somewhere over the...

rainbow

sometimes I get caught up in the 

"i can only do rainbows in march so I better get a move on"

and that annoys me that I get that way!

i need to remember to do things that kids are into not because

"its that time of year"

ok

with that being said 

it is March 9th and we havent done a rainbow activity yet ;)

--dont you love how my mind works!--

we will be doing lots of them now because

what kid doesn't love a rainbow!

We read about Noah and the ark

the animals

and God's promise to us!

the rainbow!

I got this little work sheet from HERE

we then added some fruit loops

BEFORE running to the store to buy a box of fruit loops 

WATCH WHICH ONES YOU GET!!

i was very disappointed when I realized I had the 

SUPER LOOPS

which meant all the reds were shaped like a figure 8...

total bummer! 

but don't worry I think I was the only one annoyed with that!

anyways back to the rainbow...

Lesson was learned today...

when doing an activity that involves glue make sure your glue bottles aren't all empty!

because then you waste time filling them into each other

and then you get upset because the kids are frustrated that their glue "isn't working!"

so always keep LOTS of glue on hand for your projects!!

my lesson was learned!

I loved the way the children worked differently!

Some children worked top to bottom red to purple

while other children put whatever color they wanted anywhere!

I always think little things like that show their personality!

I AM IN LOVE WITH THESE KIDDOS!!!

you can see by these two photos how differently the kids work!

this picture makes me smile!

He LOVES LOVES LOVES to read books!!

Also have you amazed your kiddos with your scientific skills by doing 

THIS

i honestly have no idea why a broom and some eggs will stand all by themself on a specific couple of days something about allignment and an axis, (science isn't my thing) but its pretty cool and the kids will think you are more awesome than you already are!!

happy broom standing!

ROOOAAARRRR!!!!!!!!!

in like a lion and out like a lamb

i don't think this saying applies to 

south dakota

but we still made a lion today!

I got some of the idea from HERE! one of my most favorite teaching blogs!

even though my idea started from the blog above

we had to turn it into our own 

but doing a few things different!

Here is what you will need:

Brown Triangle

red, orange, yellow, brown paint

tooth brushes

spiral noodles

glue

we first glued the triangle to a white piece of paper

then we "brused" the lions hair on!

The tooth brush was a new tool for must of the kiddos

but they picked up on the brushing pretty quickly!!!

more brushing!

an annoyed child

-the story of his life lately!-

we also glued on the noodles and some eyes and made a mouth with the left over brown paint!

and then here you have our lions!!!

i love the way they turned out!

these kids are soooo talented!

I was reminded to do my lion craft from this new blogger!

Also linking this project up with Mingle with Us!

nuggets and colorful bread

Linking this post up with the fabulous link

Watcha Making Wednesdays
and joining the new bloggers at
Two Sasters

Its been awhile since we did anything food related!

When I told the kids that they were going to help make lunch they were PUMPED!

(we were slightly disappointed earlier because our slime that we made didn't turn out)

so being able to help with lunch put a smile on everyone face!

The recipe is from a blog I read and she called it

Chex Mix Chicken

it is a gluten free homemade chicken nugget!  

YUMMO!!!

Now I hear people say that you will see a change in your children if you cook differently

Well today my kids NEEDED change!

In their behavior and attitude

--or maybe it was me that needed change, but for now I blame the kids--

Honestly the daycare kiddos rock but today just wasn't our day

and I know changing their diet for a day will only make them poo more not actually listen :)

anyways back to gluten free chicken nuggets!

What you need:

Chicken -- cut into nuggets

crush up chex mix.  I used the gluten free kind...hence gluten free nuggets!

I also added a little pepper and a little garlic to give them some flavor.

You can add whatever flavors you would like

for example the hubs would LOVE it if I added red pepper for a little kick!

go crazy or stay simple!

break 2-3 eggs and give them a good whip!

then find a helper or 2, to dip in the egg, then roll on the chex mix!

They will think its gross and yucky but will smile and giggle the whole time!

place the nuggets on a cookie sheet covered in tinfoil and greased!

Bake at 400 degrees for 20mins!

After we made our gluten free nuggets and they were cooking away

we painted some bread!

Say what?!? 

Paint bread...

the kids were hesitant about this!

I promised them the bread would still be ok to eat because it was 

MILK PAINT!

What you need:

Milk

food coloring

NEW paint brushes

WHITE bread

here is the milk with some food coloring in it!

"painting" our bread

lots of colorful bread being created!

our YUMMY lunch!!  

Toasted colorful bread, gluten free chicken nuggets, and some fresh fruit!

Hopefully after nap I have a better attitude!!

and the kids have better behavior!

Happy Wednesday!

Go make something with your kids...it might turn your day around!

It's a Pizza Party

It's really not a party but the title works!

We did read 

If you are a fan of Curious George, 

which my kids are

this is a GREAT book!

Curious George gets invited to a pizza party and of course his curiosity gets him into a little bit of trouble!

So we decided to go along with our book we had to make our own pizza,

both real and pretend!!

For our pretend pizzas, 

we had

crust, sauce (red paint) pepperonis, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, and cheese!

We then painted and glued everything together

After we made our pretend pizzas we made real pizza (grilled cheese pizza)

What you need:

2 pieces of bread (one side of each slice buttered)

sauce

cheese

whatever pizza ingredients you desire!

After the pizza then need to be toasted!

and here is the final product!

 the REAL pizza sandwiches
i did cut them out like hearts but its hard to see in the photo!

and the pretend pizza pies!!

Linking up with Whatcha Making Wednesdays!

Linking up with Thirfty Thursday

On Top of Spaghetti!!

WHAT A MESS!!!

- that should be the name of my blog! -

today we painted with spaghetti, and

I had never heard so much laughter and giggling 

from an activity before!

The kiddos couldn't get enough of it!

WHAT A MESS!!!

-First off I have to say "wasting" food is something I struggle with-

I worked at a preschool where some of the children's only meals

were at school!  And that was hard to see!

So I hated "wasting" food!

So we never did a whole lot with food items!

Then I went to a training!

AAAAMAZING!

(google the ooey gooey lady if you don't know who it is!!)

I love her training and i follow her on twitter, and facebook!

SHE ROCKS!

anyways she brought up the whole food issue

-if the kids only meals are while they are in your care, 

then that also means the only time they get to experience life positivly is in your care!-

so to sum up what she said was, these kids need you to 

feed them, clean them, hold them, love them, and EDUCATE THEM!  

and if that means using a few spaghetti noodles to do so than do it!

SO TODAY WE DID IT!!

They LOVED it!

It was like the best painting experience ever!

The pictures are just smeared, nothing exciting was created

but the language, and the laughter

was worth 

THE MESS!!

Here are some pics!

(i didn't get very many because I was covered in red paint and didn't dare touch the camera after that)

i boiled about 20 noodles!  So you really aren't "wasting" a whole lot!

dip them in globs of paint!

I was going for primary colors so the kids would mix the colors to make new colors!

for some reason we just got a whole lot of red and a little purple!!!

But when purple was discovered the crew went NUTS!!!

Here this guy is swinging his noodles to make streaks across his paper

this little dude just laid on the noodles on his paper, picked them back up and did it again!

more swinging action!  and some dragging action!

ahhh and then the "babies"  They LOVED this!  and they were covered in paint when it was over!

I laughed so hard! -and stepped in a pile of spaghetti!- 

his paper was ripped and destroyed he was so into rubbing the paint all over!

-his noodles were the ones I stepped in-

this little man took a little longer to get into it!

but don't worry your friend will help you out!

look at that face of disgust because his buddy was helping him out!!

back off dude this MESS is MINE!

concentrating so hard!!

-and then i got red paint on my hands so the pictures stopped!

But so much fun was had by all!

Now go out buy some spaghetti for supper and use a few noodles for painting!!

Linking this messy post up with Show and Tell #83

Linking up with Sunday Showcase

I am Hungry!

I am noticing a trend to what is our favorites

PIZZA!!

Well here is another way we like to make our pizza

You will need:

English Muffins

cheese whiz

shredded mozz. cheese

pizza sauce

toppings of your choice

and some cute kids to help you make them!

Step 1:  Spread the cheese whiz on the english muffin

Step 2: add the sauce and spread it

Step 3:  add your toppings (we used pepperonis)

Step 4: add the cheese

-i recommend adding more then one tiny piece of cheese at a time like this guy did-

Step 5: place on baking sheet and bake at 425 for 20 mins or until golden brown!

I finally remembered to take an after pic!

-don't mind all the brown stuff on the pan...it totally adds flavor-

Its SOOO YUMMY!!!

Linking up with TGIF Linky Party #9

Also linking up with Whatcha Making Wednesdays