tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29615599524742602082024-03-13T21:47:48.308-07:00Sugar Plus SpiceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13218432009131965806noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961559952474260208.post-62368642389629747372013-12-17T11:23:00.000-08:002013-12-17T11:31:53.175-08:00Samoa OrnamentsI got a lot of questions about the Samoa ornaments I made for my daughters' Girl Scout Troop, so I thought I'd brush the dust off my neglected blog and post the instructions. So excuse the blog's appearance please, it will get TLC soon! <br />
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Here is the ornament...<br />
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Looks yummy!</div>
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Here is what you need to make them. Plus hot glue, tacky glue, scissors, etc. The brown circles are felt, and brown rickrack is sometimes difficult to find. You could use ribbon or puffy paint instead. </div>
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They are not hard to make, but do take some time. First thing to do is make salt dough. </div>
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I made the dough using 1 cup of flour and a 1/2 cup of salt. Mix well, then add water slowly while you continue to mix the dough. I had put aside half a cup of water but didn't use all of it. I stopped when it felt a little more firm than Play-Doh. This made enough for about 12 ornaments. </div>
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Then I used a template I'd made for the felt to make the first cookie. I was able to see how much dough I'd need for each cookie and I rolled the rest of the dough into evenly sized balls. Then I flattened each ball onto the template, making them all the same size.</div>
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I used a marker cover to make the hole in the middle, I found it easier and neater than trying to do the hole myself...notice I used our least popular color marker, in case some of the leftover bits stuck inside dry out the marker :-)</div>
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I baked mine on a cookie sheet with parchment paper on 225° for almost 3 hours. I took them out after two hours and checked them, but the bottoms weren't firm enough.</div>
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Then I rubbed tacky glue on the tops, and sprinkled them with rice. You'll need to use a thick layer of glue, and pat down the rice a bit to get a good coating of rice to stick. Let it dry!! Do not be impatient like I did the first time or you'll be sorry!</div>
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When the glue finally dries, give it a good coat of brown paint. I mixed a few browns together to get a good Samoa color, and a fluffy brush to get in all the tiny crevices. Then when the paint is dry, spray the cookies with an acrylic sealer or gloss varnish. I tried brush-on varnish, but all the crevices caused bubbles to form. The spray was easier and looked much better. </div>
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Paint the bottoms a dark brown in case the felt chocolate bottoms don't match up exactly...</div>
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...and then start gluing the rickrack! I found it easiest to do the middle strips first, wrapping them around and gluing underneath. After the one in the middle, add one more on each side of the cookie, wrapping the rickrack underneath and gluing it down. </div>
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Then glue a loop of ribbon to the back of the cookie--I chose purple because that is the color of the box Samoas come in. Then glue the brown felt to the back of the cookie. Then make a bow (I made mine from a thicker ribbon the same color purple), and you're done!</div>
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Now the kids want ornaments of the other Girl Scout cookies! Maybe next year...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13218432009131965806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961559952474260208.post-8186620980396098852011-12-19T08:28:00.000-08:002011-12-19T08:28:32.664-08:00Bump in the road..So my youngest is getting over a long bout of pneumonia, and now my husband has it! I am chewing Airborne like candy and hoping Sugar doesn't get anything more than the cold she has. So here is a shortened version of what we may or may not do this week...<br />
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Monday=Angels= <a href="http://funroom.net/holiday/pprangl.mgi" target="_blank">paper plate angel</a><br />
Tuesday=Hanukkah= <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/flame-free-menorah-801639/" target="_blank">play menorah (we did it a few years ago--cute!!)</a><br />
Wednesday=Act of Kindness= we will drop a donation off at a local charity<br />
Thursday=Hot Cocoa= <a href="http://alphamom.com/family-fun/hot-chocolate-spoons-for-your-dipping-pleasure/" target="_blank">hot cocoa spoons</a><br />
Friday=Legend of the Candycane= <a href="http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/candycanelegend.html" target="_blank">Lots of Ideas here, haven't chosen yet</a><br />
Saturday=Christmas Eve, Santa= we are going to write a note for Santa, and leave it with his cookies<br />
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Here are last year's Hanukkah printables <a href="http://www.4shared.com/dir/APBJsTKs/Hanukkah.html" target="_blank">click HERE</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.4shared.com/dir/ybLaAdS0/CHRISTMAS.html" target="_blank">Christmas printables and games here</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the 12th-16th, we are "visiting" France, England, Sweden, Germany, and Mexico. I also included Israel in the passport because of Hanukkah next week. Get the boarding pass and passports <b><a href="http://www.4shared.com/dir/GDNkWEaQ/Around_the_world.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </b> The boarding passes are for Canada and the US. I can make some for other countries as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cover folds over the cut out pages to make a book. There are 4 stamps for every country--one for the traditional holiday meal, gift giving tradition, holiday traditions, and one for the holiday greeting of that country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Puzzle wreath craft, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from<b> <a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/mpuzzlewreath.htm" target="_blank">DLTK</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paper poinsettia craft, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from <b><a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/mpaper-poinsettia.htm" target="_blank">DLTK</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tree circle craft, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from<b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b><b><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ChristmasTreeCircleHangUp.htm" target="_blank">MakingLearningFun</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I've been working hard on a project for December, and am finally nearing the end. Last minute, of course, but I started so long ago :-) I made a project similar to an advent calendar. Each day has a mini booklet (just one paper, folded in half) and a craft or activity to go with it. I kept it really simple. Each booklet has a short explanation of the theme for the day or a poem, and I found a craft to go with each one. I will be playing music and reading books along with the craft. The week that I have planned for Christmas around the world gets a little more busy, with passports and boarding passes!<br />
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Here is the calendar with the theme for each day..<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the project packs--booklets and the pictures that go on the cover of each booklet. I made them in black & white and color. Click<b> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/dir/GZXrWJu6/Booklets.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> </b>for the project packs</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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After a busy few months, I have returned to my blog. A lot has happened since the last time I posted....<br />
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My mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney disease. She has changed her diet and has lost over 40 pounds! All tests that she's had since she was told about it has stayed the same, so that's good.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We started another year of homeschooling. Sugar is in first grade, but usually lets people know she is doing second grade work as well. Although when we go out during the day and people ask her grade or why she's not in school, she just says "I don't go to school". And that's it! After the looks we get from the people asking, I explain that we homeschool, and she's not really an uneducated delinquent, lol. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am also homeschooling Spice and another little girl the same age (literally, 2 days apart!). Both 3.5 years old. And I take care of a 4th kiddo, 17 months. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but we were planning on going to a Halloween event at our favorite craft store, and there was going to be a crafty costume contest. Soooo, I spent the morning of the contest coming up with this..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a tea set that looks like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRB99Wvbv6w/TrhH8SkoeEI/AAAAAAAAAXo/-Wim_0QlWb0/s1600/IMG_2393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRB99Wvbv6w/TrhH8SkoeEI/AAAAAAAAAXo/-Wim_0QlWb0/s320/IMG_2393.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">until you add cold water, and the cups turn dark pink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all had a good July 4th weekend! It's been a busy week. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">zillions of gorgeous fireworks </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got pics of the guys working but none of them in the sky :-(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xSo_-eNYW-M/TheMu8lwLrI/AAAAAAAAAVs/fOWDx-eC2Zo/s1600/IMG_0718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xSo_-eNYW-M/TheMu8lwLrI/AAAAAAAAAVs/fOWDx-eC2Zo/s320/IMG_0718.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the same kiddos fell asleep during the fireworks, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 of them with their ears still covered! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aQVc8j44lnM/ThePio1gR-I/AAAAAAAAAV8/CT80MIwQfrI/s1600/IMG_0729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aQVc8j44lnM/ThePio1gR-I/AAAAAAAAAV8/CT80MIwQfrI/s320/IMG_0729.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all, it was a wonderful weekend with family and friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Spice's latest obsession is space shuttles. Both girls have watched the last 2 shuttles launch so many times they can repeat everything the NASA guy says during lift-off, lol. Spice likes to tell people all the parts of the shuttle, and until recently she was calling the Solid Rocket Boosters "solid roosters" :-)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Easy and yummy! Sometimes Sugar and Spice even have it for lunch, with a cheese stick on the side. I get asked for the recipe a lot, so I figured I'd share. I make salsa from canned whole tomatoes in the winter, and fresh roma tomatoes in the summer. I always use red onions, jalapenos, cilantro, and cider vinegar. Sometimes I add a tiny bit of grated garlic....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The taste improves over time, and sometimes I add more jalapeno for my husband's batch. Next I'm going to try spraying a little lime juice on the tortilla chips before eating them with salsa :-)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yummy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m581/koliebear12/sig2-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="right" border="0" src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m581/koliebear12/sig2-2.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13218432009131965806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961559952474260208.post-20708902624579669762011-06-26T12:53:00.000-07:002011-06-26T12:56:40.156-07:00Strawberries!!We went strawberry picking! The girls had a lot of fun, and we got to taste a few while we were working. Then we tried some of the little doughnuts they make right at the farm...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">First I got a styrofoam ball & a pile of old DVD/discs that I didn't need anymore. The discs were all silver on the underside. I also used a silver bead, some wire, hot glue, and my heavy duty kitchen scissors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Someone gave me a set of Resurrection Eggs from Familylife.com a couple years ago and I am finally prepared to use them with my daughters. I am looking forward to teaching them the story of Easter, and learning along with them. There are 12 eggs, each with an object inside, that helps tell the story of Easter. We will open the first egg tomorrow, and the last egg will land on Easter Sunday. </div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Tons of good info on Nasa's website! This link will link you to lots of cool interactive pages, including the interactive food tray pictured above:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-4/features/F_Web_Site_About_Space_Food.html">http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/k-4/features/F_Web_Site_About_Space_Food.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">More inforamation on food, sleep, and play can be found here: <a href="http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/index.html">http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/index.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The educator and students areas of Nasa.gov has so many interesting pictures, information, and games. We find something new every day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
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