I made the kids heart shaped pancakes for breakfast and gave them a few Valentine's chocolates.
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| Eli decided to decorate his pancake with his chocolates. |
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| Anja had them all eaten before I even got her pancake on her plate. |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day
There were lots of celebrations at preschool today. We of course celebrated Valentine's Day and also Eli's birthday. I stayed to help out. It was fun to see how my boy interacts at school. I'm so proud of him. All the kids exchanged Valentine's cards. Eli was so excited that he spent the majority of his time at preschool guarding his Valentine's box. With the help of photoshop I created Eli's Valentine's cards.
I made the kids heart shaped pancakes for breakfast and gave them a few Valentine's chocolates.
I made the kids heart shaped pancakes for breakfast and gave them a few Valentine's chocolates.
Monday, February 6, 2012
DIY Knight Helmet
My son has been asking to make a knight helmet for months. I wasn't exactly sure how we would do that, so I put it off until I came up with the idea of creating it out of paper mache. This is what we came up with:
Paper Mache Knight Helmet Tutorial:
1. collect your supplies:
- flour
- water
- measuring cup
- mixing bowl
- newspaper
- balloon
- paint
- paint brush
- brads
- scissors (and utility knife)
2. mix flour with water (ratio 1:2). For one helmet 1 cup of flour and 2 cups of water
3. cut newspaper into 1 inch strips
4. blow up balloon about the size of your child's head
5. dip paper strips in paste, pull through fingers to wipe off excess paste and place on balloon.
6. once several strips are on balloon it helps to place balloon in a (cereal sized) bowl to hold it up.
7. apply about 5 layers of strips to balloon covering top 4/5ths of balloon. It helps to place strips in different directions for each layer to strengthen helmet.
8. allow to dry overnight (or longer)
9. paint (wear safety goggles if you wish, for extra style make sure they are swim goggles)
10. pop balloon and remove balloon
11. cut out helmet shape. Use piece you cut out for mask part. Cut this part into an oval shape and use your utility knife to cut slits from the middle.
12. Use utility knife to poke holes in sides of mask and helmet where you want to attach it.
13. Poke brads through these holes to attach
...And now you have a knight to keep your house free of dragons. :)
Paper Mache Knight Helmet Tutorial:
1. collect your supplies:
- flour
- water
- measuring cup
- mixing bowl
- newspaper
- balloon
- paint
- paint brush
- brads
- scissors (and utility knife)
2. mix flour with water (ratio 1:2). For one helmet 1 cup of flour and 2 cups of water
3. cut newspaper into 1 inch strips
4. blow up balloon about the size of your child's head
5. dip paper strips in paste, pull through fingers to wipe off excess paste and place on balloon.
6. once several strips are on balloon it helps to place balloon in a (cereal sized) bowl to hold it up.
7. apply about 5 layers of strips to balloon covering top 4/5ths of balloon. It helps to place strips in different directions for each layer to strengthen helmet.
8. allow to dry overnight (or longer)
9. paint (wear safety goggles if you wish, for extra style make sure they are swim goggles)
10. pop balloon and remove balloon
11. cut out helmet shape. Use piece you cut out for mask part. Cut this part into an oval shape and use your utility knife to cut slits from the middle.
12. Use utility knife to poke holes in sides of mask and helmet where you want to attach it.
13. Poke brads through these holes to attach
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| Cardboard shields |
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| *This is how Anja dresses pretty much every day when at home. |
...And now you have a knight to keep your house free of dragons. :)
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