What to do when...

So we had a free morning the other day, and around here that translates into busy hands. So in order to occupy said hands I ran to the kitchen to pull out anything they could get there hands into. Only problem, I didn't quite have time to plan the entire activity, so we kind of went into it not knowing what we were going to accomplish. Either way we had fun. I guess not every craft has to have a purpose, or at least a product—the purpose here was fun!

Basically put, I took my kids on a small tie dying adventure. We gathered old baby rags (anyone with babies, let alone multiples, will understand how they collect over the years), got a dish, mixed our colors and ... Voila! We will have to update later what these may be used for, for now just look at the fun we had ;)

Homemade Fruit and Veggie Popsicles

I don't know where you are, but here, it's hot and muggy. So what better way to cool off than with a frozen treat.

I've been experimenting this week with a variety of homemade frozen treats. So far they've all been a hit. But I decided to amp up the healthiness factor. So I made homemade fruit and veggie popsicles. They were super easy too.

Here's what you'll need:
• your favorite summer fruit. I used three mangos.
• fruit and vegetable blend juice. Again, I used V8 Fusion (peach-mango flavor)
• three-ounce paper cups
• popsicle sticks

Directions:
Cut up your fruit and purée. Add enough juice to sweeten but not water down the fruit. (You don't want it too soupy. I added a quarter cup at a time and ended up using a half cup.) Put it in the paper cups and freeze. After an hour, put in your sticks. Let them freeze overnight. And there you go, a healthy frozen treat that your kids will love!

How was your Fourth?

It seems that raising children makes you really understand and respect Independence Day. The more they grow the more they do on their own, the more you see what they are capable of. This year's celebration brought the feat of going under water in the pool—momentous and applauded :).

Here are four momentous things you can teach your child to get them celebrating years of Independence:

1) cartwheel
2) shoe tying (never too early) ;)
3) hula hooping
4) bike riding

As always have tons of fun, all the best to you and yours!