5 min longer length apron/smock for kids

July 8, 2015Leave a comment

We do a lot of crafting around these parts, seriously even Rob likes building model buildings and vehicles. You guys know I’m always making things and Aidan can’t get enough of painting, glueing and building.

While I encourage his interest (uhm duh) I am growing tired of clothes destroyed by paint! seriously even the “safe on clothes” type paint isn’t really safe on clothes.

He has a apron/smock but it is so short he inevitably needs new pants every time a picture goes up on the fridge (or picture wall in our case).

So I decided to make a long length apron/smock for crafting time, it took around 5min (and that’s with me taking pictures) Here is how to make your own, using an old t-shirt.

End result, I realised that the t-shirt I choose was a little TOO worn out so neck part is a little stretched. It still totally works though and is crazy easy to do.

All you need is a old t-shirt (This is the perfect time to get rid of the t-shirts you have no idea who is keeping and why)

cut off the sleeves and continue all the way down

you should end up with something like this

cut again, this time from the bottom up stopping half way up
– this creates the straps to tie your smock

All ready for crafting fun-after mom rolls up the sleeves, NATURALLY

HAPPY CRAFTING GUYS 🙂

super easy eye-spy bottle DIY

July 1, 2015Leave a comment

Aidan is home from school for the holidays, WHAT am I supposed to do with him for so long, hehe.

As I work from home (with needles, scissors, blades, PAINT) it is rather important to keep him busy so I will need to get creative! I made a eye-spy bottle, or as he calls it a “find bottle” and it has been a hit.

This is it, a rice filled bottle with bits and pieces floating around and you
shake it to find a specific item

get a plastic bottle or jar (needless to say you need to be able to see through it)
collect little bits and pieces from around the house
you will need rice too, it’s not pictured, but I trust you, hehe

Take a picture of the things you will use and print it out
(mine are random but you can go for a theme)
Also if your child can read you can write what they need to find instead of taking a picture

Add rice and your bits and pieces to the bottle, I did mine; rice, items, rice, items
for distribution purposes.
I then stuck the picture on using contact plastic (wow I love that stuff)

Love the concentration on his face, he used a whiteboard crayon to mark off the things he found
The best part is I just used tape to seal the bottle so can replace bits and bobs whenever I feel like it but he can’t get in there, which is awesome because I don’t feel for a mess:)

You can colour the rice like I showed you HERE just leave out the eucalyptus

Pudding for Breakfast…chia recipes

June 26, 2015April 20, 20171 Comment

I know I’m fairly late to the Chia phenomenon, but uhm why did no one tell me about this?!

chia recipe
I’ve seen it on many a instagram feed and thought I would try it out…and DELICIOUS!!!

It’s supposed to be filled with protein and omega 3, which is good, but for me the real benefit is that it is said to help with insulin resistance which I suffer from.
I know, I know, there is always a seed or a berry that is said to help… and I’m not usually into fads, but this is so yum and actually keep hunger at bay so I say why not????Also it’s way cheaper than the other “superfoods”, like I don’t need to take out a loan for this like I often feel I should with quinoa

here is how I eat mine….

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Sewing kit in a jar (DIY)

June 24, 20151 Comment

It occurs to me this morning that I never did part two in my DIY Gift Post, uhmmmm so here is is, better late than never hey? It;s crazy easy!

This is how to make a sewing kit in a jar 🙂

What you need:

Apart from the Jar, you will need a basic sewing kit and felt 🙂
These are are every grocery store..

What you do:

Measure and cut felt to go around bottle,
I added a little heart just because it is so darn cute
The felt acts as a pin cushion as well as a place to put your scissors

Glue the felt down, leaving space to shove scissors in

Glue the needle holder to the top of the jar

Fill the jar with everything else from the kit, usually just cotton and a measuring tape
put scissors through the felt loop and ENJOY 🙂

Veggie tots…meat free lunch ideas for toddlers

June 19, 2015August 7, 2016Leave a comment

My son is vegetarian, apart from tasting some biltong at around 10 months he really doesn’t do anything meat based, fish and poultry included…in fact he tells me last night, “Mommy ate a fish *big shocked, you realise I have a pet fish right, eyes* I don’t eat fish okay”

making cheese crackers

what is this marshmallow bussiness

And naturally it’s okay with me, I don’t eat all that much meat myself, but I’m not a vegetarian, just ask the sushi and lasagne.
I feel like it started textural, he didn’t want to chew it since it’s not crisp like crackers (his all time favourite) but it’s grown into, I can’t eat the animal you let me feed at the farm the other day or ask me what sounds it makes, A cow goes moooo mommy not nom nom nom.

Meat aside he is a rather annoyingly picky eater…(I spoke to Dr, dietitian and nutritionist, none of their tips have helped thus far…but I keep on trying, I also have books given to me by friends who know I worry about his eating)
This is his”never struggle to get him to eat these things” meal plan
– oven baked chips (don’t think you are going to confuse him by giving him chips of any other vegetable)
– yogurt (he will spit out fruit pieces so don’t even attempt)
– provita with cheese spread (trying to replace cheese spread with cottage cheese, wish me luck)
– grapes and apples
– juice (I try to make these veg based) when in a hurry I use the Solal 24-in-1 he likes it, well he will have half a glass and that’s good enough for me
– popcorn (we bought a air popper and he will get bowl and everything ready himself)
– chocolate (preferably dark Lindt stolen from his mother)
– rice cakes (pnp has nice ones I can pass off as chips)
– raisins
– dry fruit sticks
*pizza, noodles, cupcakes,marshmallows – which most kids love – he hates that.

THIS IS WERE IT ENDS he doesn’t even do those pouches anymore 🙁

Here are some lunch ideas I want to try, PLEASE comment with ideas you might have…supper time he just gets small portion of what we have (it doesn’t go down too well, but we keep trying)

Kick out the store-bought, processed boxes and make these scrumptious homemade animal crackers instead!

homemade crackers

Lentil Chickpea Burgers from Feast on Weelicious

Chickpea and lentil burger

cereal bar cookies

carrot sticks

hummus

The books I’m reading…

Felt Dr Kit DIY

June 17, 2015March 14, 20191 Comment

I wanted to give Aidan a gift for being such a good sport during his hospital stay…even when they put him in isolation because they were not sure what was wrong with him (he is much better now, really bad bronchitis and low potassium, confused tests) he took his meds and let the nurses do all their tests without much protest.

I saw how interested he was in the medical equipment (he even pointed out which test came next during observations) and thought it would be a nice idea to get him a Dr kit.
The thing is every nice kit I found was pink and glittery, I wanted something neutral so, out came the craft supplies: