Category: River

Robot costume deja vu……

This year, River decided she wanted to be a robot…a pink robot….so..it took awhile..but today..we finally got started on making her costume…better late than never!  This time around, I knew what I was doing..since I made Quinn a robot costume two years ago!  First, I had to find two boxes that would fit her body…..

Then we had to figure out all the holes…eyes, mouth, arms, head…..etc.  Then I had to tape everything..and we had to start decorating!  Finally, everything was ready….and the glue was dry!

It was time to spray paint!  It is always fun seeing all the elements coming together…the spray paint brings it all together!  Right now..it looks like a giant lego….

Embrace the camera…with upside down chin faces….

It is Embrace the Camera time again…….from Emily and her blog, 3 boys and a little lady.  It was supposed to happen yesterday, but I wasn’t able to post….too much craziness!

So, we decided to have some fun……and we had a blast!  We had so many great pictures….and laughed so hard..I didn’t know which photos to choose from…..we did the classic upside down mouth/face photos!  At first, River thought it sounded too strange and wouldn’t participate..but once she saw how much fun we were having..she wanted to jump right in and have her photo taken!

Tuesday and I were upside down on the sofa…with a blanket covering the top part of our heads….and I was holding the camera……trying to take photos..but it was just too hard…and we were laughing way too much!!  Then, I decided to just take the photos normally…..(if you can call it that!) and then turn them upside down and crop them in Photoshop…so much easier! The first set of photos are of Tuesday and I…..

Then there are some of Quinn and I…..

And the last one is of Tuesday and River……We had an awesome time!!

Have a great Friday and enjoy your weekend…go take some great photos with your kids!!

Drawing with Pastels and paper mache paste…..

Today River wanted to use pastels…she uses them sometimes at her art class and she’s been wanting to use them again.  So, I wanted to come up with a fun little art project using them in a different way.  I found this project on the KinderArt website.  They have a lot of great ideas!

First, we needed to get the supplies together……paper (I like to use thick watercolor paper….it works very well when you are using a “wet” medium!  But you could use any type of paper that you have!!), a brush, a container with a bit of water, cornstarch, glue, and pastels.

You have to make the paper mache paste…and there are many different recipes you can use..I like to keep it simple and just take a little bit of water, glue and corn starch.  Mix them all together and you’ve got it..simple.  Then, you want to take your brush and spread it across your paper…get it nice and wet!

Then, just start drawing..or having your little one start drawing!  The paper mache paste makes the pastels glide on much easier and they have a more vibrant color.    I think children really enjoy using the pastels this way because it gives them a different texture….more like a thick paint.   If the paper starts to dry out..just reapply the paper mache… (if you go over a section that has been drawn on..it may make the drawing spread a bit..so be careful…though this is a neat effect…..)

River really enjoyed this project and worked on her drawing for a long time….she does a great job filling up the whole paper…some children have to be encouraged to spread their work out…they get a giant piece of paper and only work on a small area….

She made sure to use every color in the box!  This was a very easy art project that got great results!

Cars…

Time and time again…it seems like certain toys are always the favored ones…..one of them are the Matchbox cars and tracks.  I loved these when I was a kid…and so did all my brothers.  I can remember having to take a nap in my crib…while my brothers were playing with the cars in the hallway…one of my earliest memories…..

Tuesday and Quinn always loved playing with them…and now so does River…..she loves finding out which cars work the best….and which cars don’t seem to go at all…..

Barbie extravaganza………

Well…the time finally came…..the time that you dread in every young girl’s life….Barbie time!  We had been holding it off for a long time…but it finally arrived…River loves Barbie and wanted the Barbie Dream House in her room!

We spent about two hours the other day lugging the Barbie Dream House up from the basement….it was very dirty and dusty…so we had to put all the furniture in the tub…River was in charge of cleaning the furniture..and she did a great job.  Then I got to break the house apart and put all those pieces in the tub and scrub them clean…….

After everything was re-assembled in River’s room……River arranged all the furniture just the way she wanted it and played with the Barbies for about two hours!! I guess Barbie isn’t so bad after all!

River takes the camera….

Today’s post is brought to you by River….after art class…on the walk home..I gave her my camera and let her take photos.  Whenever we used to go on long bike rides..we used to let Tuesday and Quinn take photos..along the way.  I always loved looking at the photos the took….a different perspective.  River was so excited to get to take photos!  She had a great time.

Happy Weekend!

Embrace the Camera….

So, I’ve been following Emily and her blog, 3 boys and a little lady…..and every Thursday she does a post called Embrace the Camera…so this week I’ve decided to play along.  For some reason, River was not in a picture taking mood..so I had to bribe her with candy corn!  I got inspired by Ashley, over at The Domestic Wannabe, to take mirror photos…..they turned out okay..but it was slightly overcast and, as I stated, River was not in a cooperative mood!  I will have to give it another try next week!