Happy Valentine's Day

XOXOXOXO For reading my blog!

My school, Connections Academy, tweeted a link for origami hearts this week and we tried it. It was easy and loads of fun to make.

Connections Academy @Connections4U

Need ideas for #Valentine's Day crafts? Get the little ones kids involved with this simple #DIY project. bit.ly/zDYjP0

Here is how ours came out. We used two sheets of colored paper since we don't have origami paper.

Project Christmas Spirit: Stocking

I decorated a stocking for my kitties. I did it myself with puffy paint and it was lots of fun. It is their first Christmas. I wonder if they believe in Santa Claus too.

1. Decorate our tree
2. Find all the Christmas stuffed animals 
3. Pull out all our decorations 
4. Make gingerbread cookies
5. Make sugar cookies
6. Build our Christmas cottage
7. Make Katie and Buckie's stocking
8. Hang the stockings
9. Decorate outside

Mount Vesuvius Day

Today is a day to remember the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. Close to 7000 people were killed when it erupted in 79AD and again in 1631.It is sad that people died, but volcanoes are so neat. My school has neat on line resources about volcanoes but my favorite thing is my baking soda volcano. We use equal parts baking soda and vinegar. To get the red color we add a few drops of food color.

Bubble Painting!

This is an activity for Education.com. We painted using soap bubbles and paint. We mixed paint and soap bubble mixture in small cups. Using a straw I blew bubbles into the liquid and put them on paper to dry. When they popped they left their outline perfectly. There were big bubbles and tiny ones. They made neat patterns that we made into other things like a turtle shell or a face. There is a video on the Education.com page and before and after pictures on My Art Page.