Silly Putty Recipe

Today we made silly putty, or as Silas calls it "silly puddin'." The first recipe we tried didn't turn out so great and our silly putty was stiffer than the stuff I remember. So in an effort not to rob my kids of a real silly putty experience we tried again.  

Here is the recipe that worked:

1 whole bottle of  8oz glue...then add a few drops of food coloring and stir...

 ...pour glue into 1/2 tsp of borax mixed with a 1/4 cup of warm water and stir...

...keep stirring, drain liquid, knead...and BAM here it is...

The green was our second attempt!

 "Silly puddin' is SO fun!"

My Big Kids

During this transition of becoming a family of five, Jack and I have started referring to Silas and Lois as 'the big kids.' Jack will offer to take the 'big kids' with him when he goes out somewhere. 

How did Silas and Lois become my 'big kids?'

For the past few weeks since Asa's been born, we've been inside more and so I've been trying to come up with some fun activities for the kids to do. I had an extra canvas and we put strips of painter's tape on it, and then the kids got to take turns painting a color in each shape.

The kids loved pulling off the tape, and seeing that they made art!