First Day of School - Such a beautiful poetry!

In summertime the butterflies

dance around our dogwood tree.

Now summer's done and school's begun,

they're fluttering in me!

Will my teacher like me?

Will I make new friends?

Will I learn to write my name

before the school year ends?

Look! There's my teacher now-

she winks as I walk in.
And a boy with a friendly, freckled face
just flashed me a wide grin.

We learn to write alphabet-

and it's only the first day!

hey, I think those butterflies

are fluttering away!

I'll see you soon, my sunny friends

back where you belong-

dancing 'round the dogwood tree

when summer sings its song.

Maria Fleming’s 

Simple step by step photo guide to make your own handmade Paper!

Project contributed by Jen Balcom and Amy Hoover. Thank you ladies!:)

What you will need

• Mold and Deckle  (You can also staple screen to picture frame for deckle)
• Felt
• Sponge
• Cotton fiber ( you can also use dryer lint, egg carton or cardboard etc)
• Tub full of warm water
• Blender
• Dry flowers and Leaves
• Towel

1. Fill tub with warm water.
2. Make pulp by blending warm water, shredded paper and cotton fiber in a blender. Blend until the shredded paper is disintegrated and mixed well. The water will look all cloudy.
3. Pour pulp in the tub full of water.
4. Mix the pulp well in the water.
5. With screen side up on deckle, place mold on top and submerge in water. Scoop up the pulp till the pulp is evenly distributed all over the screen.
6. Place dry flowers and leaves on top and gently float the pulp in water for leaves to settle.
7. Remove the deckle from water.
8. Place it on the towel.
9. Remove the mold.
10. Place the felt on top of handmade paper.
11. Flip it
12. Use sponge to squeeze out excess water with felt side up.
13. Gently peel the felt away from paper and let the paper dry.

Enjoy all new handmade paper! Colormehappyworkshop:)

 

Paper clips Makeover - Simple and creative reuse and repurpose idea!

Flip flops - Super fun, creative n colorful summer craft project!

Summer is usually everyone’s favorite time of the year. Days by the pool, trips to the beach, leisure vacations and picnics with friends and family are on everyone’s things to do list. Long sunny days provide us with an opportunity to spend more quality time with our loved ones.  This month’s project is a perfect way to turn those loving moments into beautiful memories. It can be used to personalize journals, scrapbooks, album covers and pin boards etc.

My daughters create a summer journal every year. This is going to be 2014 summer journal cover with their personalized foot prints. They absolutely loved the idea and enjoyed doing the project.

What you will need

• Colorful foam sheet
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Beads
• Pipe cleaners
• Flip flops for tracing

Using a pencil trace a flip flop on the foam.  Cut out using scissors. Poke 3 holes in the foam to insert pipe cleaner.  Cut pipe cleaner into 2 halves (for a smaller shoe). Insert beads in pipe cleaners, leaving an inch of space on both ends. Now, put both ends of pipe cleaner through the holes.  Twist and adjust ends.  Use a sticker or tape to secure the three ends on opposite side.  
Thanks for visiting :)

Wish you all a very colorful and joyful summer!

 

Acrylic Skins/ Peel Painting - Super fun and creative art project!!

Acrylic skins are super fun and creative way to create colorful patterns and marbling type effects. Each painting is unique and beautiful. No matter what’s the occasion, this painting does wonders in capturing attention of people of all ages.

What you will need

• Acrylic paints

• Gloss or Matte pouring medium

• Glitters

• Plastic sheet ( I used the one from picture frame)

• Small containers to mix paint with medium

• Paint brush

1. In small containers mix acrylic paints with the medium using paint brush. Avoid any bubbles while mixing. You can use both gloss and matt mediums for mixed effect. The medium looks white but dries clear.

2. Pour different colors of paint all over the plastic sheet keeping uniform thickness. For colorful effects try overlapping the colors at the boundaries. The colors will start mixing and create beautiful effects. For details further overlap with gold and silver color.

3. Spread Glitter.

4. Leave it for at least 24 Hours. For humid and cold places leave it up to 48 Hours.

5. Gently peel off when dry.

Enjoy the art!

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day :))

 

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Make book reading more fun with these follow up questions!

• What is the title of the book?
• Who is the author? ...Words by
• Who is the illustrator? ...Pictures by
• What was the book about? ...Message
• What is the main event in the book?
• Was there any conflict in the story? If yes, what was it, and how was it solved? How you would have solved it?
• Who was your favorite character?
• What was your favorite part of the book?
• How would you have changed the story? Why?

Books are fun! Asking follow up questions can also help us understand and appreciate feelings and thought process of our little ones. Staying involved is the best way to stay informed:)

Thanks for visiting and have a colorful day!