Archive for October 2010
Sometimes when I make a craft I get inspired but I am not sure where from. I made this ghost craft and couldn’t remember where the inspiration came from until I was reading I Can Teach My Child and remembered this project. You can see the similarities! So yes my inspiration comes from all over . This is a parent and tot craft , there are many steps that are tricky for little ones. But my son loves the final product, he runs into the foyer looks at the ghosts and screams ” I am frightened, ahhh!” then burst out in giggles daily. So I would say it’s a hit. I will be packing these up and taking them out every year with my Easy Halloween Wreath .
- Gather your materials. You will need clear contact paper, black construction paper, white tissue paper or party streamers ( or any white paper) , Scissors ( kid and adult), and black sticky back foam.
- Start by drawing a ghost and cutting out many frames. I used the insides for fun fast activities and let my son color them with chalk .
- Have your child cut the tissue paper – if you use a streamer I find it’s easier for beginning cutters to handle and cut independently. Tissue paper is flimsy. My son still only cut a few – another tip, make sure kid scissors are clean ours had something sticky on them and weren’t cutting well, by the time I cleaned them he was over it. Learn from my oops.
- Place the frames on the contact paper so the sticky side is up.
- Add the paper into the frames.
- While they do that make eyes out of sticky back foam.
- Cover with another piece of contact paper, press firmly.
- Cut the ghosts out.
- Add the eyes
- Pop on a mirror, window, door… wherever you need a few adorable ghosts!
Halloween Books
Dem Bones 
Monster Math
Big Pumpkin 
Our letter of the week posts continue with a one stop shop for all things you may need for introducing and having fun with the letter B. Bugs, boats , bats and butterflies are just some of the fun crafts you can make, don’t miss the three alphabet books showcased they are all ones I highly recommend!
{ Letter Crafts }
{ Crafts and Activities That Start With The Letter B }
{ Great Alphabet Books }
Alphabetter
Alphabet Under Construction
Alphabet Soup
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This has become one of my favorite parts of the week. I try my best to read as many of these posts and I am always amazed that such wonderful bloggers take the time to read my blog. Thanks for making this link up so much fun every week. If this is your first week, it’s easy peasy just link your favorite post ( that you wrote) in the widget below and then try to visit as many of the shared links too. If you want to grab a button to let your readers know you share that post here feel free but it’s not required. Enjoy.
Bob and Otto
Best Friends (Owen And Mzee)
Fish Is Fish
Bear Stays Up for Christmas
The Boy Who Grew Flowers
We love play-dough and if you have made homemade playdough before you probably know that there is flour in it, usually wheat flour which isn’t an issue for most kids but for children who suffer from celiac’s , gluten intolerance or wheat allergies it can turn playtime into not much fun. I searched the web for a recipe a few years back and couldn’t find a thing. Then when I saw Bisquick came out with a glueten free product I bought some to try with my Bisquick playdough recipe.
Here is how I adjusted it for the gluten free product.
1 cups gluten free Bisquick
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1/2 TBSP alum
1 TBSP oil
Pour everything into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 3 mins stop and scrape and stir. Add another 1/2 – 1 tbsp of oil.
Knead. I let mine cool a while ( it gets HOT) and then my son helps knead.
I love how this playdough turned out so white! We opted to grab some cupcake liners, cookie cutters and add sprinkles (check to see if they are gluten free ) to play pretend Halloween bakery . 
Of course the sprinkles color ran and now we have brown dough but it’s still probably my favorite dough as far as texture goes! I will definitely be making this recipe again.
