Enter to Win the minui HandySitt!

This month on Coast Parents we're featuring the minui HandySitt and we're giving one away!!! Head on over to www.coastparents.ca/shopping.htm to enter!

Looking for parents to participate in research study

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Side Walk Art

Since I left the side walk chalk out in the rain (opps!) I had to improvise and came up some fun alternatives to traditional side walk chalk.

Side Walk "Spray Paint"

Squirt bottles

Food coloring 0r liquid or powder tempra paint

Water

Shake up the food coloring or paint with water in the squirt bottle. Let the kids squirt up a storm!

Side Walk Paint

1/4 cup corn starch

6-8 drops food coloring

1/4 cold water

Mix all together in a plastic bowl

Give the kids some paint brushes and a way they go! This stuff is great for painting hopscotch grids or roads, highways for toy cars.

Earth Day Crafts!

Celebrate Earth Day (or any other day!) with 3 fun earth friendly crafts! Head over to http://www.coastparents.ca/ to check it out.

Silk Tie Easter Eggs

While it seems complicated, really SOOOO easy. We made these with McLean last year and he was only 2! SILK-TIE EASTER EGGSMATERIALS

Small to medium size raw eggs

Glass or enamel pot

Silk scraps(we cut up Daddy's old ties)

Cotton scraps (white or very light)

Twist ties

3 tablespoons of white vinegar

Warm water

Vegetable oil

Paper towels

Tongs or spoon

TECHNIQUE

1. Wrap a raw egg with a piece of silk, making sure the printed side is facing the egg. This doesn’t have to fit perfectly. (And the uglier and darker the tie the better it turns out on the egg!)

2. Now wrap this in a piece of plain cotton and tie securely with a twist tie.

3. Place the egg(s) in an enamel or glass pot and fill with water to cover eggs completely. Add three tablespoons of white vinegar.

4. Bring the water to a boil, turn heat down and simmer for 20 minutes (longer if you want to eat the eggs).

5. Remove the eggs with tongs or spoon and let cool.

6. Unwrap and see what you have! SURPRISE!!

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Here Comes Peter Cottontail

...or rather with a plastic tail and a fuzzy chick, but nonetheless we are crafting our way into Easter.
I found the bunny at Ramblings of a Crazy Woman and the chick over at Her Cup Overfloweth, and thought we'd give them a go. A few sheets of foam from the dollar store, glue, construction paper and feathers and we were on our way. Quick and easy, just the way I like my crafts!