Silly projects

 

Last week, the grand fairies and I made salt sculptures to paint.  I really see no point whatsoever in making them… except that they were fun to do.

Basically, it is a bowl of salt, a ton of glitter, and enough water to moisten.  Then, you press it in a mold to let it dry, supposedly rock hard so you can paint them and use them for blocks.  Ours didn't get rock hard, they were a bit crumbly still. But fun to paint anyway.

Heck, anything you can smear paint around on, is good for a bit of entertainment.

Afterward, we played "dinner theater". I set their table up in front of the tv, which is a giant treat here. The TV is supposed to be off during meals and we sit together to eat.

But this is summer vacation, so everything is a treat!

And Dumbo was on,  how could any of us be expected to turn that off to go have lunch????

After lunch was served, the littles had some tea, and were given menus featuring all the M&M colors I had to chose from.  I figured I'd sneak in some learning during the fun.  Reading for Sugarwings, and colors and counting for Dewdrop.  Sugarwings read the menu to her little sis, and then they counted out their order as they sorted the colors together.

And of course, anything tastes better when served with antique silver tongs from a crystal dish.  

 

 ps- I'm having a Summer Clearance sale in the Boutique. I've neglected that poor little shoppette too long, I need to clean up, clear out, and refresh it all. You are welcome to soak up some summertime savings and help me get a fresh start, by using this link and getting 50% off everything in the store:

 

http://www.karlascottage.com/?code=Summersale

 

(You must use that address to get the special price. Going to the regular address does NOT take you to the 50% discount)