Hoot!

I love owls.  Oh yes indeed.

I saw this owl decorating idea and knew I wanted any excuse to make it.  Thankfully, today is Halloween, so I whipped up my version within 10 minutes.

I bought some very large sheets of black construction paper a few weeks ago.  Folded one in half, lengthwise.  On one half, drew the "left side" of an owl.  Next comes the exacto knife;  cutting along the lines through both thicknesses.  Open it up and "voila!" an owl!  As for the branch, it's just made of of the leftover bits of paper.

He's taped up in the front window and looks great, if I do say so myself! 

(When Halloween is over, he's going up on the wall in the playroom.)

Rainbows & Cupcakes

Who doesn't stop to stare at a rainbow?  We have had a few lately, even lucky enough to see a double rainbow.  One of the rainbows was so low down that it looked like it was stuck in a tree.  Amazing!

On the Baked Bree website, she shows how to make rainbow cupcakes with lots of help from kids.   We used this Simple White Cake recipe...it was delicious.

First we mixed up the colours

Then we layered the batter into the muffin cups.

Then we waited and waited and waited for them
to be ready.  Patience is a virtue...and waiting
makes kids (and parents) hungrier
...trust me.

Yummm!  Fabulous colours surprised us on our first bite.

 
What fun!!  Each bite amazes you...all that colour!  Fabulous!  You can't help but smile when you eat these cupcakes!

Enjoy!

Not quite enough snow...

We had a dusting of snow this morning, so out we went!  Little man really really REALLY wanted to build a snowman so this is what we came up with despite the lack of a big snowfall. 

Ta-dah!  Our Snow Family! 

(I suppose I'm the red headed one...)

Lovin' the Wee Folk Art website!

One of my favourite websites is having a contest today and it's to win a pointsettia garland kit (fabric, felt, buttons).  If you like crafting with kids, home learning and celebrating the seasons, then this is a website for you too!

Here's a link to the garland pattern: 
http://weefolkart.com/content/poinsettia-garland

To sign up to win this garland kit, the link is:
http://weefolkart.com/content/holiday-give-away-poinsettia-garland-kit

No Hoopla!

When our son was 3 years old, we were out at a museum and he was getting over excited and couldn't get his words out right, then got all worked up.  I said "there'll be no hoopla" and he immediately stopped and started laughing.  Two simple words that breaks the ice and turns the the moment into a positive one.  We're all for that!

I have no idea what this blog will be, probably more of a place to just tag other websites that I've enjoyed, that have made an impression on our life.  Time will tell...


Take care!