tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24068690780307954312024-03-06T00:12:41.616-05:001 Family, 3 Months, 100 Things to DoBrooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-74940600541913644512012-10-03T09:50:00.002-04:002012-10-03T09:50:52.036-04:00I Didn't Give Up...Well not really anyway. We didn't complete the list, but we completed a lot of it. I just ran out of time to blog. My small <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thesensoryemporium" target="_blank">business</a> got really busy. <br />
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Here are a couple of highlights from the summer. I'm taking on a smaller task of 50 for the winter and hoping to get back to this blog; I miss it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating Smores and Camp-Out</td></tr>
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We only left about 15 things on our list. All things I plan to accomplish in time, just didn't get to it before summer was over. Thank you to every one who read/reads my blog. And sorry, I wasn't able to keep up with it.Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-48624442246079959842012-07-25T00:50:00.000-04:002012-07-25T00:50:19.334-04:00Handprint Book A-FWe've been following a blog and making the handprints she has been making for each letter of the alphabet. We changed it up a little. Here are A-F.<br />
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We went to a tractor show (I'll take pictures at the next one)</div>
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We mailed Flat Stanley to my brother in Texas</div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-75683102411096362802012-07-09T23:46:00.000-04:002012-07-09T23:46:04.531-04:00Popsicles and Play DoughToday we made fresh fruit popsicles. I got some popsicle molds from Walgreens, fresh fruit and some fruit punch. Fill the molds with fruit (we used a premixed fresh fruit container from Meijer) and cover with fruit punch of apple juice. They turned out pretty good. A tad on the sweet side for me, but Brock enjoys them.<br />
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Next I made some Jello Play Dough. You can find a great tutorial <a href="http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2012/05/play-dough.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I made the dough at like 11:30 last night, so I wasn't up for making a tutorial. I still have more colors to make, but it takes a while to make each batch. It smells so yummy though!<br />
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This is hands down the best play dough I've ever made. I've made salt dough and it is always a little off and doesn't last very long. However, try to find inexpensive Cream of Tartar because that makes the cost of this dough go up pretty quickly. Also, I halved the recipe and it still worked pretty well. It was a tad on the sticky side compared to the ones I did with the full recipe, but I think if we add a little more flour it will work out better.<br />
On the list this week: Bubble Blowing (though we do this often), <a href="http://www.redtedart.com/2012/05/12/handprint-art-preschool/" target="_blank">Start an Handprint Animal Alphabet Book</a> and maybe do one of our field trip things. Not sure what yet. Also does anyone know where I can get air plants for our terrarium?<br />Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-91492026520616823722012-07-09T23:36:00.002-04:002012-07-09T23:36:34.863-04:00Living Room Camp OutMy husband doesn't do tent camping, in fact, he doesn't do any sort of camping really. So when I made my list of 100 Things, I had intended on getting him to camp in one way or another. Number 42 is Sleep in a Tent and since we can't really do it outside anywhere, I set up camp in the living room. We also made smores! Indoor camp outs are pretty fun.<br />
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I know I've been slacking a little bit on getting theme weeks posted, but it just isn't working out that way. We do our tasks as we get time and where the fall into our schedule. Someday I'll get around and post what I had for theme weeks for your own reference.Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-45253865646677147942012-07-07T22:30:00.005-04:002012-07-07T22:35:10.698-04:004th of July FunWe knocked quite a few things off our list this weekend. We went to visit grandparents, went swimming, watched a parade and fireworks, painted (colored) mugs for grandparents, went fishing...and I think that's it. It was quite a fun week. But I don't think I need any more explanations...here are some pictures! At this point we have completed 36 things on our list. Almost half way there!<br />
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</tbody></table>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-39530293784185597852012-06-29T14:27:00.002-04:002012-06-29T14:27:37.100-04:00Ice Cube Sailboats and Ice Treasure Hunt<br />
I thought I was really behind in the blog, but I'm not. I guess we just haven't done much. Well we did do sun printing, but I don't have an after picture yet. So I'll share today's activity. We did Ice Cube Sailboats and an Ice Treasure Hunt.<br />
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Ice Cube Sail Boats<br />
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*Ice Cube Tray<br />
*Food Coloring<br />
*Tooth Picks<br />
*Squares of Paper<br />
*Wax Paper<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fill the ice cube tray with water and add drops of of food coloring. I did about 3 drops of each color and then mixed colors per box instructions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the swirls that it made in the water.</td></tr>
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Ice Cube Treasure Hunt<br />
Supplies<br />
*Container to freeze water in<br />
*Toys to freeze<br />
*Ways to melt the water<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I gave Brock a squirt gun, water bottle and a medicine dropper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I froze the water, I did it in layers. I filled my container up about 1/3 of the way and inserted some toys, then froze it and then added another 1/3 and added more toys and so on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little guy came to visit. There were two of them. I can't believe how many toads we have this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brock finally threw the ice block in the pool and let the water melt it. Took the easy way out : )</td></tr>
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I might not be around as much this week. Mark has the week off and we've got some family stuff planned. But when I get back, I'll probably have a huge post!</div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-7222906525392993452012-06-26T00:10:00.001-04:002012-06-26T00:10:41.494-04:00Bleached ShirtsToday's activity didn't go quite as planned. It turned out okay, and Brock is proud of his products so that is all that matters.<br />
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Today we made bleached shirts. I found the idea <a href="http://ashleyannphotography.com/blog/2010/06/11/summer-fun-custom-bleached-shirt/" target="_blank">here</a>. Her's turned out so cute!<br />
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Here's my tutorial though not as good as the one above.<br />
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Supplies:<br />
*Solid T-shirts (I get mine at Hobby Lobby)<br />
*Bleach<br />
*Spray Bottle with fine mist setting<br />
*Squirt Guns<br />
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Cut a stencil out of freezer paper and iron to your shirt shinny side down. Put a piece of cardboard in between the layers.</div>
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Before you allow your child to attack the shirts with a squirt gun, mist around your cut out so it is sure to stand out. Then let your child squirt the front and back. He should be wearing gloves, but I missed that step. And yes his pants are backwards and he is wearing my old shirt ha ha.</div>
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Rinse, wash and dry. I did this all with machine, but they were still a little damp so I hung them outside to snap this final picture. <br />
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A few tips I have, don't let your child get too crazy. I think ours got too wet and the freezer paper just didn't hold up. Either way, it was pretty fun.<br />
<br />Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-8960194887167691992012-06-25T14:33:00.001-04:002012-06-25T14:37:29.619-04:00Picking Strawberries and Strawberry ShortcakeSaturday we went Strawberry Picking at <a href="http://www.dunnebackfarm.com/" target="_blank">Ed Dunneback and Girls Farm Market</a> (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/DunnebackFruitFarm" target="_blank">facebook</a>). We had so much fun. Some of the things on The List I'm uncertain of how Brock will react, or how much fun he'll have. But he really seemed to enjoy picking strawberries.<br />
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</tbody></table>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-86024931505190385572012-06-25T14:04:00.001-04:002012-06-25T14:13:54.634-04:00Playing Catch UpWe got a little busy so I haven't updated. I'm sorry.<br />
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So lets see, first up is picnic at a new park. We went to <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&aq=1q&ie=UTF-8&q=lemery+park+wyoming+mi&fb=1&gl=us&hq=lemery+park+wyoming+mi&hnear=lemery+park+wyoming+mi&cid=0,0,650559259696713344&ei=9KXoT-7mG5Dy2gXY7oTcCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CHcQ_BIwAA" target="_blank">Lemery Park in Wyoming, MI</a>. It was nothing fancy as far as child playset, but it got the job done. <br />
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There were some other things there to do, like a tennis court and I think a trail, but Brock wasn't intrested or is still too young.</div>
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We also had a picnic at the park. This is one thing we'll probably do often this summer, but this time was our first time eating on our new blanket!</div>
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The next day was rainy and yucky. But Brock really wanted to get out of the house. So I often check into <a href="http://grkids.com/">grkids.com</a> (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/grkids" target="_blank">Here</a> is their facebook) to find fun things for us to do. Well I happened to notice they were going to have trucks at <a href="http://www.kdl.org/branches/1" target="_blank">East Grand Rapids Branch of the Kent District Library</a>. Brock LOVES all kinds of trucks and him and Mark have been reading a book about ABC's of Trucks, so I thought this would be perfect...even if it was rainy. </div>
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Do you know what is sad? Brock can tell you all of these construction vehilcles and I probably couldn't tell you even one. He's so in his element here. He had a blast!</div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-76466074631602518772012-06-20T00:11:00.000-04:002012-06-20T00:11:03.442-04:00Apple Sauce and Picnic BlanketToday we made apple sauce in the crock pot. It's pretty darn good! <br />
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Brock wanted to eat all the apples. As soon as I dumped them out he took a big bite out of one...</div>
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And then taste tested them once we had them sliced...</div>
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And again when we had them diced for the crock pot.</div>
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And because I'm horrible at taking the after pictures, that is all we have. But trust me, it is yummy! And the house smelled delicious!</div>
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For those of you wondering whatever became of our Ice Painting, I'll show you know. I made a picnic blanket out of it!</div>
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I sewed our hand prints onto the fabric and then sewed it to a fleece blanket.</div>
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Here is a close up of our hands. Turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself!</div>
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Apple Sauce <a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></div>
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</div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-45835085378200985112012-06-19T00:07:00.000-04:002012-06-19T00:08:07.328-04:00When Life Hands You Lemons......make delicious lemonade!<br />
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This is where I found the <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2012/03/homemade-lemonade-recipe.html" target="_blank">recipe</a>. <br />
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Here is the recipe if you don't want to link outside here.<br />
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<u>Supplies:<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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</span></span></span><span dir="LTR">1 ½ Cups White Sugar<u><o:p></o:p></u></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span dir="LTR">8-9 Cups of Water (More or less
for a sweet or tart taste)<u><o:p></o:p></u></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span dir="LTR">1 ½ cups lemon juice from freshly
squeezed lemons<u><o:p></o:p></u></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span dir="LTR">Lemon Juicer<u><o:p></o:p></u></span><br />
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stir to dissolve sugar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Allow to cool to
room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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lemon juice and remaining 7 cups of water.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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**Tip** To get the most out of
your lemons, you can either soak the lemons in hot water for 10 minutes or put
them in the microwave for 30 seconds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This helps to release the lemon juice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then before cutting them in half, roll them on the counter with the palm
of your hand<br />
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The lemonade wasn't cool enough to drink till Brock was in bed, but Mark and I tasted it and it is so good!<br />
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My lovely husband also made us a PVC Pipe Sprinker, seen <a href="http://myhomespunthreads.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-25-homemade-sprinkler-with-she.html" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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<br />Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-69700404747074205732012-06-18T10:10:00.000-04:002012-06-18T10:10:21.007-04:00Reptile DayWe went to the zoo Saturday to see reptiles. We decided to do a quick trip around the zoo as well. We had already paid to get in, so might as well. We touched snakes and lizards...I had fun, Brock is not too keen on the idea. Though he tried to be.<br />
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I've never seen the bald eagles out of their nest. This was kind of neat to see.</div>
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Since going to the Dairy Farm, Brock loves cows!</div>
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I can't remember what this guy was called but he was quick! Unfortunatly I didn't get many pictures in the reptile area because it was very crowded. So this guy is all I got.</div>
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The sun was in his eyes. Poor kiddo. </div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-10476327600024946722012-06-18T10:00:00.001-04:002012-06-18T10:00:50.737-04:00Fruit WeekI think this week is going to be fruit week. Today is not the day to pick the week. It's rainy and gloomy out. So I'll share the Fruit Week plans but it might change.<br />
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I froze water mixed with food coloring and a few with acrylic paint just to experiment.</div>
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Brock put them all on the fabric</div>
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Except the rainbow circle, I did that :)</div>
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Where we failed. We moved them. And then ultimately Brock took the fabric off the chair and it became a muddy mess. But it did dry kind of pretty. I still have to wash it to see how it ultimately turns out. I have plans to do something more with it, but that's a surprise if it turns out :)</div>
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It was still fun. Brock liked watching them melt. He kept saying the sun is hot and melts the ice. So at least he learned something. </div>
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In case you're wondering, we did make butter, it looked like butter, it was a little salty, we never ate more than just testing it. We were all too afraid. We'll try again another day.</div>
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So how are we doing? It's day 15 and we have completed 14 items off our list. Not too bad! I expected us to have down weeks, but there will also be times when we complete more than one thing a day. So I think we're right on track! </div>
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<br /></div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-26294284996085704272012-06-13T23:24:00.000-04:002012-06-13T23:24:34.390-04:00SlackingI've been seriously slacking on the list this week. We haven't done anything. We played outside one day and Brock had a doctor's appointment today. But that's about it. Tomorrow I'm hoping for some good hot sun so we can do our ice painting. I've had colored ice cubes in the fridge all week.<br />
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This is what we've been doing. Playing in his new water table. We also had a water fight...but I wasn't getting my camera out for that one :) <br />
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My goals for the rest of the week are to Feed Geese or Ducks somewhere (if anyone knows of somewhere in GR, let me know), Go to the Zoo and do handprint art.<br />
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I promise I'll be back in action soon.Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-9459212086027016622012-06-11T22:54:00.000-04:002012-06-11T22:54:07.484-04:00Daddy's GraduationSo this isn't one that my followers can really add to their list unless you also know someone graduating. But my husband has finally graduated college with a mechanical engineering degree...finally! So this was a really big day for us. I'll just share a few pictures because I don't want to bore you too much.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Congratulations Mark! We love you!</td></tr>
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<span dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">At the zoo this week, they are having reptile day on Saturday, so this week will also be reptile week. We don't have a ton of zoo related activities planned. Most days we'll just do whatever the day brings us. </span></span></div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-39992344127308455522012-06-10T23:20:00.002-04:002012-06-10T23:33:40.028-04:00Three Things Checked OffSaturday was a really busy day! We set out to do one thing on our list to top off Dairy Week and we ended up crossing three things off the list!<br />
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First things first. To end our Dairy Week, we went to a Dairy Farm. It was so much fun. Before I get to the pictures, I'll tell you a little about where we went. We went to <a href="http://www.dairydiscovery.com/index.php" target="_blank">Swiss Lane Dairy Farms</a> in Alto, MI. For the best description, you should check out their site, but I'll give a briefing here. We got to see where the cows hang out waiting to be milked, see where they are milked, feed calves a bottle and take a hay (straw) ride to the robotic farm. Right now this farm has 1,300 milking cows! I knew I would have a good time, I was sure Brock would have a good time, I just didn't know I would love it so much. It left me wanting to start a farm! Here is a <a href="http://www.dairydiscovery.com/events.php" target="_blank">link</a> to their future tours. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Straw maze (Brock didn't care too much about this, he wanted the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma hanging out till the tour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was lunch time for the cows, so Brock attempted to hand feed them some lunch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think my husband found himself a new job. This calf didn't want to let go.</td></tr>
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We were going to have a picnic at the farm, but we decided we would go ahead and go to a park to eat since the kids needed a little rest. We ended up at our normal park...not too much of an adventure there, but we were all a bit tired. Anyway, or park has a mini splash pad. I plan to find some other ones and take Brock, but he really doesn't get into it so we might hold off for a little while.</div>
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If you are in the Grand Rapids area, more specifically near the <a href="http://www.grr.org/index.php" target="_blank">Gerald R. Ford International Airport</a>, and want something free to do, you have got to check out the <a href="http://www.grr.org/Viewin.php" target="_blank">viewing area</a> (map in link). I hadn't intended on doing this part of <a href="http://oursummerchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/04/list.html" target="_blank">The List</a> yet but a friend of mine wanted to get together for a play date and this sounded like a great place to go. She'd been there before, so she had more info and knew good times to go. You can check out <a href="http://www.grr.org/RTFI.php" target="_blank">Flight Info</a> to see when planes are coming and going. I think I was way more excited about going than my son was. The viewing area is great! There is a fairly big parking area, several picnic tables and a grassy hill to sit on and watch the planes coming and going. You're so close, you can practically wave to the pilots...well we did wave.<br />
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I think this was a great trip. We went around lunch time, packed a lunch and it provided about 2 hours of fun for the boys. If you're not from the Grand Rapids area, I highly suggest seeing if your local airport has something like this to do.</div>
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Now the pictures of making ice cream didn't turn out too good. The process was a little involved when making it with a three year old. But it was so good! I highly recommend trying this recipe out. I've posted the link at the bottom to see where I got this recipie from and other's like it. I want to try more!</div>
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<br />Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-575138092453766892012-06-05T17:00:00.000-04:002012-06-06T00:45:42.024-04:00Lollipops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today we made lollipops! They turned out really good.</div>
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*Jolly Ranchers or any other hard candy<br />
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*Aluminum Foil<br />
*Baking Pan<br />
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Step One: Unwrap all the candies</div>
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Step Two: Line all the candies up on a aluminum foil and parchment paper lined baking/cookie sheet</div>
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Step Three: Take a picture of a cute baby trying to escape her carseat.</div>
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Step Four: Bake Lollipops for 6 mins at 275*. Don't bake for too long or they will get too spread out. (I was in the middle of helping Brock on the potty and ours cooked fuzz too long).</div>
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Step Five: Immediatly after taking the Lollipops out of the oven, roll the stick in the candy to coat it and let them cool. (In last picture I had already let them cool)</div>
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Step Six: Enjoy!</div>
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*Don't try to put the lollipops in the freezer afterwards. Two of them cracked, but I had a very eager 3 year old on my hands.</div>
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Today's activities were to do handprint stepping stones and a butterfly feeder...</div>
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We used <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Just-My-Style-Stepping-Stones-Kit/13057103" target="_blank">this kit</a> to make our stepping stones. We ran into some major issues. First issue, there weren't any instructions. Second issue, it does not make four different stones. It comes with enough of the stuff to make four stones, but not four molds to make different ones. Anyway, we made due with what we had. Really turned out to be not a big deal. I got a pie pan from the house so we could do his hand print. I also read the reviews and it said these don't hold up to rain very well...so much for stepping stones. </div>
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Our next activity was making a butterfly feeder which has turned into an ant feeder...oh well. I found the idea online but now I can't find the exact place.</div>
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Cut up the fruit, throw it in the dish, put sponges in (Makes good landing spot for butterfly). I used some foam which was a little bit less absorbant than sponges. Poor the juice in the pain. The juice keeps the fruit moist. Replace fruit if it dries out or becomes moldy. And ta-da---Butterfly feeder. I'll let you know if we see any butterflies.</div>
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Brock wouldn't let me take his picture this time. But this is where he chose to put it in our garden. I think it would be perfect, but we haven't seen a butterfly yet. </div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-19517691947818742092012-06-03T23:26:00.001-04:002012-06-03T23:26:24.599-04:00Dairy WeekI'm so excited!!! <br />
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We got everything off the shopping list except Glazed Doughnuts (I'll get those on Ice Cream Day)<br />
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The week will look something like this:<br />
Monday: Unknown Project<br />
Tuesday: Unknown Project<br />
Wednesday: Make butter and have buttermilk pancakes<br />
Thursday: Unknown Project<br />
Friday: Make pizza and ice cream<br />
Saturday: Go to the Dairy Farm<br />
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I'm hoping for a warm/hot day this week so we can paint with ice cubes. The fabric I got is going to be our picnic blanket and I'd like to have it all prepared. Looks like we might get some rain this week, so we can also knock some of our rainy day projects off the list. <br />
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I'm hoping we'll get Flat Stanley back from North Dakota this week. He must be having a great time there. <br />
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Stay tuned...I promise there are better blogging days to come :)Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406869078030795431.post-76613886004511702802012-06-02T00:45:00.003-04:002012-06-02T00:45:40.480-04:00Go!Okay, so it's June 1st. I don't know how it was where you live, but it was a yucky day around here! Cold and rainy and just plain gross! And guess what I did...had a garage sale. I actually didn't do too bad considering the weather.<br />
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Anyway, so since my goal is to try to do one thing every day from today until the end of August, I had to break out a rainy day project. Dollar Tree has all these little things for kids to paint for $1. A few weeks ago, Brock picked out a train piggy bank. I thought it went well with last week's unofficial theme of trains (Brock's party and pinata was trains) made this project perfect, even though last week wasn't officially part of the list, but I checked off the things we did anyway. On to picture!<br />
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I have a feeling that if it doesn't start getting nicer out, you will get really bored of seeing this corner of my house.</div>
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And this view too.</div>
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I have really got to teach him how to rince his brush between colors. I kept trying to remind him but he didn't listen.</div>
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Oh well, I love his "muddy" train bank.</div>
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If you are following my page, I'd really like to hear from you occassionaly. I know after I posted my link on grkids.com, I got a huge surge of viewers. I hope that gained us some followers. I'm mostly doing this for family, so they can keep up with us and how we are doing. But I also want to post good tutorials and ideas for you to do with your kids this summer. Too often I think we all sometimes forget to unplug and spend time with our kids. I know I do. I spend a lot of time at this computer. Between my three businesses, researching ideas for this summer and trying to get a little social time that doesn't include asking a 3 year old if he has to go potty I don't get a chance to unplug often. Though I have been getting much better at doing stuff at night. So the goal of this blog is to help myself unplug (which seems a little ironic), help my kids unplug and hopefully to help you with ideas so you can do the same. Good luck! And like I said, I'd be happy to hear from you if do any of my tutorials or activities.</div>
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Happy Summer (almost)!</div>Brooke Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872441620420611390noreply@blogger.com0