Rainbow Pancakes

Need I say more?

Thank you Amanda and her awesome blog i am mommy for this great recipe! It's like Fruit Loops in pancake form! We'll probably opt for the natural food dyes I bought for Easter eggs to make our own version for Sunday brunch.

Maybe rainbow mashed potatoes?

I think we'll stick to the pancakes for now.

Pretend Shaving

Standing in line, Max got very squirmy. Impulse took over and I handed him my iphone. Max (aka the engineer ) figured out how to get free apps into my phone. I don't know how to get them and have only 3. That's only because some kind stranger took pitty on my pathetic, empty looking phone and suggested I needed a flashlight, a lightsaber, and a game called Aurora Feint. I now, thanks to my 8 year old, have another very useful one called Panasonic Beard Buster - I can't provide the link because again, I don't know where to find it. Google would probably lend a hand. I say it's useful because a) it entertained the child and b) in case you were wondering about facial hair possibilities, there's an app for that. And now I present the family portrait...

  Lala sporting the "Van Dyke"

                                                                

Mr. Lala sporting the "Handlebar"

 

Max sporting the "Fu Manchu"

Fell sporting the "Van Dyke"

Mirabella sporting the "Handlebar"

and

Tangerine sporting the "Soul Patch"

Noodle fun

The boys are really into squid and octopus. Any creature laden with tentacles and slime is right up their alley. I came across this from the fabulous Designing Moms that is such a fun idea.

Step 1. Cut hot dogs into 3 inch bits. You can substitute with veggie dogs or turkey dogs.

Step 2. Poke 4 raw spaghetti noodles through each hot dog bit.

Step 3. Boil until noodles are cooked.

Voila! Octo- dogs! I think hubby was more excited than the boys. Who knew a noodle on a dog would bring such joy!

Art Websites for Kids

Accumulating snow outside my Virginia home inspired me to visit pictures of our time living in Costa Rica.

When my oldest son, Fellissimo, turned 6 he asked to have an “Art Party”. His favorite artist at the time was Van Gogh and his favorite painting, A Starry Night.

We allowed the kids to get “into” the painting. Obviously, the highlight of the party.

We really missed visiting the Smithsonian Museams on the weekends so I complied a list of websites that allowed the boys to explore their beloved creativity. These have been approved by the boys and are really cool. Please let us know any kid friendly art sites you think are a great and I'll add them to the list!

Jackson Pollock (Fell's new favorite artist)

MOMA - great for contemporary art interaction

National Gallery of Art for kids

Albright Knox- Art Games

Starfall- Art and reading
Mr. Picasso Head- fooling with Picasso like shapes

Haring Kids- fooling with Keith Haring like shapes

Smart Museam - Interactive kids teaching you about art

Etch a Sketch

A. Pintura- Art Detective

Visual Elements and Principles