DIY Fireman Halloween costume...

This is my son's Halloween costume from last

year...he just had to be a fireman & I didn't want

some cheesy Wal-mart fireman costume

so I came up with this

 

I got the coat from the goodwill its a mans

sport jacket.

Then I took some yellow duct tape

and did the collar, front, bottom & sleeves

like a real fireman jacket

I added the little ID badge from a dollar tree toy

and the American flag was an iron on patch

This is the back

 I used iron on letters

for his name

No fireman is complete without his firetruck

This is from a box

I painted it red added some black plates for the wheels

and yellow cupcake liners for the headlights

 

This is my little fireman on his party

 

This is him on Halloween night

trick-or-treating

while pushing his baby brother

isn't that just the sweetest?

 

 

Less messy sand...

 

What do we do on summer vacation?

we made colored sand from rice!

 

 

 

All we did was take some rice

scoop it into a baggie

and add a few drops of food color

Each kid had fun coating each grain of rice

in their desired color

 

I put it on some of my baking dishes and

we sat it outside in the hot sun to dry for an hour

then it was playtime!!

 

Here is the tutorial on how exactly to make it:

http://www.livingonacoupon.com/2012/03/fun-with-kids-colored-rice-box.html

Freezer Paper T-shirts...

My name is Greta & I'm additcted to

all things freezer paper stenciled!

This craft is majorlly addictive

so easy & fun!

All you need is freezer paper it's made my Reynolds

It can be tricky to find but I found some at Wal-mart

you also need an iron, fabric paint, xacto knife & some sponge brushes

Michaels & AC Moore usually run these on sale for 20/$1.00!

I like to browse through Google images for ideas

and trace things I like

after you have your design on the freezer paper

you use your xacto knife to cut out the image

then iron it shiny side down to the item you want

stenciled

Paint with your fabric paint

*(line the inside of your shirt or item with cardboard to prevent bleed through)

 & let dry

after it's dry remove freezer paper & heat set image with your iron

Lego Storage...

As a mother of 3 boys I know first hand that

there is nothing worse than stepping on Lego's

so after about the 100th time it happened to me

 I thought of making my boys

 this...

This cute little Lego man is made from

a cheap yellow with red lid trash can

from the Dollar Tree.

Then I printed out some circles for the eyes

and a thin line for the mouth.

For only $1.00 and a little creativity my

boys now have cute storage for those

pesky little Lego's!

As I'm writing this blog post I'm thinking to myself

this would be cute to make for a Lego theme party!

Spy Training...

 Today was a rainy day & I couldn't get

the kids outside so we made a

spy training obstacle course another

Pinterst idea from this wonderful blog

http://andeverythingsweet.blogspot.com/search/label/And%20Everything%20Else?updated-max=2010-08-12T18:11:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=14&by-date=false

in our hallway!

Tape, more tape, & did I mention tape?

I just stuck it in random places

made some low, some high & some

overlapping. This wasn't the smartest

thing I ever did but I had trapped myself inside

of this obstacle course while designing it

& the kids thought it was hilarious

that I was stuck and had to go through it to get out;)

I wish I had a picture! LOL

Pinata

                                                    I used cereal boxes to construct
                                                    my son's Monster Truck
                                                    Pinata. I formed the shape I wanted
                                                    then taped the seams shut.

                                                     The second step in my construction
                                                     was to paper mache! Now a word to
                                                     the wise this project is extremely MESSY!!!
                                                     I had some eager little helpers while doing
                                                     this part and we had a paper mache nightmare
                                                     afterwards in my kitchen;)              
                                                   
                        

                                                
                                                   Once its dry, you fill with candy & decorate the pinata!
                                                   I used a piece of twine threaded through the boxes
                                                   to hang. I had a bunch of strong boys at this party and it took
                                                   many tries from all the children to finally knock it apart. The
                                                  Pinata was probably the biggest hit of the Monster Truck party
                                                  lol no pun intended!

The Birthday Boy taking the first swing!