Homemade chalk

I found a recipe for homemade chalk online, and thought it sounded like fun. I have been meaning to do it for a while, but haven't gotten to it. So I invited a friend over and we made it together. The kids had an O.K. time the day we made it, but they really loved coloring with it the next day.

My friend and I even got in on the fun. I traced her, then she traced me.

To make homemade chalk- 

1/4 cup plaster of paris

2 T water

tempra paint or food coloring (til color is to your liking)

Grease inside of plastic eggs with vaseline, using extra at edges. Put the halves in an empty egg carton. Mix plaster of paris, water, and paint or food coloring (although the color comes off a bit more on your hands with food coloring). When mixed pour into greases egg halves almost to the top. Allow to set up for a few minutes, then put them together and shake to combine. Let them set up for 24 hours, then open the eggs. You may need to use a knife to get in the crack to open eggs.

Playing!

So I have been noticing that the kids are not very creative lately. So I decided to show them as many things as I could think of to do with paper. When I got the square plates, I saved the paper that they wrapped them in. The kids loved it because it was so huge.
Anyway, first we drew to a fun book called "Harold and the Purple Crayon", then I told them a story, and made a shirt. I taped it so that it would stay together on them.


Then we cut it into a snowflake (that I messed up on, and it ended up with a huge middle hole). So, we made it into a veil. Then we got into the dress-up box and made a dress out of 2 scarves, and "flowers" out of two furry boas.

More dresses for my baby!

So I had so much fun making the last dress for the baby, and it looked adorable on her. So I made a couple more. I love how they turned out. 

Dress for the baby

I made this dress for the baby out of fat quarters in my stash. I love it!

Screen printed boards

I painted these boards, then screen printed them using my YUDU screen printer. I love how they turned out.

Upcycled skirt!

I have always wanted to see if I could make a skirt out of the leftovers from cutting pants into shorts. Apparantly it is possible, and I think it turned out way cute. So I kinda like "upcycling".

Placemats

Every time I look at these, I feel so chic. It makes me want to cook more and keep my kitchen clean. I love this pattern from Amy Butler.