Birdhouses and Four Generations of Family

It should by no means be inferred that family drives us cuckoo.  We just like arts and crafts.  And love being with family!  The morning started off with birdhouses, acrylics and glitter.

Owen is all about LSU colors these days.  They are his favorite college football team.

Much time and thought went into the placement of each drop of glitter glue and brush stroke.  When they were all done, they were both certain they had masterpieces they could sell for upwards of $25.

I should have done a better job setting up my camera for Uncle Mike as it's so rare we get all the Finney women together.

Since Aunt Judy and Uncle Chris were also in town this weekend, a trip to Provino's was in order.  Their garlic rolls are sooooo good.

Valentine Craft

This year we decided to make our own Valentines to give to classmates.  The first step was peeling the paper wrappers off the crayons and then cutting them up.  The kids placed all the bits and pieces in one of our mini-muffin molds.

A select few had specially chosen colors to make for THE best friends or teachers.

They had a lot of fun and worked well together in talking about the strategy of creating these crayons.

Once the molds were filled, we stuck the pan in the oven for ten minutes at 250 degrees to melt the crayon bits into small circles.  We didn't spray the pans and the crayons popped out easily after they cooled.

Making Santa

We have had some oatmeal boxes waiting in the wings for a few weeks.  Waiting to be made into Santa.  Grandma Suzanney made these when Kelley was a kid.  Now she started helping the kids make their Santas out of the same tall, round boxes.

When we cleaned up the table for dinner, the boxes were not yet finished Santas.  Grandma Suzanney said something about Mommy helping the kids finish, but the boxes are waiting patiently on the kitchen counter for her to come back and finish what she started with the kids.  After all, she was the original creative genius behind this idea and having completed some in the past is the best source for helping finish the design of these.  :)