Crayola® Giant Sidewalk Chalk

Congratulations Dina Caballero!

You are the winner of a Crayola® Giant Sidewalk Chalk set!
I hope this brings your girls hours of fun.

Keep an eye out for next Month's giveaway!

Spring Flower Pots

Mother's Day projects are always such fun. As a Mother, I love to do a little something that will bring back those special "when they were itty bitty" memories. You can never fail with prints.

Description

We painted this flower pot with a spring theme and only using prints.

Example by Jasmine, age 6 months.

Materials

• Terracotta Flower Pot
  
• Acrylic Paint
  
• Paint Brushes
• Paper Plate or Plastic Lid
  
• Clear Coat

Step by Step

1. Paint flower pot your base color, we used blue.
2. For younger children, spread the paint on a plastic lid or paper plate. This will make coating their hand much easier, think of an ink pad. Older children, 2 and up, I use a paint brush.
3. You are limited only by your imagination.
4. Remember, imperfections can bring back the best memories.
5. When complete, cover with a non-toxic clear coat.
6. Enjoy!
   

Our Pot includes:
Hand clouds and flowers. Foot grass and flowers. Big toe ladybugs.

And we have our first winner!

Congratulations Jesica Buccilli!

You are the winner of a Crayola® Giant Sidewalk Chalk set!
I hope this brings hours of fun to you and your family.

Don't forget we have one more to give away next Saturday!

Freebies - Crayola® Giant Sidewalk Chalk

Help us reach 100 Facebook fans by May 21 for your chance to win a Crayola® Giant Sidewalk Chalk set!

We will have two drawings:

May 15, 2010 @ 1pm CST
&
May 22, 2010 @ 1pm CST

Join today!

Run, Jump and Dance!

Description

Run, jump and dance sums it up pretty well. We just added a bit of paint and paper to the mix.







Materials

• Large Paper or Canvas
  
• Tub
  
• Paint
• Water
• Flour - optional
• Tape
  

Step by Step

1. Mix paint, water and flour in the tub. The idea is to water down the paint and use the flour to give it some thickness. You can use straight paint but this is a cheaper alternative. I used Tempera Paint but any paint will do.
2. I recommend securing the paper or canvas using the tape.
3. Attach the poem below to your finished painting. I used the poem in the center of our wall display.
4. Enjoy and remember, clean up can be just as fun!

Don't Blink!

Two tiny footprints these may be
But soon a much bigger pair you'll see
Walk, run, jump, hop or even ski
Leaving prints that will make you smile with glee.

This face will change to a certain degree
These feet will also grow and it's a guarantee
So please don't blink I hereby decree
Or else you won't be able to recognize me!

Science Wednesday - The Transparent Egg Experiment

Description

What happens when you cover an egg with vinegar? Can you make an egg bounce without cracking the shell? Three small scientists set out to find the answer to these questions and more.



Materials

• Egg
• Vinegar
• Glass Bowl or Drinking Glass

Step by Step

1. Place egg into your glass bowl and cover with vinegar. You will notice bubbles forming around your egg. Your egg will float to the top, this is fine.
2. After the first 24 hours, change the vinegar.
3. Keep egg in the 2nd batch of vinegar for continued testing. We left ours for 96 hours.
   
4. Check out Super Teacher Worksheets for worksheets.
   

After 1 hour

2 hours


24 hours


48 - 72 hours