Watermelon Day!

August Third is Watermelon Day and while I don't have nifty step by step photos for ya right now, I do have a brand new KABOODLE list and a fun idea!

Paint with watermelon! This is a super fun, super sticky snack time activity. Oh how I wish I had pictures for ya...perhaps my gal Dani may have a go at it and supply us with some pics...hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

What you need:

*watermelon, sliced like bread slices, in rounds

*cookies cutters

*plain or vanilla yogurt

*food color

*colored sugar or cake decorations

*wax paper, freezer paper or large plastic trays

*cups to hold your yogurt paint

*a hose to wash your kidlets off!

scrumdilly-do it!

Add about 1/4 cup of yogurt to at least two small containers. Add a drop or two of food color and mix it in. This will be the "paint"

There are two ways you can go about this, you can slice up the melon into long strips that your kidlets can use as brushes or you can set out rounds of melon, give your wee ones a couple of cookie cutters and let them have a go at it. They can cut out shaped pieces of melon that can then be dipped into the "paint" and plopped onto their paper or trays for some printmaking fun. Once their picture is "finished" set out some small cupcake liners with colored sugar or a salt shaker with sprinkles and let them add some "glitter" once they are all done, snap a few shots of their amazing work and fabulously sticky selves and then let them eat their art!

Your kidlets can also use their yogurt "paint" as icing and they can make watermelon "cookies" for snacking on.

Happy Watermelon Day!

*more watermelon fun

*watermelon facts

*Herbie Hancock does Watermelon Man

July is National Ice Cream Month

Check out my newest Kaboodle list for books, games and cuteness for kidlets!

Pizza Fun

p-p-p-pizza party!

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Please forgive that big ugly gap at the top. I have no idea how to fix it but thought maybe a visual of the kaboodle list would entice ya to take a looksie. There are all sorts of links to great books and other fun, games and toys! How are you gonna celebrate pizza day?

A new day, a new Kaboodle!

bots! bots! bo bots!

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For the dogs!

Being that tomorrow is Puppy Day according to whomever it was who really likes puppies, I have compiled both a kaboodle list of fun and a listmania list of doggone good reads for you. I know that there are a great many dog books that aren't on the list but the ones I listed are some of my favorites! Please check them out and try to find them at your local library! For now, here are two of my top faves for funny looking doggie reads. Both are about funny looking dogs and both will delight your wee ones i'm sure of it! While Unlovable is a prettier looking book, give Uglypus a chance. He becomes a hero and a true friend to a boy who couldn't appreciate him in the begining. It's all about not judging one's beauty from the outside.


Uglypuss
Written & Illustrated by Caroline Gregoire
Translated by George Wen
Published by Henry Holt and Co. 1993 (no longer in print)

Unlovable
Written & Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Published by Henry Holt and Co. 2002

Happy Pie Day!

Yup, today is pie day and while I am indeed baking a pie today, at some point, do not have any purdy pictures to share, nor do I have any of the Pie Books I recommended on my LISTMANIA list...drats! Wait, here is an okay pic of a tart I made, this could work! So, for now, take a gander over to my Kaboodle page for some linky-dinks for some pie crazy fun and here are a few ideas you could try for today with yer wee ones.

*Make some pie crust! Here's a vegan recipe that is easy and fun and yer kidlets can play with it like play dough. You can roll it out and they can make wee little pie crust cookies that would be yummy with jam. You can also make wee tarts by folding the dough up and over a dollop of jam or preserves...yummy!

*Have any aluminum pie pans? set them out with an assortment of collage materials and let yer wee ones make a wall hanging. Once everything is dry, add a picture hanger to the back and viola! Instant art!

*Make a shaving cream pie! Cover the play area with a splat mat or vinyl table cloth, pull out yer alluminum pie pans (you can also pick them up at the supermarket for cheap or save them from previous pie fun), add a little shaving cream and a few other washable toys and such and let them have a go at it. A Place of Our Own mentions using food color. I would recommend using Liquid Watercolor. A little goes a LONG LONG way and you can go in as a group to purchase all the colors and then split them up into smaller portions using the nancy bottles. Seriously, this stuff lasts a long time!

*If the weather permits, make mud pies! You can make them indoors if you are very brave but outdoor play is always a plus!

Okee doke, folks! That's all I have for now. Tomorrow, make sure you pay someone a compliment. After all, it is National Compliment Day!