A craft filled day

We have been quite busy lately, so we unfortunately haven't had a lot of time to get crafty. Today we will change that. We are making seed bombs and having lots of fun!

I recently saw the HGTV seed bomb video that has been all over Facebook. I took some notes and modified it a bit. First Miss L and I found a few pieces of construction paper. Then we tore them into small pieces and put them into a bowl. 

We let the paper soak in water for 3-4 hours. Then we squeezed out most of the water and placed them into a silicon mold we had. We filled the mold hallway and then sprinkled seeds on top. Once the seeds were added we placed the remaining paper into the molds to protect the seeds. Let set overnight and you can start seed bombing the next day.

 

We decided to do a bit of a science experiment with our seed bombs and planted a few in pots in our backyard. In the first pot we buried the seed bombs and in the second pot we left the bombs on top. We then created a hypotheses as to which would grow the fastest. L predicts that the buried seed bombs will grow the fastest. Time shall tell, but I think she might just be correct. 

As always thanks for taking the time to read this blog. I hope you have a lovely day and you are able to get out and create something beautiful today!

Best Wishes,

K & L

Play dough with fresh flowers

Today we wanted to bring the sunshine inside. So w decided to make play dough with fresh flowers. I searched the web and came across this website for inspiration (http://www.kidsplaybox.com/fresh-flowers-play-dough-play/). 

I followed the recipe on the website with a few small adjustments. I used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil and we found fresh flowers outside.

We went for a walk to find flowers. I made the play dough first and then had the girls add the flowers on their own. 

Once the basic play dough with flowers was not entertaining enough I added in some Easter toys to enrich the fun!

Miss L decided that she wanted to experience the feeling of the play dough on her feet and enjoyed that experience for a while. 

That's all for now,

💜

K & L

Recipe:

1 1/4 cup flour

1/4 cup salt

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 tablespoon cream of tartar

1/2 to 3/4 cup boiling water

Mix all ingredients other than the boiling water and then slowly mix together. Allow the dough to cool, divide and then allow kids to add their flowers in.