My life: April 2013

Are your kids bored and you need a project for them to do. Well here's a great couple of art projects to keep their little hands busy.

Tadpole Pail:

Collecting a pail full of tadpoles has never been easier! Press a tadpole-shaped sponge in a shallow pan of green paint and then onto a silver poster board pail cutout. Repeat the process, adding paint as needed, until a desired effect is achieved. When the paint is dry, use a marker to add an eye to each tadpole; then attach a paper handle to the pail.

Puff Painting:

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

- See more at: http://www.theeducationcenter.com/af/nl/tec/core/efile/CompanionDetailViewer.do?DETAIL=040713_artscrafts_03&utm_source=ArtsCrafts3&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Text&utm_campaign=040713ArtsandCrafts#sthash.dSLi8Ic4.dpuf

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

- See more at: http://www.theeducationcenter.com/af/nl/tec/core/efile/CompanionDetailViewer.do?DETAIL=040713_artscrafts_01&utm_source=ArtsCrafts1&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Text&utm_campaign=040713ArtsandCrafts#sthash.Y2yjGKtc.dpuf

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Type: craft

The forecast for this drip-drop display is a puff of wind and a shower of fun!

Supplies:

scissors
9" x 12" blue construction paper
eye droppers
thinned dark blue and light blue tempera paint

Setup:

Cut a large raindrop shape from the blue paper and then cut out the center to make a frame.

Steps:

Use an eyedropper to drip several drops of each paint onto the white paper.
Use the straw to blow the paint around the paper. Let it dry.
Glue the frame onto the painted paper.
Trim the excess paper away from the outside of the frame.

Well this weekend was my third race. I have been sick all week and I was very unsure how I would do. I was pleasentley surprised at my ability to keep up and do what needed to be done. I finished in 45 minutes. My goal over the next couple weeks will be to increase my ability to run three miles straight. There was more walking then normal but it didn't seem to inhibit my time. I'm not sure how these races and running is helping me lose weight, that seems to have stalled but I do feel better after I run and I'm enjoying the time I'm spending with my mom and my sister. Next, weekend we run the Firefly race. It is the same track we just ran so that will make it interesting. Not sure if that will help or hinder but I look forward to the challenge. Oh, and my sister is dying to do a mudathon so, it's time to start strength training to see what I'm really made of. Less chub and more muscle.