The Show Must Go On

All sorts of things happen before a show, or during a project, but as "they" say "The show must go on".  Or in this case "The project must go on"

The girls both took turns learning from experience that you can not lean against a cardboard puppet theater.  This time I just happened to be taking pictures while it happened.  They are not in focus but they are pretty funny.  The expressions on Little Miss Ava Grace's face are priceless.

Love it.

Puppet Masters

To go with our Fox Theater we made some princess puppets.  They are made from felt and little odds and ends most of which recently came in a box from my grandma.  I did not do pictures for a full tutorial.  I was into just enjoying the project with Sweet Lily Girl then just wanted to get it done when I heard Little Miss Ava Grace waking up from her nap.  One year olds and hot glue guns do not mix.

One picture I did take was this one.  It does not have great coloring but I did want to note that this is how much space I left around Sweet Lily Girls hand.  After doing a blanket stitch around the outside of the two layers i found that it was a little more snug than desired.  I would suggest leaving more space.

I cut out all pieces before sewing or gluing anything together.  I had no pattern I just made it up as I went and had to re cut several pieces but I think they turned out really cute.

I hand stitched the two layers of white together with a blanket stitch.  Click here for a clear tutorial on how to do a blanket stitch.  Then used a hot glue gun to add the dresses, hair, crown and accessories.

"Hi. How are you today?"

We have been having so much fun with our puppets and theater.  If you ever have big enough box I highly recommend this project for you and your little one(s).

Cranky to Thankful

As I sit here at my computer the temperature in my house is rising.  My air is not working properly and needed to be turned off.  Last time I looked it was 87 degrees in here.  I don't want to look again.  Here in Tulsa we have been setting records.  Staying above average for heat and below average for rain.  I'm feeling cranky.  I don't want to hear anymore about it.  I'm feeling cranky.  I want to sit in front of my fan and not move, and please don't anyone touch me.

Then I look at my girls still playing overall pretty happy.  And as I go through pictures sorting what I might still want to edit from our vacation and the time my mom was here I found these:

I'm done being cranky.  We are going outside and we are going to make the best of today.  And we are going to be thankful we have been given another day.

What Do Your Kids Do With Stickers?

I don't know what usually happens in your house when your kids get stickers but this is what happens in mine:

I try giving them a note book or a piece of construction paper and some of them make it there.  However this is what usually happens in the end.