Word of the Week: Colorful!

This week has been all kinds of busy, some fun, some productive, some in the opposite directions of those two. But throughout the busy, and much more noticeably, this week has been very...

COLORFUL!

From play dough, to story book pictures, and playground to pjs, we've had a little extra color everywhere.

Kit has had different color bathwater every day, and not from getting gross and grimy. She had pink on Monday, green on Tuesday, and purple on Wednesday and Friday! I'm writing a whole post on these very cool bath tablets, but here's a little sneak peak!

Our shopping trip on Tuesday resulted in several new t-shirts for Zak, plus a new light jacket since he has outgrown everything from last year, which honestly, barely fit him then. But this one should last him a good number of years now.

Kit also got a new jacket, not because it's cool enough to wear yet, but because the stores are selling them now, and this one was bright pink and super soft and her Daddy and I probably love it even more than she does! And two new sparkly princess skirts!

Grace was hoping to find a bathrobe, but we'll have to look elsewhere, they had none. But she came away with a super sparkly clear nail polish, so she was quite satisfied! She doesn't actually wear nail polish very often, she uses it mainly to accessorize her Littlest Pet Shop animals.

School has been colorful this week too! With water beads, marker drawings of an Olmec head statue, and painting portraits for art.

And the big kids got to go with Daddy to the fair Wednesday evening, and the weather was perfect! The sky was gorgeous, and the bright rides against the crisp blue were nostalgia inducing. And who doesn't love it after the sun sets and all the lights shine bright and sparkling!

Plus a huge bonus! Much to my great delight, the weather has been much more comfortable, and I was even able to wear my fuzzy, spotted slippers around the house a few days this week. I crazy love slippers, guess it kinda goes with my love of all things wintry.

So, what word would describe your week? Share with me in the comments, and check out everyone else's here at Word of the Week on The Reading Residence!

Le Petite Chef: Mud Pie

Here it is, as promised, Grace's Mud Pie recipe! She did all the work, I helped explain terms and measurements, stirred at the very end to make sure everything was evenly coated (at her request), and helped hold the pot. She let one of her friends spread the Nutella and add the "dirt" to one of the pies while she did the other. This is a very kid friendly recipe, I highly recommend it for ages 8 and up! The original recipe is in the book The Cooking Book, by Jane Bull. But we modified it just a bit. Here are our supplies: 3/4 c butter 1 tbsp cocoa powder 1/2 c sugar 1 c graham cracker crumbs 1/2 c dried fruit 1 chocolate bar (we used Nutella spread instead) We added: Heath chocolate and toffee bits Black Sixletts (found in the party aisle) These are the original measurements, we doubled the recipe though. Step 1: Crush graham crackers. We used a gallon size zipper bag and a coffee mug (I don't own

Saying Goodbye

For the entire month of August, I just didn't let myself think about it beyond the facts. For the last two weeks, I just focused on anything else that took my mind off of it. Over the weekend I was busy getting things ready, so I was too busy to think about it. Tuesday came. Miss V came. It was a good visit, with laughing and smiling, and questions asked and answered, and Kit played with her, and smiled and made us laugh like usual. But it was different, and we felt it. I didn't let myself go there, because I didn't want to break down, not that it would have been the first time in front of her (nor the second, or third, or even fourth probably.) And then it was time for her to go, and we took some pictures, and all the kids hugged her, and I held Kit on my shoulder on the steps so she could wave goodbye until Miss V is out of sight like she has every week for at least five months. And then we closed the door, and Kit went on with business as usual, beca

Preschool at Home! Chalkboard Painting

Here is another treasure from the backfiles. This started as an act of desperation on my part, I just needed her to be occupied so I could finish something, but it quickly became one of her favorite activities. If you have a chalkboard (we made ours on a half wall with chalkboard paint), all you need is a paintbrush, sponge, or washcloth, and a cup of water. Dip the brush in the water and have at it! Kit LOVES how the water turns the board black. So often, she will be at this so long that by the time she gets across the board, the first area she painted will be dry and a fresh pallet once again. You can get creative with the things you use as paintbrushes, but she has been completely happy with our basic art brushes from Walmart. I love watching her do this.

UnknownOctober 18, 2014 at 8:54 AM
I don't like winter, but I do love fuzzy slippers! Yours are awesome!
The Reading ResidenceOctober 18, 2014 at 2:17 PM
Colourful is wonderful! And I am totally loving the coloured bath water, my two would adore that! Thanks for sharing with #WotW
mumturnedmomOctober 19, 2014 at 6:43 PM
A very colourful week! Sounds great :) I think I have some coloured bath tablets somewhere, keep forgetting to use them, you've inspired me to go and find them! #WotW
Susan RichardNovember 10, 2014 at 9:41 PM
Beautiful pictures of the fair rides. Looks like fun fun

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