nail polish that changes in the sun

Since my daughter had so much fun with the beads that changed color in the sun, I thought I would try out nail polish that changes color in the sun.  This nail polish starts out pink and changes to purple as soon as the sun hits it.

Purple is my daughter's favorite color!  She loved this and has bragged to her friends all about how her nails change color.

solar energy bead bracelet

My daughter made a solar energy bead bracelet this past weekend.  She thinks it's the coolest thing every!  She even drew a picture of this at school for her "Weekend News Update".  So cute!


For this simple bracelet I had my daughter put about 12 to 14 beads on a pipe cleaner.  Then I wrapped it around her wrist and cut off any excess.

As soon as she walked outside her bracelet changed colors.  This was probably one of the most exciting things that happened this past weekend.  It doesn't take much to keep her happy. :)

You can buy these cute beads on amazon.com.  I've provided the link below:

making smores without the fire

This is a really cool summer idea and fun for the kids!

Materials Needed:

Paper

Aluminum Foil

Cup

Tape

Rocks

Graham crackers

Marshmallows

Chocolate

1.  Put about three to four rocks in a cup.  This keeps the cup from falling over in the sun.
2.  Place a piece of paper on top of a piece of aluminum foil.  The aluminum foil should be a little bigger than the piece of paper so you can fold over the sides.
3.  Wrap the paper/aluminum foil with the aluminum foil facing inward into a cone and tape the bottom so the cone stays in place.
4.  Place the graham cracker on the bottom, then the marshmallow, and the chocolate on top into the cone.
5.  Set in the sun, with the aluminum foil facing the sun.
6.  Watch the chocolate melt. 
7.  Place another graham cracker on top of the melted chocolate and enjoy!

collage tree

I don't know about any of you, but I have so much stuff in my closet from when I used to like scrapbooking.  I also have tissue paper, stickers, admission tickets into historical parks, etc.  I decided to use some of it up with a collage.  This is an example of something my daughter and I worked on last night.  I don't know if you can tell, but it's a tree.  I drew a picture of the tree on paper before asking my daughter to use glue to glue the scraps of paper wherever she wanted.

Rock Buddies

As I have mentioned in a previous post, my daughter loves collecting rocks.   The last time we were out we decided to look for some smooth rocks.  When we got home we painted them, let them dry, then painted a face.  Then we glued on some cotton balls for hair.  To me the cotton balls make these guys look like old men, so I suppose you could paint the hair or use felt.  I would also suggest making the bug look like a rock.  My daughter loves playing with anything small, so now these little rock buddies are in the doll house with the pom pom spiders having a party.  :)

Flower Hair Clip

I have seen many children (and adults) wearing big flower clips in their hair and just find them so adorable.  So I had to find a cheap and easy way to make them using glue (since I really am not good at sewing).  This was my first time doing this and I felt it was a little sloppy, but my daughter loves it so who really cares.  I also gave one to two of her friends and they love it too!  So this is what you will need:

Materials
Glue Gun
Glue sticks
Daisy or some other flower from craft store such as Michael's.
Hair clips (I like alligator clips)
Felt
Scissors

1.  Take the flower off of the stem.  These flowers can be easily detached from the stem.
2.  Cut out a circular piece of felt and glue it to the back of flower using glue gun.

3.  Glue the flower to the top part of the alligator clip.  I bought this package of 12 alligator clips at Ulta's for 2.49
4.  If you want you can glue another piece of felt over the area that is glued.  This is what I did because the glue was a little sloppy.

This is super cute!  I plan to make more and look up more ways to make cute little hair clips.  This is probably the easiest way, involving no sewing!

Drawing and Stamps

We have accumulated many stamps throughout the years and every now and then I get them out for Alex (my daughter) to use.  Sometimes she just stamps the paper with no particular order to the paper, but this last time my daughter drew a background picture (the ground and some grass) and then stamped some horses into the picture. Quick and easy fun!

Materials Needed:
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Stamps
Paper

There are so many great stamps out there.  I found these transportation stamps on amazon that could easily be used in a picture of a city, lake, or ocean.  I love Melissa and Doug products!