Chia needed a button sewn on her fave jean skirt so we pulled out the button jar to find one that would fit & Amelie promptly emptied the contents onto the floor.
Chia helped me find the right button but helping me sew was out of the question -who has time for sewing where there are oodles of buttons begging to be shot across the floor?
I needed something to keep them busy while I worked and this was the result:
Materials needed:
3 pieces of card stock
Thick marker
Write a size at the top of the card stock.
Draw circles for your buttons (as you can see I was in a HURRY and the sizing is not quite right, but hey, it took less than 5 mins & they LOVED it!)
Let your kids play with them.
The girls played with these for a looooooooooong time (20 mins) and didn't want to pack up for lunch (we ate late that day!). Later we added a "medium" page as Chia noted that some buttons weren't small or big.
Chia's photos!
Yep, her first time to use a camera alone & she went camera crazy! Here is our *tidy-perfectly organised* room as seen through the eyes of "T".
I give you our room:
(*note the nice box of stuff-we-need-to-get-out-of here which always ends up mixed with where-is-my-fave-stuffed animal/doll/car/princess dress/shoes?)
Hmm...?
"SMILE MUMMY!" ....Runs off to find the next victim
Not bad T, it's in focus!
I love this one, it has an artsy feel to it.
Trying to get close up & focus
Still trying...
"LOOK MUMMY, I DID IT!"
"I DID it mummy! Can I SEE!!"
Good job T, in focus again!
Welcome to Onigiri Making 101
Lay out that cling wrap, sprinkle with water and douse with salt
Add the rice, make a hole in the middle and put your filling in (tuna, umeboshi, etc.)
Squish into a triangular shape... or a ball
Tada! You have an onigiri
Mmm! Good stuff.
jan, ken, poi!
Chia with head back pointing at the sky: "LOOK IT'S MAN VS. WILD'S HELICOPTER! "
It turned out the helicopter was checkin' out this smoke column.
