Ideas For Home
Week Four of summer camp at home had a change of plans because our air conditioner broke and it was well over 100 degrees in Phoenix so we made it a water theme. Here are a few images from our activities and our field trips were splash pads, pools and a resort.
Each week has a different theme filled with activities, crafts, food and field trips related to the theme: Here is Week One, Week Two and Week Three.
Homemade Pond
An early morning visit to a pond
Backyard Sprinkler
Waterfalls
Sprinkler Frogs
Splash Ball
Splash Pad
Puddle Fun
Tupperware Play
Pool Party for toys friends
Resort Time
Pool Time
Water Filled Bucket
Sister Love – Water Babies
For my 30 days of creative endeavors I am committed to a journal that I got at a Japanese Dollar Store. Here is day Twenty.
For Week Three of summer camp at home we had Hollywood Glam week. Here are a few images from our activities. Our Field Trip was to see several movies at different theaters, a trip to the hair salon and a trip to the nail salon – very glamorous! We also baked glam cookies and made dinners inspired by celebrity TV chefs.
Each week has a different theme filled with activities, crafts, food and field trips related to the theme: Here is Week One and Week Two
Glam Star Cookies
Make-Up Compact and Lipstick Cookies
VIP Passes
Glam Girls
Glam Make-Up
Glam Make-Up
Homemade Hollywood Walk of Fame
Homemade Hollywood Walk of Fame
Close-Up Homemade Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kool-Aid Streaked Hair – In Process
Facial
Facial
Celebrity Chef Dinner – Kid Style
Salon Visit
Pedi at the salon
Home Spa Treatment
For week two of summer camp at home we had Science and Exploration week. Here are a few images from our activities. Our Field Trip was to the Arizona Science Center.
Each week has a different theme filled with activities, crafts, food and field trips related to the theme: Here is Week One.
Junior Explorers
Homemade Slime
Homemade Silly Putty
Home Grown Crystals
Homemade Soap
The Science of Baking
Science Experiments
Homemade Glow-In-The Dark Jello
Mentos and Diet Coke Geyser
Two Liter Tornadoes
Paintings with Milk, Food Coloring and ‘magic’ tooth picks
Static Electricity Experiments
Shadow Projection
Shadow Projection
Field Trip to the Science Center
I had an over abundance of Kale recently from our CSA, Chow Locally, and so I baked some into delicious kale chips.
Raw kale with olive oil and sea salt
Baked kale chips - ready to eat
KALE CHIPS
Ingredients
- 1 bunch kale
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 1 pinch sea salt, to taste
Directions
- Preheat an oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Cut away inner ribs from each kale leaf and discard; tear the leaves into pieces of uniform size. (I made my pieces about the size of a small potato chip.) Wash torn kale pieces and spin dry in a salad spinner or dry with paper towels until they’re very dry.
- Put the kale pieces into a large resealable bag (or use a bowl if you don’t mind getting your hands oily). Add about half the olive oil; seal and squeeze the bag so the oil gets distributed evenly on the kale pieces. Add the remaining oil and squeeze the bag more, until all kale pieces are evenly coated with oil and slightly ‘massaged.’ Sprinkle the vinegar over the kale leaves, reseal the bag, and shake to spread the vinegar evenly over the leaves. Spread the leaves evenly onto a baking sheet.
- Roast in the preheated oven until mostly crisp, about 35 minutes. Season with salt and serve immediately.
