Monday, 10 August 2015
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Many a true word is spoken in jest!
My daughter sent me this earlier today. We laughed so much I thought I would share it!
Saturday, 13 June 2015
Play dough
This week we made some play dough using the instructions from this video.
It's the best recipe I've ever done. The dough came out perfect but I will add that we had to juggle a little at the end with the water and the flour quantities.
If you have little ones who just want to manipulate, squidge, or at the most make a ball or a sausage, then you need to add a little more water to your dough. If you want a stiffer dough for modelling, I still found I needed to add a little more water but not quite so much.
I also found that, although the recipe is initially for four different colours, you can actually get five. The recipe calls for four cups of flour, but then you add one and a half cups of salt, mix and distribute between the four bowls. This leaves you with at least one more cup of mixture. We made purple.
It's the best recipe I've ever done. The dough came out perfect but I will add that we had to juggle a little at the end with the water and the flour quantities.
If you have little ones who just want to manipulate, squidge, or at the most make a ball or a sausage, then you need to add a little more water to your dough. If you want a stiffer dough for modelling, I still found I needed to add a little more water but not quite so much.
I also found that, although the recipe is initially for four different colours, you can actually get five. The recipe calls for four cups of flour, but then you add one and a half cups of salt, mix and distribute between the four bowls. This leaves you with at least one more cup of mixture. We made purple.
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Bean bags
I haven't done anything crafty in ages but this morning I found a few minutes to quickly whip up eight little bean bags. Sewn in a jiffy, they were.
Jiffy = a bit more than an hour!
If you want the pattern and very clear, simple instructions then just pop over to this web.
Just a note: when you reach the part where it explains that you "turn the fabric to the right way out, then sew the top edge in by about 1/2 inch", do this sewing over before you turn the bag the right way out. You will find it loads easier.
Oh, and by the way, I didn't use beans. I used little plastic pellets which I bought for a fair price via internet. This way the little bags can be washed.
Jiffy = a bit more than an hour!
If you want the pattern and very clear, simple instructions then just pop over to this web.
Just a note: when you reach the part where it explains that you "turn the fabric to the right way out, then sew the top edge in by about 1/2 inch", do this sewing over before you turn the bag the right way out. You will find it loads easier.
Oh, and by the way, I didn't use beans. I used little plastic pellets which I bought for a fair price via internet. This way the little bags can be washed.
Monday, 8 June 2015
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Another poem
Time for T.
It's 10 o'clock
So time to stop
For a deliciously cheerful
Cup of T.
Boil the water
Choose the mug
(It has to be Pooh
If the T. is for me!)
Temptation fruits
Or acai berries.
Make T. for two,
Even better for three!
S.J.
S.J.
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