A blog about two modern cousins who quilt, sew, knit, stitch and craft everyday.
The Cousins are the Prince's cousins and friends. Since Katamari Damacy, the series has introduced more and more cousins every game. In main-line Katamari games, the grand total is 58 cousins (57 excluding The Prince). In We ♥ Katamari, the player can see the life of the King of All Cosmos from childhood to adulthood, however, the cutscenes never portrayed, or even hinted, that the King has brothers and sisters, neither that Papa has other offspring. This may imply that, either The Queen of All
The Canadian Smocking Matrix Design is a unique and popular way of creating smocking patterns. It is created by first creating a grid of horizontal and vertical lines on a piece of fabric. Then, the fabric is gathered along the lines to create the desired pattern. This method is often used to create intricate and … Continue reading "How To Do Canadian Smocking Matrix Design"
Do you love crafting? Find the best online craft websites here. I love finding cheap and unique crafting sites to help inspire me to DIY and craft.
Here is a chart to help understand lineage of cousins, aunts and uncles.
literary nonsense from the delightful mr. edward gorey. i don’t think i could pick a favorite story, but this one has been on my desk for a while :) click to enlarge and study mr. g…
Learn alcohol ink basics and how to make your own beautiful alcohol ink art with this DIY alcohol ink art for beginners tutorial.
School’s out for the summer, which is amazing. BUT, summer also means the arrival of CRAZY MAXWELL COUSINS!!! In the madness of final exams and year-end parties, somehow I forgot!! Every summer my Aunt Janet takes a road trip with her FIVE KIDS up and down the east coast. They live in Florida, so by the time they get to New York, they have LOST THEIR MINDS. (If you live in FLORIDA, why would you spend your summer cooped up inside a van? Why wouldn’t you just, like, go to the beach?!?!?) Mom just told us at breakfast that they’re coming sometime today. Like…they could be pulling in the driveway right now! Or they might not come until after Brianna’s in bed. There’s no way to know!! (I mean…you’d THINK they could call us to give us a heads up…but that wouldn’t be any fun, WOULD IT??) THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!! Visiting cousins might not seem like that big a deal. But let’s play a little game. It’s called What Did Maxwell Cousins Do Last Time They Visited??? Broke every mirror in the house, while playing their game “Mirror Boxing.” I AM NOT EVEN KIDDING!! Reprogrammed the radio stations in my mom’s car so that every single button plays only those soccer commentators screaming “GOOOOOAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!” We haven’t listened to anything else in there all year! Spilled not one, not two, but ALL FIVE of their Slurpees ON MY BED!! And didn’t even tell me! So I went to climb in bed after an exhausting day of their shenanigans and found a gross, sticky, rainbow swamp where my mattress should be!!! Exploded the giant hippo-shaped beanbag chair in Brianna’s room so that it looked like there’d been a horrible wildlife massacre, and worst of all, those little white foam beads inside went EVERYWHERE! We just stopped digging them out of the carpet last month. Answer? ALL OF THE ABOVE!!! After the last visit, Mom suggested we tell them we’d moved. To Alaska. Or Peru. But, Dad said family is family and it could be worse. How, Dad? HOW?? This is who I’m dealing with: 12-year-old Sophia – She’s younger than me, only she acts like she’s about 17 (except when she’s punching mirrors and dumping Slurpees in my bed!). She’s like a mini-MacKenzie, if MacKenzie were the leader of a biker gang. 9 year-old Ethan – Ethan is SORT OF okay…when he’s sleeping. When he’s awake, though, he acts like a puppy who’s had a breakfast of chocolate bars, caffeine pills, and soda. 7-year-old Lucifer – Okay, his name’s really Luke. He makes Brianna look like the sweetest, politest, quietest little angel you ever saw. He’s the kind of kid who stomps on ants for fun. 4-year-old twins, Sam and Sam – The twins are seriously named Samuel and Samantha, and they CALL THEM BOTH SAM!!! One of them is ALWAYS screaming and the other one is ALWAYS crying. But they mix it up, just to keep you guessing. And then there’s Aunt Janet. She floats through the house, oblivious to the crazy, and once I heard her ask my mom if she’s at all concerned about MY social development. I had just run through the room carrying all the underwear I own, but I HAD MY REASONS! So, now I’m brainstorming everything I can do to protect my stuff/my house/my family before they get here. Mom says I’m not allowed to run away and hide at Chloe’s or Zoey’s, AND I’m not allowed to barricade my door shut. But she didn’t say anything about BRIANNA’s door, so right now my plan is to stuff all my valuables under Brianna’s bed and make she’s not in the room when I barricade her door! If you were me and had scary, crazy cousins coming to visit, what would you do?
Color mixing with light is a fun activity for kids to learn about what happens when you mix different colors. The thing is, light does not always react the same way as mixing colored paints.
Love bullet journaling but want to plan in a premade planner? Today I show you how to use the Alistair Method in the Hobonichi Cousin and be super productive!
The cousin explainer tea towel has gone viral for its visual diagram on how cousins and family trees work and it's... eye-opening.
Experiment #1 What will happen when I put raisins in a cup of sprite? After you do the experiment, you will find out that the raisins DANCE! My students L.O.V.E this experiment and think that it is hilarious that the raisins dance up and down in the Sprite! Click {here} for the raisin experiment Experiment #2 What does our heart do for us? We talked about the heart and it's purpose! Then, we observed our own pulse using a marshmallow and toothpick. What a great time to learn about the heart (Valentine's Day)! Click {here} for the heart experiment Experiment #3 Which object lets the most light through from our flashlight? Using a flashlight, we determined which objects (dollar, black paper, net, plastic wrap, and tin foil) let through the most light. Click {here} for the light experiment clipart and/or fonts by DJ Inkers. www.djinkers.com Is your school heading to the land of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or STEAM (Same, but add art)? Last year, our school committed to becoming a STEM+A (plus Art) school. So far- I'm loving it!!! It has really got me thinking outside of the box for sure. I'm excited to share with you some ideas that I have with STEM in the future. For now, I've got some posters that I made for our 1st grade STEM+A Intro Day! For our STEM+A Intro Day, we rotated all of the first graders (split into 5 groups) through our classrooms. Each teacher took on one of the letters and taught the students about the meaning of that letter and how we use it in every day life. We want our students to know that STEM is everywhere! Then, we did an activity based on the letter we had. I had Math and we played Pokemon Go Addition (totally made the game up...haha). These posters are great for my students to refer back to. Click {here} to check these posters out!
I am working on some quick assessment sheets for key concepts in art class. I came across this famous lines handout from The Bees Knees Cousin. I’m also not too big on worksheets and we rarely do them in art class, but they can be good for some fine motor practice and assessment. I liked the famous lines handout and tried to download it from Scribd, but I couldn’t get it to work. So I ended up making my own … Read more... →
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What is a second cousin or even a third cousin? What does removed mean? We’ll explain the steps to calculating cousinhood!
Learn how to make a fortune teller origami with these folding instructions. These go by many names; cootie catchers, chatterboxes...
Photoshop Head Swap Tutorial, learn how to
Kids will love making this spooky Blinking Origami Eyeball art project, inspired by Krokotak, a really awesome Bulgarian Kids website!
Want to make the most out of your Hobonichi Cousin planner? This is a dialed Hobonichi Techo Cousin Review along with Hobonichi Cousin daily layout example.
Understanding cousin relationships can be tough. 1st cousin once removed? Join me while we break down the cousin relationship.
Disappearing color sounds a little like magic, for your kids, it will probably be magic. This is one of the easiest science activities.
Make spin art using DIY tops! These “do it yourself” toys turn into art tools with an unusual twist. I know, I couldn't resist a pun! Today's project combines a DIY toy idea with the
Best science experiment ever! Make a fantastic eruption with hydrogen peroxide, yeast, soap, and food coloring! This science project is perfect for science shows for all ages: preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school! Even adults enjoy this one!
What kid doesn't love parachutes? My boys have gotten so many of those parachuting army men as party favors, I've lost count. And forget trying to untangle the strings. (Ain't nobody got time for that!) The weather may not have been on our side, but with so many rainy days this summer, eventually you just throw caution to the wind and do outdoor activities anyway. And so it was the day we made DIY parachutes. Making these was simple. We had all the supplies we needed around the house. What You Need Disposable plastic (or paper) cup Plastic garbage sack String (we used some tightly twisted yarn) Paper punch Scissors Tape Measure or yardstick How to Make It First we punched holes in the top of the plastic cups, just under the rim. You'll need to punch four holes equal distance apart (approximately). Next we cut one plastic kitchen garbage sack into a 14-inch square. Since we made two parachutes, we measured and cut the bag with it flattened (i.e. two plies) so we had two squares with only a few cuts. Now we cut four 14-inch lengths of string for each parachute. Our oldest son gathered a corner of the plastic square and tied one length of string to it, leaving only a small tail. He repeated this with the other four corners. Then we tied each string to a different hole on the cup. (TIP: Try to keep the tails all the same length so you don't get a lopsided parachute.) Now all that was left to do was to go to a high place and drop those puppies. My sons perched on the landing of our deck and later our yard's play set. They LOVED watching them gracefully float to the ground. My oldest son tucked the parachute in the cup and dropped it to see what would happen. It sank to the ground with lightning speed. That's gravity for ya! How Does a Parachute Work The cup glides slowly down thanks to something known as air resistance (or drag). When air gets under it, the plastic parachute fans out for maximum coverage; this air resistance slows the fall of the object tremendously. This great activity came from Patricia A. Staino's wonderful book Magic Moments: Super Science with Your Kids. Check it out!
Here is a silly drawing games that is a lot of fun for kids to play. In this drawing game, you use dice to decide what parts of the drawing you will draw. We have included a face drawing game and a landscape drawing game. This is a lot of fun and it helps children who might not be able to draw freely and creatively...this will help them draw more freely and creatively. This will also increase silliness.
Learn how to get MORE out of your Hobonichi planner with this great hack! It involves a Rhodia pad!
A huge collection of camp craft ideas for kids. Grab a few of these ideas that are perfect for summer camp fun anywhere!
These human body for kids activities allow children to learn about the heart, muscles, lungs, 5 senses, bones organs, cells, and so much more!
I had to make sure the leaves were waxy and veiny because they work the best. Here is my step-by-step tutorial on how to make skeleton leaves.
The Hobonichi Cousin’s layout offers limitless possibility; although, that possibility can be overwhelming when you face a blank page. Keep...Read More
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