This past weekend we had a birthday party for my wonderful sister-in-law. She and my brother have 4 little boys, so going to their house is always full of excitement. My nephew, Lil’R (who is 3) always makes me laugh. Even though it was JanaRae’s birthday, he came running up to me with what I thought was a box of chocolates in his hands yelling, “Happy Birthday Day!!!” I think in his young mind, one person’s birthday makes it everyone’s birthday, which is an awesome way to look at things. I played along and enthusiastically open the box to find it full of plastic spoons. “Spoons! Why thank you!” I exclaimed. Lil’R in response said, “No, they’re fighting spoons!” He picked one up and did a few jousting type moves with the spoon in hand to show me how my fighting spoons worked. He then gave me some directions for when to use my fighting spoons. They are to be used to fight bad guys, of course. He also was sure to include the advice that “Bad guys don’t wear pink” so I won’t be confused on who the bad guys are.
I've become a finals widow, if you will, meaning Danny is crazy busy trying to finish up the semester. This has given me extra time to use my crafty skills to get our place Christmas ready. My first creations were these little paper/foam trees. I've seen a few variations online of this craft. I put my own little twist on it. They are really easy to make, just takes some time. Here is what you need: Scrap paper Hot glue gun 1" Circle punch Foam cone (at most craft stores) Toothpicks Note: You are going to go to the craft store to buy the little foam cone and you will see styrofoam glue and you will think to yourself that would be a good thing to buy for this project. Don't! I got the styrofoam glue and it didn't work at all. Just go with your trusty glue gun, it won't let you down. I think it's pretty self-explanatory by looking at the picture. You just punch circles out from the scrap paper. Then hot glue th...
that sounds just like ryan! he is too cute. can't wait to see everyone in a couple days. i feel like i haven't seen my family in a very long time!
ReplyDeleteBesides fighting with spoons, another fun game is "Spoons". If Danny doesn't know how to play it, ask Sarah.
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