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Free Printable Kids Can/Can’t Play Door Hanger

posted by cindylouh on July 29th, 2009 | free downloads |

Is your doorbell always ringing with requests for play? If you are finding nap time and dinner interrupted, the talented Whitney of Whisker Graphics has come to the rescue with this darling door hanger.

Perfect for when your kids can play

and also when they can't. It would also be funny for adults to hang this on their office door or cubicle!

Printable Kids Can / Can't Play Door Hanger Download

1. Print on white card-stock
2. Trim on cut marks
3. Fold in half
4. Secure with glue along the side.
5. With a large circle punch, make hole in center, 3/4” down from the top.
6. Cut slit from top of paper to hole (or) attach ribbon for hanging.
7. Hang on your door!

If you would like a custom door hanger with your children's names please visit Whisker Graphics. For $5.00 you can purchase the PDF and customize the door hanger with your children's names. Cool!

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Chalk Paint

posted by cindylouh on July 27th, 2009 | kids crafts |

Having fun in the sun with chalk paint.

So simple to make, just cornstarch, food coloring and water.

Equal parts of cornstarch and water make the paint.

We placed 2 Tablespoons cornstarch into each cup of an old muffin tin.

Next place 2 Tablespoons water into each one of the four muffin cups.

We added 4 drops of food coloring for each color into the individual cups. (The back two have been mixed, the front two have not been mixed)

Paint away!

We used foam brushes for painting. They soaked up quite a bit of cornstarch and after about 30 minutes we rinsed them out and then continued painting.

Make Oobleck for another fun cornstarch activity.

Want to make sidewalk chalk? Try this egg shaped chalk. If you don't want it egg shaped, pour the mixture into empty toilet paper rolls. Once the mixture is dry peel the paper roll away from the chalk.

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How to make Gak (Slime)

posted by cindylouh on July 24th, 2009 | Uncategorized |

We had a few days of rain around here so we made some slime to occupy our time inside. Just two ingredients and you will be able to really impress your kids!

To make simply mix equal parts of liquid starch and glue together.

We placed 1/4 cup liquid starch into a sandwich bag and added about 3 drops of green food coloring.

Next add in 1/4 cup glue

Mix well. It will start to form a solid blob. There might be a bit of liquid that will not mix in, just remove the blob of slime and discard the bag with the extra liquid.

Take it out of the bag and have fun!

Looking for more ways to impress your kids? Try making oobleck!

Need a way to use up the rest of the starch? Try making some marbleized paper.

You will find other rainy day activities here.

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Thanks Laci for asking us how to make Gak. The list of submitted DIY questions is getting long, but I love reading the requests and learning what interests Skip to my Lou Readers! If you have a DIY question you can fill out the form in the left sidebar and hit go. Thank You!

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Multi-purpose Ski Badge Reel

posted by cindylouh on July 22nd, 2009 | Uncategorized |

Recently our library changed to new library cards that are similar in shape and size to shopper rewards cards. Just like the shopper cards you receive a large card and also small card for your key ring. Since my children don't have key rings and I didn't want to carry theirs on my key ring, I thought of an easy way to keep them handy.

When we go skiing we attach our lift tickets to our jackets with these badge reels. Our skip pass badge reels fit perfectly to our new library cards.

And it clips to the strap of our new library bag

And it easily extends the card to check out books and then retracts all while never leaving our library bag

I am hoping you have a few extra badge reels laying around your house or they can be easily found at local sporting goods stores. Most suppliers on the Internet require multiples of 100. This makes them extremely cheap (less than a dollar each) but who needs that many. If you know of a good supplier for these ski pass badge reels, please share in the comments.

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Brazilian Caipirinha

posted by cindylouh on July 20th, 2009 | kids, site meter, Uncategorized |

While in Denver we had the complete pleasure of meeting Sergio Augusto and his family.

They live next door to our dear friend Brooke with whom we stayed. They all became such a special part of our lives. Each one in their own way made our time in Denver better ----by helping us with our children, hugs, smiles, friendship and at the end of a long day--- sharing good company, a Brazilian Caipirinha and some amazing music.

How to make a Brazilian Caipirinha

For each Brazilian Caipirinha Sergio style you need 1 lime.

Remove the center part of the lime to keep the drink from becoming bitter.

Thinly slice the limes.

Place limes in a glass.

Add about 1 Tablespoon of sugar (you will have to adjust for your taste).

With a muddler mash the sugar and limes together. Work until you have started to disolve the sugar and have a good amount of juice.

Fill the entire glass with ice.

Fill the glass with Vodka. Traditional recipes call for a shot of alcohol but I have to say these have slightly shy of a 1/2 cup of vodka. To be authentic use Cachaca.

Stir.

Cheers!

Best enjoyed with good friends and this

I hope you all will take the time to visit Sergio's Webisite and learn more about this talented man!

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