Dec 2011 Ornament for swap

Dec 2011 Ornament for swap, Thumbprints of L, P & E
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

The kids participated in their first craft exchange- they made this little ornament out of craft sticks, glue, paint, yarn & felt. The snowman is made from the three kids thumbprints (and of course we made extras to give them to grandparents ;) )

We were inspired by this family fun activity: http://familyfun.go.com/magazine/familyfun-magazine-archive/familyfun-june-2011/colorful-crayon-letter-1015552/
Lillian had a great time making this for her teacher, hopefully she'll like it.

Knit Hat & Scarf Set

Nov 2011
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

Here is a little hat and scarf set I made. This one was for Phoebe but I also knit it in dark blue and purple for my nieces. Here is the pattern as I remember it:

Scarf:
CO 30
K3, P3 (repeat row 4 times)
P3 K3 (repeat row 4 times)
until desired length
in green - K row, P row 6 times
back to original color and pattern

Hat:
CO 80 (green)
k round until 2 inches
switch to blue, k round until desired length (5inches from where the edge rolls up)
K8 K2tog repeat
k all
k7 k2tog repeat
k all
k6 k2tog repeat
k all
k5 k2tog repeat
k all
k4 k2tog repeat
k3 k2tog
k2 k2tog
k1 k2tog
k2tog
thread through and BO

Flower
CO 10
k all
p all
kfb (20)
p all
kfb (40)
p all
kfb (80)
p all
BO

sew flower on to hat and scarf

Taco Seasoning

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/taco-seasoning-i/

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Sensory bin

Sensory bin
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Welcome to the new rage- Sensory Bins. Our first indoor sensory bin is rice with all the old train set stuff and a couple random things I found. The girls absolutely love it and I see more sensory bins in the future. Here are some of my ideas:
construction (trucks, rocks, tp tube)
fishing (marbles, fishing rod & fish from swap)
holiday themed
alphabet soup filler & ?
Great ideas here: http://puppydogtails.blogspot.com/p/sensory-bins.html

cardboard people Dec 2011

cardboard people Dec 2011
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

We got a gift in a very large box so the girls had a great time creating life sized versions of themselves. Lillian said it would take too much time to put stripes down the body of the shirt, but if you notice, the arms are in the same color sequence as her shirt. Phoebe had a great time drawing details- including a belly button, fairy panties & the boo boo on her knee.