TRY EXPLAINING IT TO A 3-YEAR-OLD

“Break a leg” is an idiom in theatre, which means “good luck”. It is typically said to actors and musicians before they go out onto stage to perform. The expression reflects a theatrical superstition in which wishing a person “good luck” is considered bad luck.

Well, try explaining that to a 3-year-old!!!

I went and auditioned for a show this week and when I left home to go to the audition my husband wished good luck by saying: “Break a leg.” Well, apparently, as soon as I left the house 3-year-old Isabella gave daddy a hard time.

“Daddy, you gotta tell Mommy sorry." daddy asked why. She said: "Cause you told her to break a leg. That's not nice!"

Daddy explained to Isabella and her brother and sister what "break a leg" means, but Isabella was not satisfied with the explanation.

Can you imagine what was going through her head.

HAVING FUN WITH DOUGH...

You must try this project, it's so much fun. My kids had a blast and I did too.

Yes it is a little messy but who cares. It’s fun and it’s flour, you can easily clean it up. I would recommend doing it in the kitchen though.

I discovered this project because my little man brought home a book called “Salt Dough Fun.” The book is so cool. Besides teaching you how to make the salt dough it teaches you how to shape the dough into different animals.

I’ll write up the recipe for you and then just let your imagination go wild. I made a hamburger and a pizza. I was really into the dough. LOL. Little Jerry challenged his creativity; he made a Puffle from Club Penguin. Kids loved this project.

You try it and share your experience on my blog.

Things You'll Need:

• 2 c. all-purpose flour

• 1 c. salt

• 3/4 c. water

• Mixing Bowls

• Acrylic Paints

Instructions

Step 1
-Mix flour with salt and water in a deep bowl.

Step 2
-Knead it until it's doughy.

Step 3
-Make shapes by hand.

Step 4-Dry the objects in the oven at 200 degrees F for about 10 minutes.

Step 5-Paint them.

QUICK, EASY AND AFFORDABLE DINNER.

Who doesn’t like spaghetti and meatballs? My kids love it.

Don’t even say you can’t cook. I met a mom last week who said she can’t cook, she said she doesn’t know how to.

It doesn’t get easier than spaghetti and meatballs.

I buy them at BJ’s. They come in a frozen bag fully cooked and you get about 160 meatballs. It costs about $14 a bag. My kids eat about 6 meatballs each.

All you have to do is put some red sauce in a pan and put he meatballs inside. Let them absorb the sauce for about 10 minutes.

In a separate pan, I cook pasta.

About 15 minutes later it’s done. Grab a plate, scoop out some pasta and plop the meatballs on top. There you go!

Kids love it!

What do you think?

ARE YOU RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS?

If you are running out of things to do with your kids this summer check out this book: “501 TV Free Activities for Kids.” by Di Hodges. I got it from the library but I saw it at Barnes and Noble last week for $5.50.

The book has every activity that you can imagine. From cooking to playing outside, there are lots of party, family and group games. Remember playing “Humpty Dumpty” when you were a kid? It’s in the book, pretty cool.

The first activity that my kids and I chose from this book was the “Finger Puppets”.

What You Need:

-Old Gloves

-Permanent felt pens

-Strong Glue

-Wool, sequins, small buttons, other decorations

-Shoe box

What To Do:

Cut off the fingers of a pair of gloves (I found a pair in my garage that I thought were old, until daddy saw them. LOL. Oops.) Use the felt pens to draw faces or glue on small buttons or sequins for facial features. Make beards with cotton wool.

We had lots of fun with the details. My kids wanted to make aprons.

Once you are done you can get a cereal box or a shoe box and perform with the puppets. Cut out a window near the top for the puppets to perform in. Have your children decorate the puppet theatre too.

It’s lots of fun. Check out our puppets. Don't they look cute?

MOMMY I GOT A BUG IN MY EYE!

Since my girls are already on vacation from school I decided to bring them to their brothers Morning Program at his school. On our way back we stopped at the park and the girls were having a blast until…

Nicole started panicking and screaming that there was a bug in her eye. I thought it was probably nothing because Nicole tends to exaggerate a little.

OH MY GOD!!! When I looked at her eye, there was this huge green bug in the corner of her eye. I immediately tried to take it out but because Nicole kept closing her eye, the bug just kept getting in further.

Nicole kept screaming really loud. I had no tissues, no water, nothing with me. I felt helpless. I looked around to see if there was anyone near their house so I could get help but there was no one around. So I grabbed her in my arms and started running home…(Must I remind you- I also had my 3-year old- Isabella. I told her to run as fast as she could and follow mommy.)

I couldn’t breathe when I got to my house. I opened the door still with Nicole in my arms and rushed to the bathroom where I immediately started to splash water into Nicole’s eye. It wasn’t working. So then I went and got a Q-tip and gently tried to bring the bug up but it wasn’t working either. The freaking bug went under her lower eyelid to the point I couldn’t see it anymore.

OH CRAP!

I got the girls in the car and rushed to the doctor. I called them on my way to tell them Nicole had a bug in her eye. When I got there they immediately took us in the room but then… we waited… and waited…. and waited. I asked a nurse walking by the room if she could get the doctor because my daughter had a bug in her eye and I was afraid it was causing harm and getting deeper. That didn’t really make a difference. We were still waiting… There was no urgency from their part!

Finally about 15 minutes later, the doctor came in and when I told her Nicole had a bug in her eye she was great. When the doctor lifted her lower eyelid… there it was… big ugly green bug.

The doctor and her nurse laid Nicole on the bed and the doctor gently grabbed a big Q-tip and water and got the bug out. She checked the eye and told us to keep an eye on it to make sure it didn’t get infected.

Ok now I can breathe and…. I think I’ll have a panic attack later!!! All I wanted was to have a fun morning by bringing the girls to my son’s morning program.

Oh well, I’m thankful we had a happy ending and Nicole is happy again and doing great.

Do you have any bug stories you want to share?

(If you are wondering what's next to the bug, it's an orzo noodle, it's so you can see how big it was.)