Painting with Packaging and Slow Weekends

A thoughtful gift for my birthday. Unfortunately, due to ridiculously sensitive skin,  they make me itch.  The big Bowerbird is very glad that I have this problem as she is rather partial to a bath bomb.

The box was filled with biodegradable packing peanuts which make excellent craft products. 

 If you wet the end they become sticky and you can sculpt with them. Apparently you can even use them as a food source, if desperate, but we didn't try that out.

  

  

Whilst the children played there was some seed sorting.  I finally cracked open my spaghetti squash, alas no spaghetti, but perfectly formed seeds (anyone know if that is normal with spaghetti squash?).  I didn't want to waste the flesh so I grated it and put it into apple and spaghetti squash muffins - quite delicious.

After the packaging peanuts had been used to build towers that were subsequently demolished, we added some water and food dye to them - the little Bowerbirds had a wonderful time making goo.

 Everything is more fun with food dye.

 

The food dye also came out to add to a batch of these macaroons that the big Bowerbird made.

 Then with the packaging goo we made paint.

And just in case there wasn't enough food dye action - green was added to pancakes - food dye and pancakes are a Sunday tradition. We had pancake letters made for each child this weekend and Mr Bowerbird made me a beautiful sun.

  The cold weather led to a day long craftathon. Out came the plasticine.

  
 

 Finally the chalk had a workout

love a slow weekend

When Playdough goes Bad

A speed blog, 15 minutes before midnight, can she get in a Blogtober post for the 12th October? 

Lots of hide and seek going on here at the moment.  Little one said peekaboo 100 times to me in the car on my way to Melbourne today, ah surprise, you're still in your car seat sweet heart, fancy that.

Our house is currently adoring the sweet tunes of Elizabeth Mitchell.  The little one adds in our local birds - Wattle Bird, Watlle Bird, Magpie, Magpie.  Love it that the seven year old sings along too.

I was going to add a funny nit treatment picture hear but that would be a bit cruel on poor Bowerbird kidlet. Bad mummy, stop laughing at your children's misfortune. Do you ever laugh when your meant to be giving sympathy? I have to cover my mouth sometimes.

    Mummy this playdough feels a bit dry.

Yep, I don't think it's much good. 

More fun with spaghetti. 

OOOOh, even better with water! 

Making boats

 Painting with playdough

 Making play dough scene at the beach - sculpting wet sticky play dough.  We later added some sprinkles and the a little bit of soup mix, then finally, after hours of fun, we scraped it all up and popped it in the bin.  This play dough has lasted since Xmas and it was great to give it one final Hurrah before we ended it's days.

Big Bowerbird chick has been getting creative on our new chalk board. All three were fighting over space today so I introduced the tray and tin to the mix. Pics another day.

Raspberry and chocolate muffins for afternoon tea.

Done! With a few minutes to spare, please forgive any typos or nonsense.


Post 99 makes me feel all 80s.

Speaking of balloons, I am shamefully enjoying the Cadbury balloon Bubbles add. Sorry I'm waffling, should go to bed!