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June 2010

Sun Prints

If you've never tried sun prints before then
maybe now is the time! Check out some process
photos at Paint Cut Paste.

06/30/2010 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Crafts, Experiential, Family, Homeschooling, Nature Crafts, Outside, Printmaking, Science, Summer Crafts | Permalink | Comments (1)

Triangle Potato Print Experiment

Elizabeth Abernathy triangle potato print

I love this post at Elizabeth Abernathy
showing all the printing variations you can get
with only one shape cut from a potato. Show
the kids and challenge them to see how many
designs they can get from one shape :)

06/30/2010 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Art, Crafts, Family, Group, Homeschooling, Paint, Printmaking | Permalink | Comments (1)

Strawberry Lemonade

Cooking With My Kid shares a simple
recipe to make strawberry lemonade.

06/30/2010 in 12+ years old, 3 - 5 years old, 6 - 12 years old, Edibles, Family, Summer Crafts | Permalink | Comments (0)

Make Your Own Fishing Rod

How brilliant is this idea at Imagine Childhood?
Make your own fishing rod using a bamboo garden
stake, wine corks, and an empty spool of sewing thread!

06/30/2010 in 12+ years old, 6 - 12 years old, Building/3 Dimensional, Crafts, Family, Homeschooling, Outside, Recycled Crafts, Summer Crafts | Permalink | Comments (1)

Cricut Contest & Mini Monsters

Today's Mama has teamed up once again with
Provo Craft to bring Cricut Crazies another Cricut Ticket
campaign! The grand prize this time is $100,000 and
a 7 day cruise, and you win by finding a golden Cricut
ticket in 4 of the newest cartridges (Freshly Picked,
Mini Monsters, Cindy Loo, and Wall Decor And More).
Plus there are lots of other prizes too.

They sent me the Mini Monsters cartridge to try out on
my Cricut Expression. It can make everything you see
above and more. What do I mean by more? Well, each
full size cartridge has multiple layers to it, the main one,
plus six more. I think it is really important to know
because those six other layers add so much more value
to the cartridge, and we all know they're expensive.
I scanned in the other six layers so you can get an idea
of what else is included. Remember, everything you see
can be cut in multiple sizes from .25" to 23.5".

(click to view larger)

There are lots of ways to use these as decorations and
cards - I love to use them for cupcake toppers, garlands,
and window decor. I thought a fun game would be to cut
out the different pieces for the monsters and create a
treasure hunt to find all the pieces - the first person to
put their monster together wins!

My boys had fun cutting out a bunch of the pieces
and creating their own monsters - this would be a really
good rainy day activity or when a few friends from
the neighborhood drop by. Glue them on to popsicle
sticks to make puppets!

All I did to make the Mini Monster vase above was cover
a large soup can with paper then I used double stick tape
to attach a monster cut-out to the front. Try doing this
in different sizes for a party centerpiece or they could
be filled with treats for favor bags :)

Now, go win a Cricut machine and four new cartridges
for yourself! Visit TodaysMama.com and enter with this
Cricut Ticket Scavenger Hunt password:
MINIMONSTERS.
Good luck!

06/29/2010 in Crafts | Permalink | Comments (1)