Abstract eggshell art

Recently I saved our eggshells, washed they out and let them dry. It must have looked quite odd, my growing pile of eggshells! Finally though, we had enough to play with. So we broke them into various sized pieces and split them among 8 bowls.

We got out watercolour tubes and Master D squirted them in and I added some water. He stir, stir, stirred…

…before pouring the paint into a bowl of eggshells. Next he gave them each a swish before we left them overnight to soak.

The next day we laid the shells on paper to dry out.

Master D then carefully tipped the shells onto a plate.

Isn’t the paper we dried them on pretty! We’ve already used two pieces of it as wrapping paper 🙂

I gave Master D some thick cardboard and glue. He started pouring the glue on and adding the occasional shell. I think he finds the glue more fun sometimes, and the way we go through it – wow!

His abstract eggshell artwork turned out really well, but I must say that I think the preparation was the best fun for him 🙂

Happy crafting, Kelly

February 17, 2012 by

Happy lil ❤’s are baking #7

What did you and your little ones bake this week? Below is a linky list to share what you baked with your children, so we can inspire each other. Family favourites, new recipes, traditional or cultural recipes – you name it, we’d like to read about them and if you include the details, try them out 🙂

Last week Crafty Mom’s Share and Taming the Goblin both made banana bread, so we thought we should get in on the action! We used a combination of both recipes 🙂

You need:
3 bananas
40 g butter
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oats
1/3 cup sour cream
lemon juice
drop of vanilla essence
shake of cinnamon
shake of nutmeg

 Combine the butter and sugar, followed by the eggs, vanilla essence & bananas.

Add dry ingredients, then nutmeg, cinnamon and lemon juice.

Next add sour cream as needed to get a good consistency (it shouldn’t be runny, or too dry).
Have a taste to check the flavour (Master D’s additional step)!

 
Bake at 180° C (around 350° F) for around 20 minutes.
And my mum always said ‘you can bake, but you have to clean up!‘
So here are the kids doing just that 😉 
 

Enjoy!

 
Makes 12 servings ~ 4 Weight Watchers Points a serve

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Happy baking, Kelly

February 15, 2012 by