I just saw this on my Facebook and thought that I would share it. It hit home for me. I know that when I say I need some "me time" it sounds like pure selfishness, but what I really mean is I need time to breath and think my own thoughts. Being a stay at home parent is very rewarding, that is true, but it also means that you give up a good part of yourself to be everything for your kids. So please read and pass on to the partners of any stay at home parents you know.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-king/stay-at-home-parent_b_2558642.html
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Scented Paint
I haven't posted in a while because I've just been busy with life and trying to figure out how I want my blog to continue. Although it's great to have a place to put lots of personal things about me and my life, I think I'm going to gear it more towards parenting and my kids. That is what my life consists of right now and these type of blogs are where I find my inspiration at the moment.
I've discovered a new blog that contains many great ideas for kids called Growing a Jeweled Rose. One of the recent ideas I've found is for a scratch and sniff paint. Since I went grocery shopping on Friday, I decided I'd pick up the items needed to make this simple but fun paint.
All you need are three ingredients:
-Kool-Aid
-Cornstarch
-Water
You might not even need to go shopping if you already have these items in your home which is definitely a plus in my book!
My son and I picked out 4 different colors for our paint, Mixed Berry for blue, Cherry for red, Grape for purple, and Peach Mango for a yellowish orange color.
This is a super easy recipe to make. All you need to do is mix about half of the packet of Kool-Aid (depending on how strong you'd like the scent), a tablespoon (I used a heaping tablespoon so it'd be a little thicker) of cornstarch, and a quarter cup of water in a container that is acceptable for paint. The directions given on the website say you can use just the water and Kool-Aid and it will come out more like a water color paint. I was leery of the messiness of that possibility, hence the heaping tablespoon of corn starch.
Just a heads up that the more corn starch you use, the more often you will need to mix the paint up. I noticed that it settled quickly at the bottom of our containers.
My son had lots of fun with this paint, I'm pretty sure he painted for about an hour.
Enjoy!
I've discovered a new blog that contains many great ideas for kids called Growing a Jeweled Rose. One of the recent ideas I've found is for a scratch and sniff paint. Since I went grocery shopping on Friday, I decided I'd pick up the items needed to make this simple but fun paint.
All you need are three ingredients:
-Kool-Aid
-Cornstarch
-Water
You might not even need to go shopping if you already have these items in your home which is definitely a plus in my book!
My son and I picked out 4 different colors for our paint, Mixed Berry for blue, Cherry for red, Grape for purple, and Peach Mango for a yellowish orange color.
This is a super easy recipe to make. All you need to do is mix about half of the packet of Kool-Aid (depending on how strong you'd like the scent), a tablespoon (I used a heaping tablespoon so it'd be a little thicker) of cornstarch, and a quarter cup of water in a container that is acceptable for paint. The directions given on the website say you can use just the water and Kool-Aid and it will come out more like a water color paint. I was leery of the messiness of that possibility, hence the heaping tablespoon of corn starch.
Just a heads up that the more corn starch you use, the more often you will need to mix the paint up. I noticed that it settled quickly at the bottom of our containers.
My son had lots of fun with this paint, I'm pretty sure he painted for about an hour.
Enjoy!
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