August 2nd 2015 - pin update
I cant believe we are in august already. This means that I have done well over half of the pins a day challenge. Yay!!! I wont lie some days have been hard and I didn't know what to do, others have been really easy.
I decided for today that I would do a pin update on my pin boards and how many new ones I have added. The last time I did this was in February:
the original figures of January 1st were as follows:
2 accounts with a total of 121 boards (58 of these are linked to the SJA
courses),
121 boards have 7,016pins (681 are on SJA Account)
6,316pins on main account to do 365
A month into the challenge and the figures look this:
2 accounts with a total of 126 boards
126 boards have 7,741 pins (825 are on the SJA account)
6,916 pins are on the main account
now 8months into the challenge and the figures look like this:
2 accounts with a total of 142 boards (57 are on the SJA account)
the 142 boards have 9,845 pins (1,154 on on SJA account)
8,691 pins are on the main account.
so since January I have done a total of 228 pins (some days had multiple pins used) so I still have the choice of 9,617 pins to finish the year from. I have added an extra 21 boards but removed 1 from the SJA as was a duplicate and have added 2,829 new pins!!!
I think it is safe to say that I pin more than I actually do! However, saying that I do know that there are loads on the "indoor camping" board that I have actually used and printed for the Badger Day Camp, but I still don't think it equals the extra amount pinned!
Sunday, 2 August 2015
Saturday, 1 August 2015
August 1st 2015 - Cardboard box car
August 1st 2015 - Cardboard box car
We had given the kitten a large box as her bed, she didn't go in it. So I said lil man could turn it into a car.
1 box, alread had flaps cut off for cat.
4 "wheels" cut from another box (not very circular but they do whats needed)
wheels pinned to the car
Lil man added his own decorations to the car (using 1/2 roll double sided tape! lol)
The finished result lil man sat watching tv in his cardboard box car. How to keep a 5yr old amused for a few hours! I think I will have to let him have his tea in it.
We had given the kitten a large box as her bed, she didn't go in it. So I said lil man could turn it into a car.
1 box, alread had flaps cut off for cat.
4 "wheels" cut from another box (not very circular but they do whats needed)
wheels pinned to the car
Lil man added his own decorations to the car (using 1/2 roll double sided tape! lol)
Friday, 31 July 2015
July 31st 2015 - Painting gnomes
July 31st 2015 - Painting gnomes
I saw on facebook today that 1 of the churches a few miles from us had a free craft session for children, it was painting a gnome. I asked lil man if he would like to go to it. He said yes as 1. he likes crafts and painting and 2. he can put it in the garden with the fairies.
We got the bus there and were abit early so we went round the chairty shops first. In 1 of them we found a leprechaun salt & pepper shaker set, he thought they looked like gnomes and was upset when I said were leprechauns, but was quite happy when I said he could have them and I would make them a rainbow rock house that they could sit infront of.
We went off to the church and he made hisgnome, which he has called Gordon. He joined in the mini treasure hunt round the church and got sweets and then joined in with making music and using differrent instruments. (charity shops aside) it only cost me bus fare for an afternoon of fun for lil man.
They asked if we would be going over next tuesday for the viking afternoon, lil man wants to go, i'm not sure about the older 2 though.
I saw on facebook today that 1 of the churches a few miles from us had a free craft session for children, it was painting a gnome. I asked lil man if he would like to go to it. He said yes as 1. he likes crafts and painting and 2. he can put it in the garden with the fairies.
We got the bus there and were abit early so we went round the chairty shops first. In 1 of them we found a leprechaun salt & pepper shaker set, he thought they looked like gnomes and was upset when I said were leprechauns, but was quite happy when I said he could have them and I would make them a rainbow rock house that they could sit infront of.
We went off to the church and he made hisgnome, which he has called Gordon. He joined in the mini treasure hunt round the church and got sweets and then joined in with making music and using differrent instruments. (charity shops aside) it only cost me bus fare for an afternoon of fun for lil man.
They asked if we would be going over next tuesday for the viking afternoon, lil man wants to go, i'm not sure about the older 2 though.
Thursday, 30 July 2015
July 30th 2015 - Kitten toy
July 30th 2015 - Kitten toy
When I first had sorted that we were getting a kitten I asked my friend if she could make me 1 of these kitten toys.
Lil miss starla has not been bothered by it since we got her but today she has played with it loads and batted it round the floor. So now she is a bit bigger shes happy to play with it.
I missed the photo of her playing with it and shes now asleep but will get 1 later.
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When I first had sorted that we were getting a kitten I asked my friend if she could make me 1 of these kitten toys.
Lil miss starla has not been bothered by it since we got her but today she has played with it loads and batted it round the floor. So now she is a bit bigger shes happy to play with it.
I missed the photo of her playing with it and shes now asleep but will get 1 later.
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015
July 29th 2015 - Library
July 29th 2015 - Library
Whilst going through lil mans book bag I found a letter about "the record breakers reading challenge" at the local library. For this he has to read 6 books over the summer and he gets stickers and things as he goes along. We got the bus to town and walked round to the library. We spoke to the lady at the desk and got him his own library card. We asked the lady about the reading challenge and she sent us to another desk to sort it.
The lady went through the paperwork and told us what he needs to do for it. We took the paperwork and went over to the children's book area and started to look for books. Lil man wasn't sure what he wanted so we headed to the learning to read section where we found a nice big pile that were suitable, we sat on 1 of the seats and went through them to see which ones he wanted to bring home.
He choose 3 learning to read and a bigger children's book from 1 of the boxes. He has the books for 3 weeks but has already read 2 of the 4 he brought home. The reading of 6 books isn't going to be a problem for him to do. We have said that we will take a picture of him with all the books he reads and print them out so he can show his teacher when he goes back to school in september.
Whilst going through lil mans book bag I found a letter about "the record breakers reading challenge" at the local library. For this he has to read 6 books over the summer and he gets stickers and things as he goes along. We got the bus to town and walked round to the library. We spoke to the lady at the desk and got him his own library card. We asked the lady about the reading challenge and she sent us to another desk to sort it.
The lady went through the paperwork and told us what he needs to do for it. We took the paperwork and went over to the children's book area and started to look for books. Lil man wasn't sure what he wanted so we headed to the learning to read section where we found a nice big pile that were suitable, we sat on 1 of the seats and went through them to see which ones he wanted to bring home.
He choose 3 learning to read and a bigger children's book from 1 of the boxes. He has the books for 3 weeks but has already read 2 of the 4 he brought home. The reading of 6 books isn't going to be a problem for him to do. We have said that we will take a picture of him with all the books he reads and print them out so he can show his teacher when he goes back to school in september.
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
July 28th 2015 - book hedgehog
july 28th 2015 - book hedgehog
today we went to the local community centre for their summer activities that they hold once a week during school holidays. Todays activity was to make book hedgehogs.
My youngest son started to make his book hedgehog by folding it how he had been told, but he got bored after about 8 pages, so asked me if I would finish it for him, which I did. I added the nose and eyes with glue when we got home instead of the double sided tape.
today we went to the local community centre for their summer activities that they hold once a week during school holidays. Todays activity was to make book hedgehogs.
My youngest son started to make his book hedgehog by folding it how he had been told, but he got bored after about 8 pages, so asked me if I would finish it for him, which I did. I added the nose and eyes with glue when we got home instead of the double sided tape.
Monday, 27 July 2015
July 27th 2015 - Campfire cakes
July 27th 2015 - Campfire cakes
As my middle sons birthday is the day of badger day camp, I decided that I would try and make some campfire cakes similar to this pin but small fairy cake size. I thought I had everything I needed to do a test run but found out I hadn't (luckily before I started) so me and lil man nipped to town.
We bought 2 packs of hard boiled sweets and sat and took out the red, orange and yellow ones:
We then used metal serving spoons to bash the sweets into small pieces/powder. Here's my son mid bashing!
Here are some of the bashed sweets both in their own bags and then the 3 colours mixed together.
We then sprinkled the mix onto a baking tray that had grease proof paper in it and stuck it in the oven for just over 5minutes so that the sweets all went back to being a soild mix, but a mix of 3 colours like flames. This was the results both on and off the paper:
Next was to make the cakes - it was cheaper to buy a plain cake mix than a chocolate one, so I added a couple of spoons of drinking chocolate powder so it turns into a chocolate mix.
I then put them into the oven to bake and this was after I took them out to cool down.
The next thing was to decorate them, I knew what I wanted to do but wasn't 100% sure on how to do it. This was what I was working with as well as the pieces of "flame" (coloured boiled sweets).
AND THIS is how they turned out. I'm actually really pleased with them and they do look good, however, for the actual day camp I am going to use chocolate "matchmakers" as they will be easier to break and not as bulky to try and stand as sticks on a fire.
As my middle sons birthday is the day of badger day camp, I decided that I would try and make some campfire cakes similar to this pin but small fairy cake size. I thought I had everything I needed to do a test run but found out I hadn't (luckily before I started) so me and lil man nipped to town.
We bought 2 packs of hard boiled sweets and sat and took out the red, orange and yellow ones:
We then used metal serving spoons to bash the sweets into small pieces/powder. Here's my son mid bashing!
Here are some of the bashed sweets both in their own bags and then the 3 colours mixed together.
We then sprinkled the mix onto a baking tray that had grease proof paper in it and stuck it in the oven for just over 5minutes so that the sweets all went back to being a soild mix, but a mix of 3 colours like flames. This was the results both on and off the paper:
Next was to make the cakes - it was cheaper to buy a plain cake mix than a chocolate one, so I added a couple of spoons of drinking chocolate powder so it turns into a chocolate mix.
I then put them into the oven to bake and this was after I took them out to cool down.
The next thing was to decorate them, I knew what I wanted to do but wasn't 100% sure on how to do it. This was what I was working with as well as the pieces of "flame" (coloured boiled sweets).
AND THIS is how they turned out. I'm actually really pleased with them and they do look good, however, for the actual day camp I am going to use chocolate "matchmakers" as they will be easier to break and not as bulky to try and stand as sticks on a fire.
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