The Kundin Family: Creative Juices

We've been in creative "making stuff" mode these past few days. Luckily for me both of my boys seem to have inherited my genes when it comes to getting artistic, creative and crafty - they can't get enough of "project making." So here are a few of the things we've tackled over the past couple of days...

First, after spending a wild and crazy Thursday morning at library storytime and then picking up some new coloring books at the dollar store, we decided to do something with all the little bits and pieces of leftover crayons we had laying around:

We gathered all the small crayon bits into a Ziploc baggie (Crayola crayons work best - the cheap kind left a layer of clear wax around the edges) and smashed them with a hammer to get even smaller bits. Then we dumped them into a silicone muffin pan and heated the oven to 275.

Watching the crayons melt was actually the highlight of the project for Sawyer. I have to admit, it did look really pretty watching the colors swirl around.

After they cool, just pop 'em out and you have cool multicolor chunky crayons!

Saw testing out the new crayon in his new coloring book

This kiddo was busy destroying the living room while we made crayons - notice ALL the toys strung out in the background! He looks so sweet and innocent too lol.

Taking a break from coloring to watch Ratatouille (thanks for letting us borrow it Hattie!)

Our next project was all made by Mommy, but I let Sawyer pick out the colors that he wanted me to use. In an effort to make something Valentine's Day-ish I decided to make a few more felt cookies for the boys' play kitchen. This time they are heart shaped with "sprinkles" although it's driving the perfectionist in me crazy that there's not one more sprinkle on the bottom of this cookie...oh well! I'm going to make a few more this weekend so that we can have a whole set to play with next month at our Valentine's Day party.

Cookies and tea, anyone?

Friday afternoon Sawyer didn't end up taking a nap, so we maximized our Sutton-free time (while he took a marathon 3 1/2 hour nap!) by doing a project that's usually too long and messy for Sutton to enjoy, but one that Sawyer loves - chocolate chip cookie baking!