Great Idea Thursday's - 46

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Today I am feeling so much better than I did last week! All that is left of my cold is a bit of a runny nose. Last week was full of snow and this week is full of sunshine! I have loved kicking my boys out the front door to ride bikes and play outside.  Today was 75! Amazing, and tomorrow is supposed to be cold and Thunderstormy... coastal living, who knows what the weather will bring :)

Thank you so much for your patience the last few weeks as I have battled my internet problems.  I think we have solved the problem officially now. (cross your fingers) Hopefully anyway...

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Great Idea Thursday's #46

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This is what I posted this week:

DIY Tweetle Beetles

What are your great ideas?

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Great Idea Thursdays - 45

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Thank you to my neighbor Jen for letting me steal her computer and internet this afternoon because guess what, my internet is once again not working.  The tech is coming over tomorrow to fix it but I probably will not have the features up this week it will have to be a double feature next week unfortunately... Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Thanks to my three year old class for sharing their fevers and sickies... hopefully here in the next day or so I should get back up to speed. Thankfully we've had two snow days and one day off, wish me luck back to work tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by to party with me and Miss Joy! I hope you like it here at A Handful of Everything and come back again :)

Please give a big hello to my fabulous Co-Host:

Joybee What's for Diner?

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Great Idea Thursday's #45

Come share what you have been doing every week! If you are interested in Co-Hosting this party with us, shoot me an e-mail me:  kristascookin {at} gmail {dot} com.

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This is what I was able to post this week with my limited internet:

Oriental Trading $250 Easter Fun Giveaway

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

Quick and Easy DIY Bookmarks

I'm ready to see your creative awesomeness!

An InLinkz Link-up

Tweetle Beetles

I love Dr. Seuss! Some of my favorite Dr. Seuss characters are Tweetle Beetles.  I don't know why, but they are just fun. So, while I was stuck at home with my kids last week with yet another snow day we pulled out our copy of Fox in Socks. This book is challenging to read regardless but with my fabulous cold I'm sure it was quite comical to hear this time... Anyway, we enjoyed our snowed in afternoon making our own DIY Rock pet Tweetle Beetles.

 

Supplies:

Smooth Rocks

Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Paint

Paint Brushes

Water

Paper Towels

Google Eyes

Colored Pipe Cleaners

Scissors

Hair Dryer (for impatient kiddos who are in a hurry for the paint to dry)

I picked up a bag of rocks at Walmart for $4-5. It seems like a shame to buy rocks but I don't have any close that were what I was looking for. I'm sure you could find these or something like them at any craft store too.

Grab some acrylic or tempura paint and let your kids mix the colors and decorate their rocks however they want. My kids immediately wanted to add eyes and antennae so we had to pull out the trusty hair dryer to help the paint dry quicker.  Hopefully your kids are more patient but if not it works wonders!

Grab your hot glue gun.  We tried regular school glue and tacky glue but if you want your pieces to stick you pretty much need hot glue.  My kids are older so I let them use it on their own so they could show off their individuality. Cut up some pipe cleaners and make some fun furry antennae for your beetles.

Now the most important part, Google eyes.  Everything is more fun with Google eyes! Even if you kids want to add 3 or 4 or 10, who cares? It's fun right? :)

Now you have some fun friends to read with!

Yeah for Tweetle Beetles :)

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Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!

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