Patriotic Punch

Today on the calendar is make a red, white, and blue craft. We made this patriotic punch for the Fourth of July, but with a little creativity, you can make one for anything!

You need:

3 drinks: one red, one white, and one blue. The trick to the punch is to have each drink have a different sugar content. Check the nutrition label to see how much sugar each drink has.
Ice cubes

 

 1. Fill your glass with ice.
2. Choose the drink with the most sugar. Pour this one over the ice so it's at the bottom.
3. Choose the drink with the medium amount of sugar. Pour very slowly over the ice.
4. Choose the last drink with the least amount of sugar. Pour very, very slowly over the ice.

 

You can experiment with different drinks and flavors to make fun punches. You can make drinks with only two flavors, or make one with four or even five! Get creative and see what you can do.

 

Enjoy your Patriotic Punch!

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Happy Fourth!

 

Have a beautiful Fourth of July!!

Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Did you do anything fun to celebrate? We finally got to open our pull-pinata that we made last week.

 

We set up our background with crepe paper and ribbons for a festive look!

 

Each of the girls had ribbons on them, too. Robin had an anklet, Marissa had a bracelet, Sophie had a headband, and Jo had a bracelet as well.

 

Then it was time to open the pinata!

 

Sophie sat underneath for a picture before taking her turn pulling.

 

Marissa helped Jo reach up to pull one!

 

Not that one...

 

or any of these!

 

Last one!

 

And all the candy spilled!
We had a great time celebrating Cinco de Mayo with our pinata. What kinds of things did you do to celebrate? Leave a comment and let us know. We'd love to hear about it!

 

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Pull-Pinata

Are you ready for Cinco de Mayo? The fifth of May can be filled with so many different crafts and treats, but a pinata is a must-have! This year, we decided to make a pull-pinata, where everyone takes turns pulling ribbons to open it. It's a lot of fun, and much safer than swinging a stick around!

 

You need:
a toilet paper tube
thin cardboard (like from a cereal box)
curling ribbon
tissue or crepe paper (or both!)
tape
candy

 

1. Cut a circle of cardboard to fit the end of the toilet paper tube. Cut open a small trapdoor in the circle, making sure to leave one side uncut.

 

2. Tape the circle onto the tube. Tape one ribbon under the trapdoor. Tape a few more ribbons to a square of tissue or crepe paper, then pull them though. It should look like this:

 

3. Tape the paper over the circle and thread the trapdoor ribbon through it.

 

4.Curl the ribbons. Snip the paper into a fringe, and tape around the edge.

 

5. Continue adding strips of paper until the tube is covered.

 

6. Fill with candy. Tape another square of paper over the top and tape a ribbon for hanging.



7. Hang up and take turns pulling ribbons!

This is such a fun and easy craft to do. And it's so exciting to see who will open the door and let the candy fall!

Celebrating Girlhood Presents...

Easter e-book

Follow Marissa, Robin, Sophie and Jo as they get ready for Easter! Listen along with Sophie and Jo to the Easter story as you learn to make hard-boiled eggs, solve fun puzzles, and make an empty tomb craft that's just the right size for your dolls! 

The e-book can be purchased at the e-book page and I will get it to you just in time for Easter!

Happy Easter!

Valentine Treats

Yesterday's calendar event was to make a special meal for your family. We didn't make a whole meal, but we did make a few treats! But first we had to get the table ready.

 

Then Marissa added a rose. We wrapped ribbon around an empty spool to make the vase. It turned out to be cute!

 

Sophie threw some ribbon curls around.

 

Jo wanted to help too!

 

A few more flowers.

 

Then setting the table!

 

Add some napkins and spoons,

 

cupcakes and ice cream,

 

and enjoy!

 

Did you make a special meal or treat for you family? Do you have a favorite Valentine treat? Or do you like to make paper valentines? We'd love to hear about it!
Whatever you do, we hope that you enjoy your Valentine treats!

Happy Valentine's Day!

From us...

 

To you!

Happy Valentine's day!

Valentine Hearts

With Valentine's day coming up at the end of the week, I decided that a special freebie was in order. And so, Valentine hearts! With a collection of 20 hearts in different sizes, there's plenty to share with everyone.The page can be found with the other downloads, on the freebie page.

Enjoy!

Dolly Valentines

Today's calendar event is 'make dolly valentines'. Here are the ones that we made!

 

We found everything that we wanted to use, like paper, beads, pencils, tissue paper, and string.

 

We made heart-shaped ones,

 

and real cards.

 

And then we got to share them! Each girl got her own valentine, but with so many left over, we have plenty to give away!

 

I like the ones with tissue paper the best. :)

 

What's your favorite kind of valentine?

 

And the best part of making them is giving them away. :)

 

Have you made valentines too? Leave a comment and a link to your blog. We'd love to see them!

Happy valentine making!
  

February Calendar

Happy February! Do you have any special plans for the month? Or for Valentine's Day? Whatever you do, I hope you have a fun time!

Here is the calendar for this month! As always, you can right-click on the image below, or go to the web albums and save it to your desktop and set as background. 

Have a sweet day!

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!

 

New Year's Eve Crafts

I hope that you all had a good Christmas! We had a very nice one. But now that one Holiday is over, the next is only a few days away! Are you ready for the New Year? Here are a few crafts to get you in the party mood!

 

Party Blower
1. Cut the paper 1" by 4".
2. Roll up around a pencil and tape together, Slide off of the pencil.
3. Flatten the roll. Tape the end closed.
4. Roll up and blow!

 

Party Hat
1. Cut out half of a circle. You may want to trace something for this. The bigger the circle, the bigger the hat!
2. Twist into a cone shape, trim the ends, and wear!

We also made eyeglasses and confetti. Everything is so easy to make, so you can make plenty for everyone! You can also decorate and add your own touches to all of the crafts. Making it is where the fun begins!

 

 

 

 

Do you make any New Year's Eve crafts? We would love to hear about them! Just leave a comment below. Happy New Year's Eve!