We had a really fun day today! (Despite the laundry mess, more on that in a bit..) A little while ago I had read about a different type of an Easter egg coloring activity at Do They Have Salsa in China-blog so today we decided to try it out.
We hard-boiled about a dozen of eggs, and while the eggs were still hot, the kids colored them with crayons. The crayons melted on the eggs (careful not to burn any little fingers!), and the colors were vibrant and beautiful! It's a little hard to see, but the egg above is a lovely tree, made by Mr. A.
All the kids [ages 13, 12 (times four) & 5] enjoyed this activity, and I have a feeling we'll be making more this week .
An update to my laundry rant: I made it to the local fold and wash, dragged the dirty clothes in, then braced myself for the verdict: Twenty eight dollars, and ready either tonight or tomorrow morning! Why didn't I give in sooner??? That one load I did while running errands in town was seven dollars alone (washer & dryer), and I left several loads worth of clothes there today.. I'll be picking them up tomorrow morning, and probably will make it a weekly trip until we get a washing machine. It wasn't so bad, really.
Last night the Captain built a camp fire outside. First s'mores of the year! This week we have had a friend of the kids stay up here with us, and it really has been a lot of fun. The kids have been very motivated to finish school so they can play. Today they all created a great game for outside. They even included Little Miss! I told them to write the game rules down as a Language Arts project, and as they were telling me about it, I was really impressed at their creativity and how they all had worked together to make it fun for everyone. I can't wait to share some more (and snap some pics when they aren't watching :).
We really are enjoying life here in the sticks!
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Lapset koristelivat pääsiäismunia tänään. Löysin uuden ohjeen tästä blogista, ja niin keitimme tusinan kananmunia, ja munien ollessa kuumia, lapset värittivät niitä värikynillä, jotka sitten sulivat kananmunan pintaan kirkkain värein. Piti vaan varoa etteivät pienet sormet pala kuumista kananmunista! Jopa koululaiset tykkäsivät, Pikkuneidistä puhumattakaan!
Tänään aikaisemmin kirjoitin (englanniksi) pyykkisaagastamme. Meillä ei ole vielä pyykkikonetta täällä Mainen talossa, ja likapyykki on alkanut kasaantua niin kovaan tahtiin, että eilen jopa ostin lisää sukkia ja alusvaatteita meille kaikille. Mutta kun Kapteenilla ei ollut tänä aamuna puhtaita paitoja tai housuja, oli pakko kasata likapyykkimme kassiin ja lähteä pesulaan. Viimeksi itsepesulassa minulla meni nelisen tuntia ja melkein kaksikymmentä dollaria, joten tällä kertaa päätin kokeilla pesulapalvelua. Huomenaamulla saan hakea puhtaat vaatteemme, ja hinnaksi annettiin $28 (20€) - ei paha! Kunnes saamme tänne pesukoneen, aion käyttää pesulan palvelua viikottain!
Meillä on ollut täällä koko viikon lasten ystävä kylässä, ja kyllä on ollut kivaa! Tänään lapset keksivät uuden leikin, josta kehittelen kotikouluprojektia (täytyyhän ne säännöt kirjoittaa ylös seuraavia vieraita varten :). Jopa Pikkuneidillä on oma tärkeä osansa leikissä.
Eilen Kapteeni teki nuotion takapihalle, ja vuoden ekat paahdetut vaahtokarkit maistuivat oikein hyvin graham-keksien välissä suklaapalan kera! Kyllä täällä korvessa vaan on kivaa :)
The eggs look beautiful! (Believe it or not, we've NEVER decorated Easter Eggs before! Perhaps this year? LOL) How nice they made a game together! And S'mores! Yum! Oh, and our backpacks are LL Bean of course! LOL Glad you're enjoying your time in the sticks! We do! LOL
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The eggs are beautiful, we may have to try it this coming week as we prepare for Easter!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to the wash and fold place, that is awesome. I understand Mount Laundry- I have been climbing my way to the top all morning!
We had our first smore's the other night too, but not on an awesome camp ire, sad to admit... we were a bit more "redneck" that that but they tasted awesome!
Wow Jessy, never??!! You should try :) I think this was a fun way, but the kids enjoy the more traditional way too. Oh, and we signed up for the LL Bean credit card, I'm sure we'll become regular customers :-D Although even before we had our RV we'd camp in Freeport, and loved the fact that the flagship store was open 24/7 in case we forgot something ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed how every day we seem to fall in love with this old house and Maine a bit more, even though there have been challenges :) I think we were meant to be here <3
quilt-n-mama, I think your way was very creative!! Yummy s'mores and great memories for the kiddos :)