Taco Bowl

 The kids think these are so cute. I just took tortillas, heated them in the microwave between moist paper towels.  So they were more pliable. I then formed them in the largest muffin pan I had.  Don't forget to spray the pan with cooking spray. I spray the shells too and sprinkle a little salt on them.  Put them in the oven 350 for about 10 mins.  Check them if they are golden brown they are ready.    Just add your filling and serve.

Snack: Eggs and Oranges

A snack we love.  They cooked the eggs  and I cut the oranges.  None of the kids eat the yoke.. More for me!

Cutting

After tracing they wanted to cut.

Tracing

Kids were looking bored this morning we had already gone for an extra long walk, looked at trees, practiced riding without training wheels, and had snack. So I looked at my list of things to when bored and gave them a lesson in tracing. They really liked it.

T just wanted to play with this doll. It laughs and vibrates. She took it to their play cabinet. She came around to color too.

R wanted in to. She really enjoys putting things in her mouth that she shouldn't. I thought she would be okay with these type. Nope they went it too. After I took that way she went for the paper.

Measures up

They put the Legos together to see how long they could make it. When it was all said and done it was about 10 feet. I gave them I ruler and we talked about how to use it.

Best Bubbles

What you need:

1/2 gal of water

1/3 c liquid soap

1/3 c corn starch

1tsp baking powder

What you need to do:

Just them mix together

This made some really big bubbles.

I sent the kids around to gather things they wanted to try. They came back with...

Fly swatter: very cool when they spun around fast and bubbles landed cool

slotted spoon: worked great

spatula with holes: not so well

circle ring: big bubble but did not form to float away

team work. Love it when they work together to figure things out!

pipe cleaners made in a circle: not to good

bubble wands: worked but not as fun

cookie cutters: worked well

Apple slicer: fun

F really like it when they popped on her hand or she was able to hold them.

Paperless cookbook

I am posting our favorite recipes and things you may like to try. This will give me a paperless cookbook and be able to share. I know my mom will like it. The kids enjoy cooking to so you will get to see them explore new meals. I will try to post where it came from but I don't know where they all came from. Sorry. We also do a lot of e-mealz e-meals. Very helpful. Make sure you check it out!

Hope you enjoy it.

Imaginary play

Today I let the older two play outside together. The girls were too hot. I would check on the every so often and here is a clip of what they were up one time.

It may be kinda hard to see. M had left some rugs outside and they decided to have a picnic I think. They were taking rocks, pretending to eat them and tossing them into the yard. Which is a big no no. So I had to intervene. They picked them up and kept playing.

They even brought the rugs out to the playground. I love that are playing this way instead of "baby".

I guess I just need to give them more time to play like this with out the younger girls.

Face painting

Jenea over at I can teach my child had a great post on homemade face paint that she got from The Preschooler's Busy Book. ( which I have order ). So of course we had to try it out on this rainy afternoon.

I grabbed four small bowls. The kids mixed together 1 tsp corn starch and 1/2 tsp milk. I think we added a little more milk. oops. After that was mixed well we added 5 drops of food coloring.

Here is what we came up with. Note: I am not a face painter. We will be doing this again so we will see how I improve. But its a start!!

My attempt for Spider Man.

C doesn't know who the Hulk is. But he wanted green. He was going for a monster.

I later added red lines like his friend with the Spider Man face.

Little miss independent (R) would not let me do it at all.

F wanted blue with red lines.

Note : the boys in the back playing out their new roles.

T sat still and let me draw a sun and a star.

Too cute not to add!

And of course they all wanted to paint me, so there you go.

Note: the rainy-humid hair.

Kisses.....

more kisses.

Wanted to be like her big brother.

Not just a sand and water table anymore

When I am planting flowers the younger girls are always in the dirt. I thought why not add it to the sand and water table. The next time I was at the store I picked up a bag and have been waiting for a time that they had that I have nothing to explore look.

Instead of playing with the girls. C decided he was going practice his golf swing.

He came around and had a great time playing too.

Hours of fun with a bag of dirt. F and C started to add sand and I brought out some measuring cups. I could here the them baking something. They were asking the younger ones for ingredients and adding a little bit of this and that.

Love it when all play well together even if it is only for a few minutes. They usually play very well when they play in the sand and water table.