Monday, September 29, 2008

Family Fun is my Hero!

Anyone out there get the October edition of Family Fun magazine? Every time that magazine gets here in the mail, I devour it in about an hour. It's how I stay creative and sane. It is always full of activities and ideas for me to do with my children. I love it! October's edition is fabulous! I can't wait to do it all.

One of the ideas was these little nature pals. First, you go on a "fall" walk with your children and gather pine cones and acorns and other items that could be used to make a nature creature. Afterwards, you get creative and glue everything together to make your guys. My kids had fun putting them together, but I think they enjoyed the walk more. It's always more fun when you're looking for the signs of fall! I totally loved that part, too!



Oops, it broke!

Go make some nature creatures!

6 comments:

Miller's said...

What a fun activity, and so creative. I need to subscribe to that magazine. I am always looking for new ideas to get me out of the house and Maisey would love some activities. Although she may be too small for this now I will have to write it down and do it next year when she is bigger. SO fun!!!

Jen said...

Yummy, thanks for the recipes. I am always looking for good recipes and these look delicious. Plus, I LOVE sugar cookies and this is the perfect time of year to do some fun pumpkin and halloween shaped cookies. Thanks Brandi. Also, the pics of your kids are so cute. They are getting so big. Are they excited to have a new baby brother or sister? I'm predicting a baby boy...keep us updated!

Brandi said...

Kelsey, You totally should order the Family Fun magazine. I've been getting it since Hayden was 11 months and they have lots of ideas for toddlers also! I love it!

Jen, definitely try the sugar cookies. You won't regret it. And Hayden is excited for a new baby, but Maya has no idea. Reality probably won't sink in for them until the baby is here. It won't sink in for me until then either, probably!

Amber said...

Brandi, YOU are MY hero! I'm always so impressed with the cute things you do with your kids, and all the fun cooking that you do. I have a hard time motivating myself to bake, especially with the kids, so maybe I'll invite myself over and tag along with your projects. It will be like cupcake days all over again!

Brandi said...

You can come over anytime, Amber! We're always cooking something.

Natalie Warner said...

Brandi, you need to do these fun things as a business. You could make loads of money from home. You could call it a kids krafts day or something fun. Get a group of 8-10 preschool aged kids and teach them a craft and make something yummy. If you did it one day a week for two hours, I bet people would pay you $50/month. If you had 10 kids, that's $500 of fun, easy money. I would TOTALLY sign my kids up! You're so fun and creative.