The only thing I like about "spring forward" is that the clock in my van is now accurate. For six months of the year the van's clock is an hour fast. I could correct the time myself, but that would require me to find the owner's manual, and some things are just not worth the effort.
Anyway, here's a round-up of some crafts my kids made - just to prove that we did not sleep in and lollygag around the house until noon every day watching Ellen and The View.
Not that there's anything wrong with that ;)
These creatures (miniature foam shapes that expand in water) have been growing in a dish on my counter all week. It looks like the dinosaur is about to attack the Easter Bunny, who is smiling bravely despite impending doom!
My youngest daughter tried her hand at soap carving. This was fun until the dog ate the soap shavings that fell on the floor. I called the vet to make sure Ivory soap wouldn't harm him. Harry was fine, except he drank a lot of water and then blew bubbles when he opened his mouth.
Here is the soap representation of the Easter bunny.
The kids finally got to paint the paper machéd Easter eggs to replace the ones I used in my apothecary jar.
Even though Easter is still a month away, we also made Easter bunny chocolates using plastic molds and melting chocolate wafers.
We also made some heart-shaped chocolate lollipops...because there's always room for love!
The bunnies were wrapped in cellophane and tied with ribbons to give as gifts... if they last that long!
Of course we didn't forget about St. Patrick's Day and we made mini cupcakes to celebrate. My youngest daughter decorated these ones all by herself!
She used the 1M tip on the Wilton Dessert Decorator Pro piping tool - it's amazing how easy it is to get professional looking results.
It's back to school tomorrow. Meanwhile it looks like a bomb went off in my house. Cleaning when the house is full of children is an uphill battle, to say the least.
Comedian Phyllis Dillar had it right when she said: "Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."
The Seven Dwarfs sang: "Just whistle while you work". That's one approach to housework I think I'll try.
Thankfully it's still too chilly here to leave the windows open, so no one will hear me!
I'm linking up to http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/ for her newbie party.
