100th Post!!

Yay! This is the 100th post on Celebrating Girlhood! (Even though this blog has been around since 2010, most of the first posts were deleted, and I've only just started to post consistently. :) )

So, to celebrate, we're giving away a free e-book! One winner will receive the Tea Time e-book of their very own to go through again and again.

What are the e-books? They are digital books that are a lot like magazine. They're each about 10 pages, and are filled with the same kind of crafts and activities that you can find around the blog. They also have a story, a page full of puzzles, and a coloring page! You can find out more by clicking over to the e-book page.

To enter the giveaway: With your parent's permission, leave a comment below telling us what your favorite things to do with your dolls are. If you don't have any dolls, or you just don't play with them, then tell us what you like to do. One winner will be chosen at random to win the e-book. If you win, you'll have to send me your email address, and I'll send you your book!

The giveaway will end on Sunday night, February 3, and the winner will be announced that Monday. So leave a comment, tell a few friends, and have fun!

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Doll's Snow Day Part 1

On the calendar for today is have a doll's snow day. And so we did! Even though we already made a snow fort, there is still plenty to do in the snow. After everyone was bundled up, we all went "outside" to play. I manged to take a few snapshots while they had their fun. :)

 

Bringing Jo outside.

 

The snow was just right for snowball making, so Robin made a few.

 

But what's the fun in having snowballs if you can't throw them at anyone?

 

So Robin did what anyone would do. Threw them at her sister!

 

Watch out!

 

But Robin's not the only one who can make snowballs.

 

Snowball fight!!

 

The best part of playing outside, or anywhere, is playing with someone.
What are your favorite outside winter activities?
The rest of the girl's snow day will be posted next week. Keep an eye out for it!

Oven Pancake Recipe

Do you remember the oven pancakes that I made a while ago? Well, I made another batch last night, and thought that I'd post the recipe!
Oven pancakes are some of the easiest pancakes that you could make. They need only three ingredients: flour, milk and eggs. You can also add a spice to the top before baking, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or anything else!

Oven Pancake
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a few tablespoons of butter in a pie plate, then place in the oven to melt.
2. In the meantime, mix together all of the ingredients, until well blended.
3. Take the pie plate out of the oven when the butter has melted, and pour in the batter. Top with a spice if you want. Bake for about 12 minutes. The edge sometimes puffs up, so don't worry if your pancake looks a bit like a balloon!
4. Take out of the oven and slice. Let cool, then drizzle with maple syrup, or anything else that you like on pancakes!

These are so easy to make, and after a few times, you'll know the recipe by heart! Do you have a favorite breakfast recipe? Or just a favorite anytime recipe? Leave a comment and let us know!



Enjoy!

T-shirt Belt

Everyone needs a belt or two in their wardrobe. And when you make your own, you can choose the colors, the length, the design, and anything else! T-shirt belts are a very easy belt to make, and once you start, you might find yourself making them all of the time!
All that you'll need are a few old T-shirts. If you don't have any, you can always find some at a thrift store! Try to choose two that are similar in material just to make it simple.

 

First take some old T-shirts and cut off the hems. Then cut them into strips. Mine were about 1" by 22", or the length of the shirts.

 

Tie one of each color together, then twist! When you're done, tie the same color to the next strip. So for mine, I would tie the pink to the pink and then tie the blue ones together. Tie another knot with both of them to hold the whole thing in place. Then do it again! Keep twisting and tying until the belt is as long as you would like.

 

Slip it on and wear proudly! You may need to make a few adjustments, such as making the knots smaller so that they fit through your belt loops, or taking off a section or two. But once you've done one, you know what to do for the next. Try different colors or different lengths. Make one with a pattern, or try three strips instead of two. And don't forget to have fun!

Snowflake Making

It's snowing! Well, not really. On the calendar for today is make snowflakes. And since I already made paper snowflakes, today I made snowflake clings. These are so much fun, and easy to make!

First, draw or trace a snowflake onto a sheet of waxed paper with white fabric paint. You can also sprinkle a bit of glitter over them while they're still wet to make them sparkle! Then let them dry. This will take a few hours, or overnight.

Gently, gently peel the snowflakes off of the paper. Press them onto your window, and you're done!

You can also trim it if you need to, to fix a corner, separate an arm or two, or just to even things out.  

We've also added a new freebie! You can click over to the freebie page, or go straight to the snowflake page. The snowflake page shows you how to make both kinds of snowflakes, paper and clings.

Happy snowflake making!

Snow Fort -- Inside!

Today's calendar activity is to build a fort. Since I didn't want to bring my dolls outside, and I couldn't bring the snow in, we made a snow fort inside!

 

I draped a white sheet over a chair, and threw a handful of snowflakes over the top.

 

 

There's even a snowgirl standing in the front! I wrapped a few sheets of white felt over some balls of yarn, then pinned them in place. A few pins for the face and a hat from Jo and we had a snowgirl!

 

Do you like making forts inside or outside? Have you ever combined them? Do you have a favorite fort?

 

Whether you make your forts inside or out, with or without snow, or even with something else completely, we wish you happy fort building!

Paper Snowflakes

Winter is so pretty, with all of the snowflakes in the air. But if you live somewhere where there is no snow, or you simply want to bring some indoors, the paper snowflakes are the way to go! This is one of the easiest ways to make them. Paper and scissors are all you need!

 

1. Cut out a square. The bigger it is, the bigger the snowflake will be!
2. Fold over to the corners. It doesn't have to be a perfect triangle!
3. Fold each corner over, then snip off the top.
4. Cut out different shapes! You can try triangles, squares, circles, squiggly lines, or anything else.


 

Unfold!

 

Repeat until you have as many as you want. You can make a small flurry or a whole blizzard full! Experiment with different cuts. Make small ones and big ones. See how many different designs you can make. No two snowflakes are the same. Can you do the same with yours?
Let it snow!

January Calendar

2013 is here! Do you have any plans or resolutions for the year? 

And here's this month's calendar! As always, right-click and save to your desktop, or click to the web albums to save it. 

  

Enjoy, and happy New Year!

Happy New Year's!