My sensory loving kids love the mess that shaving cream can become!  We started off with cookie trays turned upside down for trays and a squirt of shaving cream.  Then I added a bit of tempra for color.

Then we placed a piece of finger paint paper over the top to make a print.  Freezer paper works well too.

Then it the shaving cream started covering feet and legs..

At this point I went in to finish dinner and took the camera with me.  I could hear them squealing with delight through the kitchen window and when I came back out they were completely white!  All except for eye balls.  I didn’t get a final shot but I am sure you can imagine the sight.  A quick dip in the baby pool and it was all gone!  Before bed tonight Ginger told me next time she wants me to put grubby clothes on and have a shaving cream fight with them.

Tonight Joe and I attended the Opening Reception for the Fine Arts Exhibit of The Ohio State Fair.  One of my photographs was accepted in the show.  I felt so proud to be brushing elbows and guzzling all the free local wine we could with the other artists!  If you are local and are planning on attending the Fair-check out all the great art in the Fine Arts building.  My photo is on the back wall in the case.  You can even purchase it!

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Today we made a clay/dough that can be baked or air dried.

Mix together 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt , 2 Tablespoon of oil and 1 to 1 1/2 cups of cold water.

We used this dough to make a few beads among other things.

We rolled the beads and then gently threaded them onto skewers and laid them on a foil lined tray.

We baked them at 300 degrees for almost an hour. bake until they are hard.

After they cooled we painted them with acrylic paints.

Once the paint dries you can put a coat of clear shellac or acrylic.

Molly also made a small box to hold her beads.

These can also be air dried for 48hrs.

A funny story about these beads:  when Jake was little and we made these, he walked out the back door to get into the car and our stupid dog-not our smart dog-jumped up and ate the beads right off of Jakes neck.  I drove around for years with a half strung necklace of those beads in my ashtray waiting to be fixed.  Moral of that story I guess is keep these beads away from your dumb dogs as they are sure to think they are treats.  But your smart dogs will know better!  Or at least they will wait till your not looking.

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I am a bug lover, much to my son’s dismay!  Although I am pretty sure Ginger has my bug gene-just ask her friend Maya, she will attest to it! We recently checked a really cool moth book out of the library, NIGHT VISIONS THE SECRET DESIGN OF MOTHS by J. Scheer.  Really beautiful pictures.  I was hoping to attract some of these beauties to our yard!

Yesterday we made a concoction to entice moths to come and drink from our tree trunk pub. A  few years ago we tried this with the Moth Broth recipe from Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots, but I didn’t have a copy on hand.  So we used the Mother Earth News recipe.

3-6 over ripe bananas

1/2-1 c molasses, honey or corn syrup

1-2 cups orange juice or other fruit juice

1 or 2 bottles stale beer

1-2 oz rum (I had to skip this as my I was out out rum-go figure!)

mash bananas, stir in sugars, add rest a little at a time.  It should be as thick as house paint.  If too thin add another banana.  Cover and let ferment in the sun for a few hours.

Pick a tree near a clearing and paint at least an 8 inch square of said concoction onto tree bark a few hours before sunset.  Hint-use a bigger paint brush than us!  We used a tree near our outside light, I thought that might be like a double bait!

Go back at night and check to see who came a callin’!  The magazine suggests around 3 AM.

Now this is where I failed.  We checked around midnight and there were a couple of common moths catching a buzz but then we all fell asleep. There may be too much light pollution near our house to attract most of the moths in the book but I was hoping for something a little more impressive.   We are going to camp at a near by camp ground tonight.  I am bringing the left overs with us to try again.  I will update if there is good news!

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