Hand Flowers

My kids made these this spring.  I had found something like this one Pinterst and thought we would try it out.  It turned out SUPER cute too!! (Dont you think??)

For this project you will need.

• Construction Paper
• Finger Paint
• Q-Tips

I drew the posts on the construction paper, my daughter cut hers out (the purple) and I helped my son cut out his (the yellow).
We first did their hands.  I used a q-tip and dipped that into the paint then covered their hands with green paint.  Make sure not to do the tips of their fingers in green tho.
Next we did the petal colors.  Dip the q-tip in the color of paint that you would like to use and cover the tips of their finger.  Do this four times for each finger.
After the petals are done you can do the center of the flowers.  Again, use a q-tip with the yellow paint, and again just do the tip of the finger.
Set aside for it to dry!

Hamburger Salad

My sister and I came up with this one awhile ago.  We had made hamburgers and soon discovered we had NO buns & NO bread!... So what is the next best thing?  A Hamburger Salad!

For this recipe you will need...

• 1 lb of cooked hamburger
• 1 diced tomatoe (optional)
• 1 diced onion (optional)
• 1/2 head of lettuce
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• Ketchup
• Mustard

**In the picture I was out of shredded cheese and used sliced instead.
**If you want just a single salad you will have to cut the recipe down as it is enough for a potluck.

Orange Danish Waffles



My kids loved these!  You could do them with any premade roll.  We used Orange Danish from our local Hy-Vee.

Here is a picture of using just one danish in the waffle iron.  I didn't get a picture of it, but if you put a roll in each section it works the best.

My kids ate them, with butter and the frosting that came with the danishes.

For this recipe you will need...

• 1 package of Orange Danishes (or any kind you choose)

Best Watermelon of the Year

I thought I would share this with all of you...

My inlaws took my kiddos to a local pumpkin patch a few weeks ago.  They got this watermelon there also.  It was HUGE!  It was also one of the BEST watermelons we have had this year... All 43lbs of it! :)

Here is another picture to show the size.  It is sitting on our stove next to a liter pop bottle.

Teacher Thank You Cup

 

For this project you will need...

• 1 drink cup
• water flavor mix-ins
• paper for the flag

My then 4 year old daughter help me make these for her teachers at the end of the school year.  They are super easy to make and REALLY easy to put together!

The drink mix ins are a HIT at our house so we always have TONS of them laying around.  These I got at Wal-Mart, usually you can find them by the kool-aid. 

We used the following flavors in our cup...

• Cherry
• Peach Mango Green Tea
• Wild Strawberry
• Grape
• Energy Grape
• Lemonade
• Fruit Punch
• Hawian Punch

We put one of each flavor in the cup.

For the flag on the straw I wrote it out on the "Paint" program, I am sure you could use word also.
I put an apple  and the saying "Thank You for quenching my thirst for knowledge".
You could also cut the flag and let the kids color it and/or write on it.

 

We found the cup at Wal-Mart also.

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