Making play dough

We spent an hour making homemade playdough. The girls measured out the ingredients and stirred until thick, but the best part- mixing the colors! It was like chemistry class wondering what a drop of blue would turn it to. What fun!

Planting Spring Wheat grass

Each year at the Spring Equinox, we plant wheat grass in baskets, shallow dishes or plates. It always looks so festive and lasts through the spring.

Counting our Pennies

The girls spent awhile looking and learning about wheat pennies and money values.

Wind Chimes

We learned about the March winds this week. Our craft was to make a nature wind chime. These came out so great! Here are some pictures with Lily & Brooke holding theirs. They are so proud, they hung them in the outside nature "house" (3 hugh privet bushes they play in)

I was outside in the yard and they actually do clank around so nicely!

Shrove Tuesday

Had a wonderful plate of fluffy, crisp pancakes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Since we were out of maple syrup, I substituted frozen cherries and cinnamon sprinkled with chocolate chips! A very big hit with the 6 year old crowd.

Sunflower seed necklaces

We dried these large sunflower heads from the garden last fall. I found them sitting in the garage just looking for something to do. We took nylon string, soaked the seeds for 15 min and then strung them to make necklaces for the birds!

Tip: Use thin needle to avoid breaking the seeds and sticking little fingers.

Cleaning and organizing

I have spent the past few days doing a pre-spring cleaning and de-cluttering. We are putting our house up for sale next week, so this is a mandatory step. Though it is hard work, each room is transformed into an organized, sparkly space. It is nice to walk through the house and smile because I know it is clean.