Spray Chalk

Another Pinterest find...

SPRAY CHALK!

This was a very cool activity to do with the kiddos! All you need is cornstarch, water, spray bottles, and tempura paint.

I found colored water bottles in the sample aisle at Walmart by the pharmacy. I only spent about $10 for this activity and we got 2 whole uses out of that. The cornstarch is the only thing you'll need to keep purchasing, and at only $1.25 per container!!! I love cheap things that make my kids happy. The boys had a GREAT time with this, as did the neighborhood kids. Spray bottles are a good activity for B to strengthen his fine motor skills too!

The only thing to be aware of is that when cornstarch dries, it gets hard. So, as soon as the spray bottle is empty, take the pump out and let it soak in super hot water. If not, then it will get clogged up and will make the kids unhappy and the mommy frustrated!

This project is definitely going in our "Summer Box-O-fun"

These are the colors I started out with...

This is what the chalk looks like once it dried...
We have a black top driveway, which made the colors look SUPER bright and vivid once it dried!

The boys and I did all of this with just ONE of the batches of spray chalk!

I just sprayed the driveway down with the hose, and it all washed right off.

Try it...your kids will LOVE it!

Elephant Toothpaste

More Pinterest fun!

Click here for the specifics on how to do this experiment!

We had to do the experiment a second time to get a better reaction, but it was so worth it!

HOLY Pinterest!

I am totally enjoying Pinterest. I feel like I can exhaust my creative ADHD personality by cruising through that site, and seeing what my friends "Pin." I have a whole basket of summer activities for the boys that are both educational and fun. Here's one!

CLOUD DOUGH

What the heck is Cloud Dough? You got me! I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. I love simple homemade activities for the kids. I love them even more when they are CHEAP! For under $7, I made this...

All you need is 8 cups of flour and 1 cup of baby oil. Mix it together and VOILA...moldable, smooth, yummy smelling Cloud Dough. One regular sized bottle of baby oil made enough for 2 1/2 batches of Cloud Dough. So I had 2 1/2 cups of baby oil and 20 cups of all purpose flour. I just dumped it all in an under the bed storage container I had in the garage and mixed it thoroughly with my hands. I added some plastic bugs I bought in the dollar aisle at Target. These kind of "sensory" activities are GREAT fine motor skill enhancers!

The boys LOVED it! It's incredibly smooth...I liked it too:) Once we were done with it, I just put the lid on the top and stored it in my garage. The boys did get flour all over their clothes, but that's what I get for walking into the house to get a Diet Root Beer and leaving them unattended. It's only flour, and washes off easily....it could totally be worse!

My other obsession on Pinterest are all of the recipes. OH MY GOODNESS I could spend hours looking at them all! I made the Pinterest Trifecta Dinner tonight. Three different recipes...all of which were delicious, easy, and DEVOURED by my kids.

Cheddar Baked Chicken, Oven Roasted Broccoli, and Baked Parmesan Tomatoes

All of these recipes were very easy and DELICIOUS! The broccoli and chicken recipes will definitely be on my menu rotation...FOR SURE. Brandon and I enjoyed the tomatoes...Eric and Connor don't like tomatoes unless they are in "sauce" form. Fine with me...more for me and B!

You've Been SLIMED!

Another Pinterest idea:)

HOMEMADE SLIME!

Five ingredients, four of which most moms have in their house.

Water, Elmer's Glue, Food Coloring, a Ziploc Bag, and Liquid Starch. You can find liquid starch in the laundry detergent aisle. I believe it was under $3 for the large container I bought.

Mix 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup Elmer's glue, and a few drops of the food coloring of your choice in a Ziploc bag and mix until combined.


Next, add 1/4 cup liquid starch and mix again until combined. I snipped a large hole at the bottom of the bag and squeezed the slime out into a bowl.

Connor picked purple slime...are you surprised?!?!?!?! Not me!

Brandon picked Green! This is probably a great tasks for his fine motor skills.

VOILA! Homemade slime. This was so incredibly easy and the boys are having a blast with it!!!!