Spring Crafting

Thought I'd post some pics of a few cute crafts we've done lately:

Crickets:
C was asking about crickets, so we went online, and learned some interesting cricket facts and made a cricket craft:



Some links we looked at:
Cricket Chirping
Cricket with body parts labeled
Cricket coloring page
Cricket facts

Sheep:
This coincidentally tied in with learning about the Lost Sheep at church. We played a game where we hid the sheep, and the girls had to go find it.



Easter Lilies:
These are made from the girls' handprints. I ended up doing most of the craft, myself, but I like it anyways! Found here.


Spring Chicks:
C cut the circles herself and E helped cut the tissue paper "feathers." They both loved gluing those on!

The Easter bunny came early

and left some little surprises! At least, they certainly surprised me when I was cleaning out the garden this morning. There were 4-5 baby bunnies in the nest, and all but two hopped away. The kids have loved "loving" on the poor little ones who remained. We plan to release them in the woods across the street later today.

Keeping the Girls Busy

Yesterday I attempted to cook nine recipes for OAMC. I did get eight completed and have 32 chimichangas to make today. Doug's primary duty on these days is to entertain the girls. I found a cute craft for them to make - a photo house card. They all had fun!



After naptime, Doug was pitching in with the cashew chicken (he's the wok master of our house). So, I had to come up with some way for the girls to occupy themselves while we both worked. Voila! A homemade, indoor water table did the trick: