Leaving on a jet plane

On Sunday I fly off to warmer climates (and more humid) in Houston.  I will be gone for 6 days, the longest I have ever been way from Spud.  I'm having a really hard time dealing with it, but I have found what I feel to be the most creative outlet for my stress, making Spud presents.

First of all, bean bags.  What kid doesn't like bean bags?  Scott is afraid they are going to go through the TV, but I'm hoping he's wrong.  I think they turned out really cute.  The stripey on in the back is my favorite. 

I-Spy jar.  There are beads with every letter of the alphabet in the bottle.  There is also an laminated card that he can fill out the letters that he finds.  The rest of the bottle is filled with rice colored yellow, blue, and green.

And finally, eggs with the letters (and numbers) written on them.  His job is to find an item that will fit in the egg that starts with the letter on the egg.  He already has a few:  alien in A, penny in P, picture of Mommy in M.  :)  Gotta make sure he remembers me.

Don't think that Scott is being ignored.  I'll be making him some oatmeal raisin cookies on Saturday.  :)

Ostara Bunny Crayons!

Ostara falls on the Srping Equinox.  It is a celebration of rebirth and renewal.  I figured a great way to renew and spring clean was to take some old crayons and transform them into something new and fantastic.

First start with crayons that you are ready to get rid of.  You know the broken ones, or the ones that come at sit down restaurants, but you only get 2-3 colors over and over again.  Peel all the wrappers off and then break them in to small pieces.

I had this silicone baking mat with bunny shapes.  We placed several pieces of different colored crayons in each bunny.

The bunnies were cooked at 300F for about 20 minutes, until everything was melted.  You must wait patiently at this point. 

 

The bunnies come out of the oven all liquidy and hot.  Let them sit and cool for at least 15 minutes before moving them too far.  After 15 minutes, place them in the freezer until they are solid.

 Pop them out and enjoy!