own tornado, you'll need: a jar water a small amount of dish soap (about a teaspoon) 1) Fill the jar to almost full and add the dish soap. 2) Put the top on then shake it up to get some suds on the top. 3) Let the water settle out just a bit for the best results. 4) After the water has settled, shake the jar again in a circular motion. When you stop shaking, you should see a tornado form! 5) Let the water settle out again before making your next tornado. You can explain to your kids that tornadoes happen when two different air masses (usually a warm and a cold one) bump into each other. One mass moves faster than the other so they form a … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Pet Jellyfish in a Jar
Nutty and I had a half hour to ourselves the other day and she wanted to do something neat. Unfortunately a half hour is not a lot of time so I got on Pinterest to see if there was something quick we could try. I came across a jellyfish in a bottle. The site that the pin linked to only had photos that appeared to be from another blog so I will link to the pin and not the site. We gathered our supplies of: a clear plastic bag (we used a vegetable bag from the grocery store) scissors a jar blue food coloring floss to use as a tie (any string will work) We then cut the bag to make it a little smaller because it was just too big. Following the photos of the pin, we tied off part of the bag to make a "body" then began to cut the tentacles. Here's our jellyfish before we put it in the jar...yeah, I'll get to this in a minute... Time to fill up our jar and dye the water blue. Technically you don't have to dye the water but it makes for a good effect. … [Read more...]
Bubble Painting and a Little Entrepreneur
Yesterday Tottie was bored. It was a beautiful day outside but she was tired of her sidewalk chalk, scooter, and bike. It was time for something new to do. Thank goodness for bubble painting! What is bubble painting you ask? Read on... I got out our large jug of bubble solution, some food coloring, small containers, and some paper. (If you don't have bubble solution, dish soap mixed with a little bit of water makes a good bubble solution.) I poured a small amount of bubble solution into each container then added different food coloring to each container. Tottie then dipped her bubble wand into a container and blew bubbles onto the paper. When they popped, they "painted" the paper! She has so much fun doing it! Just a few notes though...She made a mess dripping colored bubble solution all over the place so make sure when you do it, to do it outside too. Also, beware because the bubbles do pop in your face. All said and done, Tottie made seven paintings. She liked … [Read more...]
The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift Infographic
Mother's Day is just a few weeks away. This year, instead of letting the men in our lives flail around trying to come up with the perfect gift for us, why not show them this simple Mother's Day gift infographic I created. It will guarantee that we'll get exactly what we want on Mother's Day. What do you think? Could this Man's Guide to the Perfect Mother's Day Gift help the man in your life? … [Read more...]
Salted Caramel Krispie Bites
Today I bring you a treat that is incredibly addicting. I could seriously eat the whole pan of them. They are like crack! What are they? Salted Caramel Krispie Bites. The girls thought these were fun to make though they did get a bit bored waiting for the caramel to cook. I found the recipe on Pots and Pins and I'll make you go there for it. I, however, made mine into bites instead of bars. After making the krispie part of the recipe, instead of putting it into a 9 x 13 pan for bars, I had my girls spoon it into mini muffin pans. They spooned just enough to fill the holes and not go over. I had to help a bit because they were being slow and the krispies were starting to harden. Next, we took a wooden spoon and made a hole in the middle of each krispie. Again, do this quickly because the krispies will harden making it more difficult to make the hole. When the caramel was done cooking we poured the caramel into the holes we made then all over the krispies … [Read more...]
Life Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of The Seas #SeasTheDay
I FINALLY got all my photos organized from my cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of The Seas ship for Brandcation 2014 #SeasTheDay. Since there were just too many photos to share in one long post, I decided to put them all into a video that showcases life aboard the Liberty of The Seas. I also included what to expect on the ship and a brief recap of Brandcation. I hope you enjoy! Have you ever been on a cruise before? What was your favorite part? *This cruise was partially sponsored by Royal Caribbean. All thoughts/opinions are my own. … [Read more...]
