Simply Singer

Alright, so after talking with various people, it was decided that each activity deserves its own post. Also because it is less work to find exactly what you have come here for! So lets get into it! Also, (hopefully) all activities will have links to YouTube so make sure to follow us there as well to see the fun! Sometimes they will be posted before the blog! I will post them under the what you need since it is like a tutorial! You need 3 things and there are 5 steps only! Setup is only the time it takes to collect the materials and you can make as many as you want! Once the paper towel gets wet, the colored image shows through like magic! What you need: - paper towels - markers - tub with water - watch the tutorial video ! Directions: 1. fold the paper towel in half 2. draw on the front side a simple image in black marker 3. open the paper towel. you should see the outline that bled through. Color! fill in your drawing, give it color, make it creative! 4. fold it back in half 5. place

 Hey!! So I was sitting here thinking about how to share some of the things we have found or done that are perfect for kids! And I de used maybe a quarterly post, not too soon and also not a long span either. I think four times a year is good, your thoughts!?!?  Alright let’s start! It will be a picture, link to either a video of it and/or where to get one and short description of it and how my kids liked it. This will be probably longer than I will do since I have other unpublished posts with ideas right now, so I will lump them together here.  1.   Dollar store items usually are able to keep the kids entertained for at least half an hour.   2.   Crafts for craft stores - here we have Hobby Lobby and Michaels, where we can by little craft packages that contain various small crafts including pompom crafts, toilet paper roll crafts, pipe cleaner crafts, stained glass art, sand art, wood crafts, ceramic crafts and so many more!  Amazon  even has so many!  Mindware  on Amazon also has so

So, Logan has had behavioral issues in school due to his ADHD. He is now over half way through First Grade. The school does a great job keeping us informed which we LOVE! But at home, after school is usually when his medicine wears off. So we have been trying to find ways to help keep him motivated to behave. I know this sounds weird but if you do not have a child with severe ADHD, it may not make sense to you. Logan bounces off the walls and could outrun the energizer bunny on steroids.  Back to what I was saying about rewards. I guess these ideas can be used for whatever you want. I know some of these we do use for chores and things too. (As always, I will link in videos as I can or things that we have used!) Sticker Charts: we have used these on and off, specifically these reward sticker journals , they come with many varying chores and tasks with quite a few blank to fill in yourself if needed. Then its listed out Mon-Sunday and 7 task columns. There is a goal and reward box. I lov

 Alright! So let’s start this real quick with I decided to create a YouTube Channel for my crafts, baking and what not! So subscribe here please!! Thanks!  I will add crafts overtime so check back soon!  Alright these little Paper Bag Easter Bunny Craft was a ton of fun to make! Video to the quick tutorial is here . But the steps are simple!  Draw triangles on the sides that it will gather when tied  Draw the ears Cut the lines Add eyes, nose and whiskers Fill with grass and put candy or eggs Use a cute ribbon to tie it shut  Add the fluffy bunny tail!  Peep Dot Paintings  were fun and a bit messy! Since we did not have circle foam painters, we improvised and did wood glued to q-tips! Simple and easy to do! Cut out the peep shape, take it down and paint!  VIDEO HERE !          Foam craft kits   were one of Rosella's favourites! She loved making them! We pick them up at our Hobby Lobby but you can get them so many different places! Video here !

With road closures in the spring due to snow, my husband was repulled for the fall turkey hunt! Since it was still within camping season, we decided to make it a family trip. The kids had two weeks after school which was perfect timing.  The two weekends prior to opening day we went up and did some scouting and some camping, trying to get a familiar idea of where to hunt and where the turkeys are. We can’t really do much with our kids because they scare the turkey and any animal away anywhere near us because they’re so loud. when it finally comes down to a few days before opening day, my husband decides that Wednesday afternoon he was going to go up and get us a spot. I said fine that’s perfect only because I wanted to make sure we got a good spot and since it was gonna be the first weekend we didn’t want to have to settle for something that we didn’t wanna be in for a week and a half since we did plan to be camping a maximum of 10 days. Me and the kids came up Thursday mid morning to

 I am not a fan of chicken at all, hunt me down later for that, but I have found one way I really enjoy them! My kids actually enjoyed them as well!  Ingredients   3 cups Shredded chicken  8 burrito flour tortillas 3 cups colby jack and monterry jack shredded cheese  16 oz sour cream 2 1/2 cups chicken broth 4 oz can of green chili peppers diced 3 tbsp butter 3 tbsp flour Directions   Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mix chicken and 2 cups of the cheese in mixing bowl.  Roll the mixture up in tortillas and place in a greased pan In a pan, melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook for one minute. Then add the broth and whisk until smooth. Heat until bubbly.  Stir in the sour cream and the chilies, but do not boil   Pour over the enchiladas and add the remaining cheese on top. Bake for 20 minutes and then broil for three additional minutes.