Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Middle Child

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Thanks to my friend Ursula, I have decided to read The Birth Order Book by Dr. Kevin Leman. I won't get into the details of what I'm learning about myself and my birth order, but I will tell you it is extremely interesting, and I'm hoping to gain some valuable insight into all my children's personalities, especially this one:


This past week or so he's developed an interest in all the locks on the bathroom doors and our bedroom door. Not so bad when he locks himself in and you coax him to unlock it, not so fun when he locks it and then runs from the room and closes the door behind him.
 He's been quoting random things lately too, all in his crazed sing song Parker way, so there is little chance of figuring out where the original quote came from.
tonight at dinner he says "Call the fire brigade, my tongue is on FII-IRE!"( although he says brigand instead of brigade, I think this is from a game he plays on Boowa and Kwala)
Another thing he likes to say again and again, is "We'll get you what you want" ( I think this is from Backyardigans music we play in the car) and "KA-BOOOOO!" while he's trying to make his baby brother laugh, or drive his older brother crazy. He is a non-stop little ball of climbing, rolling, singing,roaring,bouncing-of-the-walls with energy little boy.
maybe this week I'll try and keep a little list of what my little hooligan gets into, it might make a fun page all on it's own.

The page was brought about by a friendly challenge we had between the admins of Practical Scrappers this month to use everyday tape on a project. I used scotch tape to seal some punched shapes and sequins to my background cardstock. I then had a blast doodling and adding details like stamps and Pearls with my Pearl Pen and Glitter Liner from Viva Decor.

Materials:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper
PP: Scenic Route, MME, Momenta
Sequins: Unknown
Letters: American Crafts
Pearl Pen, Glitter Liner by Viva Decor
Ink:Colorbox Ink- Quicksilver
Stamps: Outlines, unknown
Metallic pen: Pilot Super Color Silver

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Rainy Day

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Today was a rainy day. I used to love rainy days, I'd curl up with a big mug of tea, read a book, do something creative, have a nap.  Now I have 3 kids. Three very active kids. ( well ok one REALLY active, 2 kinda active kids). I really dislike rainy days.

Today's craft took all of 2 minutes to prepare, and unfortunately it kept the kids attention just about as long. I need to find something easy enough for them to do that will also keep them busy for at least 10 minutes.

I had to make one to show them how to do it, and I applied the glue and drew the smile. I love Ethan's rainbow hued guy. We also put magnets on the backs so they could play with them on the fridge downstairs. Too bad I banned them from the room about 20 minutes later for being too rambunctious.

In other creative adventures, here's a page I made a couple of weeks ago for a store sample using the new BabySaurus line from Little Yellow Bicycle.


The best part of this one for me was the orange swirls which were scraps left over from a diecut  I made, and getting to use one of my new paper/pearl pens from Viva decor. These are my new go to scrapbooking supply. They are really just too much fun to use.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

The Dadbots

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Well that's what I'm nicknaming them...
My first challenge as a Design Team member for Momenta, was to create something for Father's Day. With the Canada Post strike still going strong, I decided I couldn't wait for my product to arrive to start creating. Luckily, I was able to find 3 locations nearby who carry a selection of ATD Momenta product.
These robot stickers just had to come home with me! Perfectly themed for my Sci-Fi television loving hubby:

Ethan had fun telling me which robot was him, which one was Parker, and which one was Rowan. He changed his mind a few times, but it seems Rowan will always be the smallest robot no matter what.
Here's the inside:


Happy Father's Day to all the great Dads out there!

Friday, June 17, 2011

Do's and don't for crafting father's day gifts with the kiddos

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**ETA do not post Father's day gifts to your blog/facebook before giving the gift to your spouse. ( I feel so dumb)
  • do prepare as much as possible ahead of time.
  • do keep things as simple as possible
  • do try and make sure it's something dad will use/love
  • do keep 2.5 year old away from paints after application
  • do try and keep your patience under control while controlling paint smeared 2.5 year old
  • do not try and paint a 6 months old  hands and expect a clean handprint on anything except what you are wearing.
  • do not think you can juggle 20lb baby in one arm, hold back one painted limb, and apply second painted hand/foot to paper.
  • do not panic if baby eats green tempera paint ( try not to at least)
  • do not attempt getting paint anywhere near the 6 month old without another adult around for help...
  • do try and craft as near as possible to  an area where everyone can be easily hosed down!

do try this at home- it was worth it!

I got the idea here