6 easy and cheep projects for kids of All ages

 

 

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
-Oscar Wilde

I believe that children should learn through art and play! I often can find myself wishing my son (2yrs old) would have mastered art like an 8 or 9 year old. But I found that you cannot CONTROL the mess and fun that art and play brings into the house. No, seriously moms, let them make a mess! The ideas above are things that your 9 year old and 2 year old could all do together! They will turn out completely different and be smiler in the same, makes for a wonderful experience!

I will tell you how to prep for each art project, most of the things that you need can be made at home, or are WAY cheep! My husband and I are in a tight spot and I did these for less than 2.00 a piece!!  This was so wonderful I just had to share it with the fellow mothers in the world.
 HAPPY CRAFTING!!

 

 

Leaf Stamping!

 

Ok so take a walk, pick up all the leaves you can :) When you get home all you will need is your paint, and some paper!  Paint one side of your leaf all sorts of colors then stamp your leaf onto the paper! Lost of possibilities with this one!

 

 

Turkey Print

 

All you need for this one is an imagination and some paint! paint the palm of your hand one color and fingers another, make your Turkey as bright, wild and Colorful as you want!! So much variety!

 

 

Print Turkey!!

 

I love these! I have one for each year, I can literally see how my son grew this year! Paint your hands to create the fan for the tail feathers, than paint your foot for the body! (i know it tickles... lol)

 

 

 

Fall Tree

You need paper,paper and paper.... well and glue too. To prep for this one for little kids, tear up some fall colored paper, have some brown paper to trace their hand and arm for the trunk. Also cut a plain paper into the shape of a tree canopy  then glue,glue,glue!

 

Leaf puppets

 

Remember those leaves you gathered a few crafts back?!? Glue some to the end of Popsicle sticks add googly eyes, and you have an instant FUN! Really easy and you can play for hours with the right imagination!

 

Exploding Leaf

Place some leaves on a piece of paper, and color over them with a piece of crayon, or chalk. (we used both) voila explosion

 

PLAY WITH FOOD!!

 

OK growing up I ALWAYS got in trouble for playing with my food, but this was a fun craft! you need any food items that you can glue to paper and it wont spoil. IE rice, noodles, beans ECT.

Draw out a picture (like the acorn up top) or print a picture just google 'easy coloring pages for children' in images, BUNCH will show up!

 

 

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I hope you ALL have fun with these simple, cheep and very fun crafts!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Top 20 essential oils I use

My Top 20 Essential Oils List

... And their warnings labels!

 

 

1. Basil- Avoid this during pregnancy

2. Bergamot- Don't use on skin exposed to the sun; may irritate sensitive skin

3. Chamomile- Avoid during first trimester in pregnancy

4. Clove Bud- Avoid during pregnancy

5. Cypress- Avoid during pregnancy AND if you have high blood pressure

6. Eucalyptus- Dilute before using on skin; AVOID if you are an epileptic; AVOID if you have high blood pressure.

7. Fir (white)- DO NOT use on skin if bottle is stored over 1 year

8.  Geranium- AVOID in early pregnancy; over use can lead to insomnia

9. Ginger- Irritates skin

10. Grapefruit- don't expose treated skin to sunlight; do not use with most depression medication

11. Lavender- AVOID if you have low blood pressure

12. Lemon(juice)- Don't expose treated skin to sun, may irritate skin.

13. Lemon Balm- hard to find and expensive

14. Myrrh- AVOID during pregnancy

15. Peppermint- may irritate skin;don't use on broken skin

16.Rosemary- AVOID if you have a history of Epilepsy; have high blood pressure; DO NOT USE on broke or damaged skin

17.Sage, Clary- Do not confuse with garden sage, may cause headaches

18. Tea Tree- possible irritant to sensitive skin

19. Thyme AVOID RED thyme oils, should be a pale yellow

20. Ylang-Ylang: Avoid on damaged skin, expensive and hard to find.

 

 

 



Acne Reliving Compress

Acne Reliving Compress

O.K Everyone has had it, the BIG red spot on your face/arm/back that is a sure sign of a raging zit in the making. There are Zit Zappers you can buy to help relive the pain and make it go away. BUT this is what I do.

You Will Need:

4 Teaspoons of hot water
2 drops of Tea Tree essential oil

1. After mixing the two ingredients soak cotten ball in the solution
2.Squeeze acses solution and dab on zit
3.Covor with band aid for 1 hour

Do this 2ce daily until zit is gone

There you go! As easy as 1...2....3

How to get rid of nasty roaches!

How to get rid of cockroaches!

And Do It Yourself!

 

We have been having issues getting rid of these nasty bugs! We have tried EVERYTHING and nothing really worked! And most of it was WAY expensive!  First cockroaches are attracted to paper, the smell of paper admits a smell that smells like the hormon they put out to tell the others they found food, so -

STEP 1: Get rid of ALL paper stacks.

STEP 2:  Pull out kitchen appliances; such as your stove and fridge; clean and kill as many as you can see, i found that viniger, bleach, and water did best with a spray bottle. 

Step 3: Make the KILL solution! you will need flour (whole, or wheat doesnt  matter), Borax, and sugar. Mix together 2 c. of each ingredient.

 This is the solution when done.
put this under your appliances and line your window sills with it. If you have kids or pets, it is not toxic but if they get into it give them a glass of milk or water and take them to the doc to be sure nothing will happen.   

The flower in the solution makes the roaches sick, and the borax kills them. The sugar is to attract them.

Lay it down thick! The more they eat, the more they die!!

<<< is a picture of how me putting it on the floor under my fridge and stove, I just spooned it.

be prepared it will take about 3 waves of 'babies' going to eat this before they will be gone for sure, but IT WILL WORK 

:) good luck!

Camping teast for the boys, over easter weekend! GRATE IDEA!!

My husband and I were talking about wanting to go camping this summer. We are very outdoorsy people, but since having our oldest boy, we haven't been camping but once! At this point were wondering how out two boys would do camping out in the wilderness... well, not wanting to waste money on gas, and the time to drive out of the city to find out we decided that trying it out in the back yard was best. my oldest (Kie) is almost 2 now, and we wanted to see how HE would sleep in a tent.

Kie and Daddy cooking their dogs

I shouldn't have been too surprised when he wanted to go inside to his warm and comfy bed instead of sleeping in the tent.  We set the tent up in the back yard, and took apart an older BBQ grill to make a fire place. Kie loved to 'cook' his dinner over the fire while sitting with daddy!  He was very ex sided to realize that he could actually eat the hotdog at the end of the stick he was holding! All this time, the baby(Xander), was sleeping in the tent! Xander would do grate camping... but big brother isn't quite ready yet! LOL
 <----- His reaction when I told him that he could eat the hotdog for dinner.

Home made pedilite drink for kids and adults!

Do It Yourself Electrolyte Drink 

When our kids get sick my husband and I automatically go, "we need pedilite" but it gets coustly when you have a whole wave of sickness hitting your house. (those who have more than one kid know what I mean!) So we started the surch for a drink that did the same thing but that we can make at home, and it cost less for more!

You will need 1 cup of apple juice (any brand is good), 2 cups of water, 1 teaspoon of salt and the juice of 1 lemon.  All you have to do is mix it all together and enjoy (in between coughs that is :) ) DON'T FORGET that the juice dose need to be refrigerated, and is best served cold. If whom ever has a sore through warm 1 cup at a time to perverse the whole 'batch'.

Arthritis anyone? This may just help!

Arthritis Home Remedies

First off, a healthy diet is recommended. NO "junk foods" or foods with lots of dressing, and fried food. This will make your arthritis worsen! Junk foods, dressings, and fried foods are considered the "triggers" of arthritis. Try to avoid these triggers to help keep your joints and body healthier. 

POULTICE

 You will need a 3 inch piece of fresh ginger, and olive oil. First you peel and mince your ginger finely. Then, you mix with just enough olive oil to make a paste. After you get a paste apply to your painful joint. It might be helpful to you if you wrap your joint that has the paste as to hold the past in place.  apply for 10-15 minuets then wash off with warm water. NOTE:: For extra relief warm the  paste before applying!

MINTY PAIN RELIEF

 You will need, 2 cups of fresh mint leaves, olive oil, 1 table spoon of rubbing alcohol, and 3-4 drops of tincture of benzine. First you will loosely fill a small jar with your mint leaves. Cover with olive oil to fill jar, and add alcohol. Set jar on a sunny window to seep for 2 weeks. Then, Add tincture of benzine to preserve. store in cool dark place. And rub on joints as needed.

rant about life

LIFE

Does it ever feel like life is just there to suffocate you? I love my husband, and my two boys! But my family is having all sorts of problems right now! It seems we cant go a day with out a reminder that, neither my husband or I have a job, that my husband quit a stable income to go to school! I AM BEHIND HIM 100%, but at the moment it feels like life is just trying to suffocate our family out! My husband is getting depressed, and I cant keep my at home business going!

When I married my husband, I gave up a lot. My chance to finish high school, and attached to that, my chance at an individual future. I also gave him my entire self. When I announced to my step mom, Tammy, that we were getting married she told me something I wish that I never forgot. She said, "Never forget who you are, as an individual. Take care of yourself before each other, because if you don't you will become one person, and that is when the problems start."

She is right, and I forgot to take care of my self too. I don't mind having financial difficulties, fore this is not new to my life style. I have never been 'well off' but I am having a hard time having to ask for the help we need! Growing up, I was thought that asking for help was showing weakness. So now, I have to talk my self into asking for help when I should just be able to.