Face Painting Fun.

Since Halloween, I've had a little hobby of Face Painting.

I got some cheap paints from Party City, just to give it a whirl.

I subscribed to facepainting.com which sends me tips and videos all the time in my email.

So much fun...!

I learn a tip or trick every time I try a new thing. I'm just learning as I go along.

This Dolphin Crown, I think was my very first one.

 Patience's Lady Bug Crown.

The site suggests doing more crowns and if we're doing "cheeky" art to put it up high on the cheekbone.

 The Butterfly is my favorite so far because I love working with the sponges. I think the sponges are easier to work with and turn out so cute....!

 My Superman was really good...until it was time to put the yellow inside. I haven't figured out quite what it is yet....either my cheap paints or the type of brush....but it was not fun. It blended all together and turned orange.

 Maelyn's Swan Crown

 I learned a good trick on this Dolphin and started getting the hang of it more.

 Patience as a Kitty Cat.

It's just a fun thing to do when we are bored. I'm sure the neighbors think we're nuts. The kids have their faces painted playing outside all the time. They enjoy dressing up and I'm enjoying learning a new type of art....!

Have A "Refreshing" Summer

It's the last week of school for the year...!

2 and a half more days.

We wanted to end the school year with one more Teacher's Gift.

So, I walked around the Dollar Store for an hour last night trying to think of what to do...nope, the kids were not with me for the first time....which is why I could think!

For the classroom treats, we are doing "Have a Cool Summer" so I was going along that theme for Teacher Gifts. I had Cool Ranch Chips, Cool Mint Gum, etc...in my cart.

I spotted some cute Coca Cola glasses which got me thinking about a refreshing summer.....I tried to shove a plastic bottle and then a can of Coca Cola in that thing. LOL

I left the store with these cute cups and the candy.

 Stopped by Sonic and picked up some Gift Cards.

Made a card to go with it....!

It's just a little something to end the school year and welcome their summer.

Wondering: how often or when do you give teacher's gifts?

Mouse Inspired Dinner.

After our Unicorn Lunch, my little Carmendee asked if we could have Minnie Mouse food.

Minnie Mouse is her favorite thing next to Dragons....in the entire world.

It's what she lives for right now....I wish life was that simple for adults....!

We made some Mouse Pizzas for dinner.

I couldn't decide how they would look the best, so we made two different styles.

This is the before oven picture.

 When they came out of the oven, I put green onion whiskers on some of them.

Daddy and me liked the green onion pizza's...the kids liked the cheese whiskers.

Glad I made both...!

 Along side the Mouse Pizza's, we had "Hot Dogs, Hot Dogs, Hot Diggity Dogs!"

We used our Minnie Mouse plates that are super cute to put the food on.

 For dessert, I scooped Strawberry Ice Cream into a Minnie Mouse cupcake liner.

I put the new Oreo cookies as "Minnie" ears into the ice cream...then stuck them back in the freezer until it was dessert time.

A fun dinner for my Mouse-keteers....!

Rainbow Tail...!

In order to become a Unicorn, you need two things....a Horn of course

*Make them just like a party hat but skinnier. We made ours out of glittery scrapbook paper and they are so cute!* and a Tail.

Tails are super easy to make.

Take some yarn, any colors. Pink and purple is great for a fantasy.

We used this Rainbow Yarn {around $2 at Walmart.}

 I cut the yarn into 24 inch strips and about 20 of them was good.

You can make thicker if you would like...!

 I cut another piece of yarn to tie the tail together.

I then tied it in a knot to a safety pin on the side that doesn't move.

There you have it...!

Clip it onto their jeans or clothes.

Another fun thing to add to their Fantasy Dress Up Clothes....!

We had a great week with our Unicorn Activities. I love family time...!

Mexican Corn.

I live in an area where the Corn Man walks down our street all the time....almost everyday in good weather.

The kids love to buy corn from them.

On Tablespoon.com, I found a simple recipe for making Mexican Street Corn.

We BBQed some burgers and had some of this corn....great dinner.

 You'll need:

Cotija Cheese {grated}

Cayenne Pepper

Mayo or Mexican Creme

Lime Juice

Corn

 Wash your corn on the cob.

Put them on the grill for about 15-20 minutes until cooked.

Pull the husks off and wash.

• Spread a thin layer of Mayo or Mexican Creme.
• Roll in the Cotija Cheese.
• Sprinkle with Cayenne Pepper.
• Sprinkle with Lime Juice.

Seriously, it's so delicious...! 

We can have our favorite corn anytime now...!

Unicorn Hunt.

For Family Day, we took a little trip to Hart Park to find Unicorns.

To get ready for the trip, Daddy made these Fairies to hang onto a tree.

 So....

Daddy's friend told him that he had seen Unicorns at the Park.

In order to find a Unicorn, Daddy has to ask one Fairy at a time where the Unicorns are.

The first Fairy saw one over by a tree with Star Leaves.

 We must have just missed the Unicorn.

We found it's Horseshoe instead.

So, we went back and asked another Fairy.

She said she saw one by the river with the tall grass.

We must have just missed the Unicorn again.

 So, we asked another Fairy and she said it usually hangs out by the broken tree with no top.

No luck...! Just a Horseshoe.

The last Fairy said she didn't know....but the Goblin would know.

The Goblin likes to sneak in car windows if they are left down.

 The Goblin had a task for us first.

We had to shoot cans off the top of the car with our Pea Shooters.

Once we did that, he told us where to find a Unicorn.

 We missed him again because Unicorns are Magical Creatures and have to remain a Mystery.

 He left us Rainbow Bits for almost catching him.

*BTW....I used Trolli Sour Eggs....Omgeee....I really don't like candy too much...but I actually ate them. They were delicious!*

 Me and my Girls.

My Boys {below} with their Pea Shooters.

 We visited the Peacocks at the park before we left.

They seem so magical and beautiful to me....!

It was a wonderous day exploring.

I'm pretty sure people thought we were nuts since the park was so packed....but oh well...the things we do for our families right? 

Unicorn Lunch.

In honor of Patience and her birthday, we decided to do a couple of fun Unicorn Activities.

This little girl is obsessed with Rainbows and Unicorns.

We made a Unicorn Themed Lunch.

Unicorn Calzones: Cresent rolls brushed with butter, turkey and chunks of string cheese inside.

Rainbow Fruit Salad...all cut up by my kiddos. They did a great job...!

Of course, you have to have the Heart Muffin Cup, Purple Plate and Turquoise Napkin....to complete the look.

 For Dessert, we had Unicorn Horns.

I melted Almond Bark and dipped the ends of the Sugar Cone into it....then dipped in sprinkles and let dry.

We filled them with Pink Ice Cream and Whipped Cream and Cherries.

We had our fill of an Enchanted Lunch...!

Happy Birthday Patience...!

My little Sunshine turned 6 years old...!

Happy Birthday to the Girliest of all Girls...! 
The Sparkles in all that Glitters...!
The Pink in everything Pinkalicious...!
 The Happy Ending in every Fairy Tale...!

We love you.

Bracelets with a {Spanish Flair!}

The girls and I made some really cute bracelets for Cinco De Mayo.

At our last Girl Scout meeting, we made Paper Mache Friendship Bracelets. So, I had a few extra toliet paper rolls already cut up, ready to craft with.

Step 1: Spray paint the toliet paper roll any color you have in the garage...! Let dry.

Step 2: Embellish with these cute doillies I found in the Dollar Section of Michaels. Adhere onto the bracelet.

Step 3: Make Crepe Paper Flowers. Add onto bracelet. I used hot glue on all of mine.

Step 4: Hole punch the ends and tie a ribbon through. I skipped this step at first and used mine as a bangle. After the first day though of it coming off while I was doing laundry, etc...I added the ribbon.

*The girls made theirs with Pinto Beans glued on first.

*We Spray Painted after that.

*They then embellished with a Crepe Paper Flower.

Feliz Dia De Los Madres.

Happy Mother's Day to all my Hot Mama Friends out there!

No matter if you celebrate on Sunday or on the 10th...you all deserve your day {ok so many more days but we're too busy} to relax and feel special.

 For my Special Day....I woke up early...I know me?! I must have been excited.

The kids wanted me to open gifts before I left.

I love their homemade gifts. They are so special.

Noe got me a really nice digital frame and installed pictures and music into it. So when I woke, it was already set up. I love it...!

Me and my Sissy's and Mom headed out for Breakfast and Pedicures and Shopping.

{Let me tell you waking up early is so worth it....no lines anywhere...but when we were leaving and driving, things were getting BUSY!}

 It was a nice, relaxing time.

 Later on, we went to my Mother-In-Law's house, mi Suegra, to celebrate with her.

 Noe and a couple of his brothers. There are 6 siblings all together.

 My Sister-in-law {you might remember her from a Guest Post!}, my Mother-in-Law and I with all the Grandkids. Yes, 2 of us made all that cuteness...!

 We had some fun. Relaxed. Talked. Ate some food. Visited.

Noe made me Dinner and a Chocolate Banana Pie {recipe HERE!}

I even took a 15 minute nap in between there somehow...maybe it was 10 minutes but it really felt like an hour. I needed it. Any day with a nap is amazing...!

Hope your Day was Incredible!

Teacher Appreciation Gift-Card...!

So after reviewing a million websites and discussion boards on what Teacher's actually like to get...I think it's unanimous on the Number #1 Thing {besides letters from the kids} being Gift Cards.

I thought I might as well make the Gift Card cute...!

I took card stock and cut it into a card.

Have your children tell you what their Teacher's favorite colors are...and if they don't know...just let them choose themselves.

My girls are on a turquoise and hot pink kick....so that's what they chose. My son, doesn't really care. He told me to choose, so I did them all the same.

Cut your piece of colored card stock a little smaller than the card and adhere on to the front.

 Next, choose a shape that you want the Gift Card to be inside.

We chose the present on my Doodlecharm Cricut Cartridge because it's a gift and it already has a slit in the middle...the baskets on that cartridge do as well. {BTW...4 inches is the perfect size to slip a card into.}

You can also cut a shape out of have your kids do one if you don't have a Cricut.

Adhere your shape onto the front of the card ONLY around the sides....not in the middle or where the slit is.

 Once dry, embellish.

We added ribbon onto our package and stamped "Thanks" at the top.

Slip your Gift Card inside. 

Inside the card, the kids wrote their teachers messages. Their own words, whatever they wanted to say to them.

We appreciate our Teacher's and the School Staff so much...!

Inexpensive Topiaries.

It's Teacher Appreciation Week which means PTO is putting together a breakfast for our Staff.

We needed some inexpensive table decor for the breakfast to make everything look nice.

I thought Crepe Paper Flowers would be perfect...consulted with our President and we were good to go. $1 Store stuff, is always great.

Instead of using a vase to put the flowers into, I found these sytrofoam balls in my supplies. Score...!

 First, make your Crepe Paper Flowers.

I did mine just like I would with any fabric. Crepe Paper is versatile.

Hot glue the ends.

 Next, hot glue them onto the sytrofoam ball.

This ball used about 12 Flowers. The crepe paper to begin with was cut to 18 inches.

I would have preferred a little larger sytrofoam ball for a topiary, but got to work with what you have...!

Insert a lollipop stick into the ball. It's already white and you don't have to cut it unlike a wooden dowel.

 Next, grab a tin from the Dollar Section at Target.

Insert some styrofoam into the tin.

Stick your topiary into the foam.

 Lastly, add some moss into the tins.

Tie a ribbon around the stick of your topiary. Put a little hot glue to ensure it stays into place.

I know it's for the Teachers, but I want one!

Looks cute in my bedroom...!