Kids Creative Chaos

Summer Fun In The Creek

2012-05-27T09:00:00.000-04:00

Angie's Corner

The kiddo's have officially been on summer break for a week. On this particular day we met some friend's of ours at the local park, Arbuckle Park so the kid's could all play in the creek. The girl's on this trip were highly out numbered but my daughter Chick a Bitty showed them a girl could catch crawfish or crawdad's (depending on what you called them as you grew up, as I was corrected more than once that they weren't "crawdad's" but crawfish that day.) just as well as a boy, if not better since she managed to catch the biggest one of the day. :)

The bucket of crawfish that all kid's caught

The crawfish or "lobster" as I called it that Chick a Bitty caught

Marshmallow Party Activity

2012-05-24T00:00:00.000-04:00

Tracey's Tempo

BIRTHDAY'S ON A BUDGET: Things to do with Marshmallows

Marshmallow Toss

What you Need:
A Bucket or Large Bowl and a bag of Large Marshmallows

How to Play:
Divide the party-goers into pairs. The first team up chooses a catcher and a thrower. The catcher stands on one end of the room and holds the bucket or bowl on top of their head and the thrower stands on the other end of the room with the bag of marshmallows. The thrower tries to toss the marshmallows into the bucket. The catcher can move and duck to try to catch them, as long as they do not move their feet and they must remain standing. Each team takes a turn to see which team can catch the most!

Weekly Kid Co-op ~ Hop Around :-)

2012-05-23T10:50:00.001-04:00

Vegetarian Lettuce Wrap Recipe

2012-05-22T09:32:00.001-04:00

Angie's Recipes

P.F. Chang Cloned Vegetarian Lettuce Wrap Recipe

Okay, first I will let you know I found this "Clone" Recipe on-line after craving these for over a week. To give credit where credit is due I found this on the website Food.com. I did change a few things after reading the reviews and looking at the ingredient list to find Oyster Sauce ( I chose to omit to make it actually a vegetarian dish). This was an easy dish to make and pass off to the family.

The family fell in love with the chicken version of the lettuce wraps when I introduced them to the restaurant and after making several dishes with tofu; the family fell in love with that too. So no one in my house was going to complain about this dish! Score one for mom. :-)

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Pin~it Online Scavenger Hunt 5/21/2012

2012-05-21T00:04:00.000-04:00

Join the fun & find great preschool, elementary, and camp curriculum on Pinterest

Weekly winner is chosen by you.
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Counting Blessings on Mother's Day

2012-05-20T00:30:00.000-04:00

Angie's Corner

A Wonderful Mother's Day

I managed to have a very blessed Mother's Day this year and I am very grateful. Don't get me wrong, I have cherished all of the Mother's Days past but this one was special, by the end of the week I received good news on top of good news.

First call was for a potential job that I had initially interviewed for but didn't get but by a strange turn of events the position was open again. I find out more info at the end of this week. My second good news event was my husband, we will call B, won a drawing to get $5 off a frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf (a new frozen yogurt business in our town) which can be a bit pricey for a family of four. Then came the flowers from my very special Mother-in-law and my daughter Chick-a-Bitty, a wonderful breakfast, and my two guys B and Bugs grilling dinner.

Wonderful flowers that were delivered

6 Travel Tips for traveling with Kids

2012-05-17T02:00:00.000-04:00

TRACEY'S TEMPO

Road Trip!

6 tips to traveling with 6 kids in a van for 16 hours (and making it out with your sanity)

Entertainment is essential!

First of all, you may already be insane for attempting such a feat, but with careful planning, and a LOT of patience (and potty stops), you can make it happen!

Decorate Kid's Room with Rubber Stamps

2012-05-16T00:00:00.000-04:00

Rubber Stamps make an artsy outline you can fill in with crayons or paint to decorate a whimsical room.

Velcro is attached to the wall and the back of the book, glue ribbon to flaps and tie closed for wall art, pull it off to read.

A lone valance in my fav color, periwinkle was the inspiration. Hang a curtain rod over the toilet and add a fun curtain for a splash of color. We have high ceilings so we hung fabric flowers from the ceiling and let them dangle at 7'.

What's your whimsy? Tell us you two cents and share you ideas.

My Big Bottom Blessing by Teasi Cannon

2012-05-15T00:30:00.000-04:00

Angie's Corner

My Big Bottom Blessing

How Hating My Body Led to Loving My Life

Published by Worthy Publishing~2012

Teasi (pronounced Tee See) Cannon has a master's degree in pastoral counseling from Liberty Theological Seminary and is a sought-after speaker who loves to help women remember who they are in Christ. The book is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble in paperback or for your Kindle or Nook.

Pin-it Online Scavenger Hunt 5/14/2012

2012-05-13T22:52:00.000-04:00

Join the fun & find great classroom curriculum on Pinterest

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Strawberry Mini-Cakes Muffin Pan Recipe

2012-05-13T04:00:00.000-04:00

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Sensory Saturday Kid's Outdoor Games

2012-05-12T04:00:00.000-04:00

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BIRTHDAY'S ON A BUDGET
Monsters, Wizards, & Elves

This is a fun game we learned at VBS a few years ago and it is loads of fun to play! It’s like a live action game of ‘Paper, Rock, Scissors’.

Monkey Mask, Treat, and Companion Story

2012-05-11T00:00:00.000-04:00

Do Monkey Around...

Our Messy Preschool Class had a blast making paper masks.

Slurpin' for Worms Birthday Activity

2012-05-10T05:00:00.000-04:00

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BIRTHDAY'S ON A BUDGET

No matter how much we would like to, most parents just aren’t able to throw that ultra-expensive birthday party every year, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be fun! Here is a great idea and you can switch up the theme. We went with Worms.

Easy Kid's Game for Party.

Melted Crayons in Chocolate & Soap Molds

2012-05-09T04:00:00.000-04:00

Crayon fun for Preschoolers

What could be more fun than coloring with a dinosaur?

Grab a soap or chocolate mold, spray with non-stick spray, insert broken crayon bits, melt slowly, check often and stir.

Kindergarten Field Trip to Outer Space

2012-05-08T10:00:00.000-04:00

Angie's Corner

Trip to Challenger Learning Center to learn about Astronauts

Bug on Bus (He saved me a spot so I could sit with him)

Pin~it Scavenger Hunt 5/8/2012

2012-05-07T11:14:00.000-04:00

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Sensory Saturday ~ 12 Fun Things to Use with Play Dough

2012-05-05T11:04:00.001-04:00

Today's Sensory Saturday Guest Post is from Krissy Sherman Bonning, Mama of 3, and Blogger at B.Inspired, Mama! (Connecting moms with kid-friendly arts & crafts, easy recipes, and preschool learning fun.) Hop over to Krissy's blog and check out all of the cool fun from a Mommy with a Master's degree in Art Education.

I found an exciting feature on her blog, she accepts Submissions from other bloggers!
Get your fun ideas posted and earn yourself some much deserved recognition.

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Secret Garden ~ Favorite Places from Childhood

2012-05-02T12:11:00.000-04:00

Tracey's Tempo

Favorite Secret Getaway.

Powder Puff Pinewood Derby

2012-05-01T02:00:00.000-04:00

Angie's Corner

Girl Scout's Pinewood Derby

Pin~it Online Scavenger Hunt ~ 4/30/2012

2012-04-30T10:28:00.000-04:00

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Sensory Saturday ~ Nature Based Circle Time

2012-04-28T02:00:00.000-04:00

Didi from Duck Duck Octopus shared this awesome game~

Perfect for a Circle Time Activity

Nature's Treasures

Craft Fail: Kid's Science Celery Experiment

2012-04-27T04:30:00.000-04:00

How do plants drink water?

Good question ~ we never found out!

Grab a glass of water, insert a few drops of food coloring.

Weekly Kid's Co-op ~ Craft Ideas

2012-04-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

Losing my first tooth!

2012-04-26T05:00:00.000-04:00

Angie's Corner

Finally lost my tooth!