A Monster for your Monster

I saw these cute brownies over at CONTROLLING MY CHAOS. I made mine with mint frosting & a chocolate ganache. I posted the directions on my other blog...SIMPLY COMPLICATED.

Pumpkin Garland

We were watching Pooh's Heffalump Halloween movie & I noticed that there were some really cute simple pumpkin & ghost garlands. I felt inspired! I used a pumpkin shaped cookie cutter to trace the shape. Kaden {5 yrs old} cut out his own pumpkin. I helped Preston {3 yrs old} cut his out. Then, I cut out a few extras.



We cut out triangles & circles for the eyes & nose. Then we cut out mouths. Preston only wanted mean mouths! Then they glued them on.



Once they were dry I glued them onto a string. I did ours double sided because it is in a walkway between the kitchen & family room. The boys were so excited to show their Daddy! I love having their decorations around the house. It makes me happy!



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Paper Plate Mummies

With Kaden having short day on Wednesdays...it is a good day to do a craft. Today we made mummies. Almost every night the boys want to read Where's My Mummy?



Here is what you need:



black paint
paint brush
paper plate
large google eyes
glue
glue dots (or you could just use glue)
white paper
newspaper (to keep the table clean)

Paint the backside of the paper plate black.



Once it is painted...set the plate aside to dry.



While your plate is drying...tear your white paper into strips.



Using the glue dots (or just glue) stick the eyes onto the plate.



We put glue all over the plate to start with. That way we had a good start to stick the papers on (& for the most part I could control the mess a bit).



Start to place the strips onto your plate. As you layer, you will need to add some more glue.



It doesn't matter if the paper goes off of the plate. I just trimmed it down after they were done.



Here is the finished product.



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Muffin Tin Monday...No Theme

So...um...we did Muffin Tin Monday tonight, but I am not sure why my camera (or SD card) hates me so much. I took great pictures of our dinner, but they were lovely corrupt files. I'm really not surprised after the day that I have had today. I am just glad that this happened on a no theme day!

We ate chicken pot pie, peach cobbler, grapes, cheese, & grape tomatoes.

I love feeding the boys chicken pot pie because they eat more veggies than they normally would! I posted the recipes for both the PEACH COBBLER (so easy) & for the CHICKEN POT PIE on my other blog.


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Sight Words Part 2

Here is one way that we are using our new word strips {see the post below}.

I pull out 5 words at a time & put them up in an area where they can be seen easily & often....for us that is the fridge. You can decide how many you want to do. I try to get at least one of the more difficult words in each group & then some of the smaller easier words. I was thinking of changing the words every couple of days, but over the weekend we have done new words each day. Kaden is so excited & reminds me every morning that he needs new words.



First thing we did was read the words. Then, I had him write each word in his notebook. {I'll post about his notebook tomorrow!} Then, I have him use two to three of the words in sentences & write them down.



Throughout the day, we stop & read the words. If I notice that Kaden is having a hard time on one word more than others...we spend a little more time talking about that word. We also mix up the order once he has got them down...just to give him a bit more of a challenge & make sure that he is paying attention to each word.

This has been working great for Kaden, so I am going to create something for Preston to use.

Sight Words

My little man is now in Kindergarten. They are working on sight words & he is doing great. I found these word strips at the Dollar Tree. I picked up two different packages. One is labeled Pre-Kindergarten & the other is Kindergarten. They come in longer strips & I cut them down. Kaden loves practicing his words. If you have a little one who is learning their words...pick these up. I will be posting a few ideas to do with them.

Tissue Ghost

Preston's preschool class made these cute little tissue ghosts today & I just had to copy! We could really use some ghosts! They are so easy! I made a practice one in less than a minute! I took step by step pictures, but my camera or card malfunctioned & gave me corrupt files...so you only get the finished product. Isn't it cute though?



Here is what you need:

a small paper cup (dixie)
tissue or napkin
black marker
string or fishing line
scissors
glue

Put a thin layer of glue on the bottom of your cup. Place the tissue (or napkin) over the glue...center it the best you can. Draw a ghost face on your tissue. Poke a small hole in the top & thread your string through. Tada!!!! You have a stinkin' cute ghost!

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