Category Archives: Fun Time

Oh my stars, I just HAD to post this – it’s hilarious! Enjoy In The 1500′s The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things … Continue reading →

* Make leaf rubbings. You’ll need fresh, moist tree leaves or other plant leaves, a hammer, and pieces of cotton muslin. Lay one muslin down on a piece of paper, taping it down around the edges with masking tape. Lay … Continue reading →

* 1 cup white flour * 1/4 cup salt * 2 tablespoons cream of tartar * 1 cup water * 1/2 teaspoon food coloring * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil * 8-15 drops orange essential oil of orange * Medium pot … Continue reading →

Nutter Butter Ghosts Dip the nutter butter cookies in melted almond bark or melted vanilla frosting and place 2 mini chocolate chips on for the eyes while still wet. These turn out into real cute ghosts. Oreo Black Cats Materials: … Continue reading →

By maximizing the magic and minimizing the chores, our readers bring out the green thumb in their kids. Here are their best projects, tips, and activities. 1. CREATE A LOVING GARDEN Faced with a bounty of choices, how does a … Continue reading →

Piles of yellow onion skins, chunks of bright red beets, bunches of deep-green spinach leaves, even bags of fragrant Red Zinger tea, redolent with hibiscus flowers, filled the kitchen counter. Bottles of paprika, dill seed and turmeric stood at the … Continue reading →

OILS To distil small amounts of essential oils, place fresh flower petals in a large glass jar and cover them with distilled water. Seal the jar with cling-wrap and leave it in a sunny position. When a film of oil … Continue reading →

Stop tossing out your old bras. Instead save them and create this handy and useful Bra Purse. A padded one made with lightweight Lycra will provide more stability, but any bra – from the smallest (make a change purse), to … Continue reading →

Supplies: * 1 packet unflavored gelatin * 3/4 cup water * 1/2 cup clear liquid bubble bath * food coloring (optional) * clear container with lid, such as a small glass canning jar Empty the packet of gelatin into a … Continue reading →