Rose Art Chalk Factory

A few weeks ago I entered a contest on Rose Art Pinterest page They are releasing a new line of sidewalk chalk products. The collection includes colored chalk in 3 different varieties: Frosty Favorites, Candy Confections and Perfect Pastries! We won and I was so excited. My kids are 17,9, and 7 so finding things that they can all enjoy together can be a challenge. Sidewalk chalk is fun for all ages! The were so excited to get the package in the mail. The packet that we won included chalk shaped like a slice of pie, donut, cake and cupcake! How fun is that?

They really do look good enough to eat, but don't try it! For some reason I don't think they would taste as good as they look!

The colors of these are so bright and fun!

Each pack is under $5.00. Pick up a pack and create some memories today!

Getting ready to study the Olympics!

We made our olympic medal chart. Each person picked a country to "cheer" for. When that country wins a gold medal the person that chose that country will get a quarter, silver medals win a dime and a penny for bronze! The whole family will be cheering for the USA and that money will be used for a special treat or outing at the end of the olympics!

World War II kid program at the library

Evamarie went to an awesome history workshop yesterday at our local library!

This is a blurb about what took place at the workshop! "Do YOU have what it takes to be a World War II kid? Find out when you take a time-travel journey to England in 1940! You'll experience an air raid,become an evacuee, play games, do chores, and meet adults from the time who have no clue that you're a 21st-century American kid... and who are happy to put you to work. Don't complain, though! Don't you know there's a war on? Through play with artifacts, multimedia, humor, and a genuine historian in character, kids learn about the Blitz, wartime food rationing, the evacuation of schoolchildren, air raid preparations, and much more. But don't tell them that." It was presented by Dr. Annette Laing. She is the author of the The Snipesville Chronicles book series. How cool is that? She had a great time and learned alot, best of all it was FREE! You can learn more about her books and programs at her website. You can find her books on amazon! The third book in the series will be out in a few weeks. One fun fact about that books is that the fictional town of Snipesville is based on our hometown of Statesboro, GA! Check out the books today, you will not be disappointed.

Summer bucket list update

We have been busy doing activities on our summer bucket list! This is what we have done so far: Screven county Library Summer Reading Sign up Statesboro Library Summer Reading Program Place a Geocache Summer Movies at carmike Get A Watermelon Shoe shopping Movie Days Game Days Melty crayon Art Yarn wrapped letters Water Paint glow sticks in the tub How are you doing with your summer bucket list?

Our Summer Bucket List

We have been busy creating our summer bucket list. This is what we have so far:

Screven county Library Summer Reading Sign up

Statesboro Library Summer Reading Program

Place a Geocache

Complete 5 geocaching challenges

Find 10 Geocaches

Trip to tybee Island

Summer Movies at carmike

Chalk Board from old Mirror craft

Get Ice cream at the Beach

Get A Watermelon

Shoe shopping

Go camping

Splash in the boro' water park

Movie Days

Game Days

Watch Olympics

Learn about the Olympics

Melty crayon Art

Finger Weave curtain for school room

Yarn wrapped letters

Water Paint

Juice Pouch bag for car

3d paper dolls

suitcase doll house

tutu table

glow sticks in the tub

We are looking forward to having lots of fun this summer!!!

Summer Bucket List

My friend Kathy let me know about a cool challenge over at The Happy Family Movement. When I heard about it we got busy right away! We had a bucket list last year. We just wrote down some things that we wanted to do on a poster board and crossed them off when we did them. This time I printed off a kit from Tatortots and Jello Each family member will get a page to fill in with what they would like to do this summer! I am looking forward to some great family time!

FUNtastic Folders! F is for Fire Safety review

Over the last few days we have been talking about fire safety.I have been reviewing a product from currclick.com called FUNtastic Folders F is for Fire Safety. This is near and dear to my own heart becasue we had a house fire in 2004. There was an electrical problem in with the dryer. We were home and able to get out safely but lost our mobile home and many of our material things due to water and smoke damage. Fire safety is such an important skill to teach kids. With this Funtastic folder you can do just that! It includes fun activities and games. One of my favorite sections was the part on the gear that firemen wear. Kids need to be shown what the fire fighter will look like when he is working. It can be scary to see a big man in all of that gear, if you show kids before disaster strikes and teach them that fire fighters are there to help them they will be less afraid. The product is great for kids ages 4-6. Lots of great hands on learning and easy instructions for the parent!