DIY Drive in!

It's another wet ground, potential to rain (heavy...again) kind of day, With a 3 year old Lumpy to entertain.  I remembered seeing "Drive in" movie ideas and went hunting for supplies!

What you need
1 box (strong enough to support toddler sitting in it),
some paper to cover box (optional),
Glue,
paper/plastic plates for wheels,
colouring pencils/felts.

Adding some finishing touches

Getting a little impatient for it to dry on the other side!

Finished! parked in prime position!

Making this an even cheaper/budget friendly activity - home made air popped pop corn (diluted juice) and Madagascar movie hired free from the library!

Rainy day

With an active 3 year old and again more rain, I needed new and exciting activities so we made edible jewelry!!!
1 pack of on sale at cheerios, some pipe cleaners and away you go!

2013 adventures

Wow, life has been flying past far too quickly!!
Trying very hard to save money yet make awesome memories! Some great day trips around locally, camping and checking out the Chinchilla melon festival, and arts and crafts.

Lumpy turned 3!!!

Doing some drawing

Hanging out with a friend that lives 4 hours away.

During recent Brisbane floods, Lumpy wanted to put her water animals in water! - we had used the water for testing what sinks and floats

On our 'Chino date in Chinchilla!

playing "three in a row"

Making a tree from fallen leaves found at the park

Enjoying pancake day at a local church

Getting ready to check out the animals at Queens park.

Xmas cookies

It's a wet wet wet Sunday in Brisbane, I have to work this afternoon and I have a 2 yr old stuck inside (because it keeps raining and storming!) So we printed some Christmas colouring ins for her. Googled cookie recipes and we made http://www.marthastewart.com/338471/basic-sugar-cookies.
Used our Christmas cookie cutters and had my little apprentice help me!

Cloud sand!

After a nasty storm this morning, fun under cover play is needed! Bring on cloud sand - 6cups plain flour, 3/4 cup baby oil. Mix together until its clumps and stays moulded.

We played with ours in the water play table!

Fizzy colours

Bicarb + vinegar + food dye = fizzy colours!
Sadly this activity was shorter lived than I  hoped for! after realising using a spoon was too slow, Lumpy decided to just tip the colours into the bicarb and mix! She did love that it fizzed and reacted, so atleast she noticed that!

Lumpy decided to just dump the bicarb into the colour!

Plane trip fun....

The past 10 days were spent in cold but amazingly beautiful New Zealand. The holiday was amazing. We will be going back at some stage to see the North Island.
The return plane trips with a 2.5 yr old lumpy were a little stressful even with careful planning and organising!
Little snap lock bags of activities, food, and inflight entertainment all helped. I either got new toys/ borrowed finger puppets, or hid old toys for a month or so before our trip.