Our first pinterest project was ice cube painting. One night after Cade went to bed I had fun mixing colors and making the ice cubes. First lesson learned - the water runs from one cube into the next, so I ended up with some unintended combos.
The next morning I was very excited for a water play day in our backyard that included painting with the ice cubes. Cade painted for about 5 seconds with the orange ice cube, and then started jumping on the trampoline. Second lesson learned - 4 year old boys do not like painting as much as jumping.
He actually enjoyed clean up more than the activity. Next time, I'll just give him a sponge and let him clean the porch and not spend so much time making ice cubes!
Project number two - dinosaur footprints - was much more successful. The recipe for the dough was really easy:
1 cup coffee grounds
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup cold coffee
So, we mixed...
Since we usually bake cookies, Cade assumed that we would eat a little bite of the dough. As you can see from the recipe above, the dough does not promise to be as good as cookie dough. But he could not be convinced, and insisted on trying it anyway...
He is saying "Water!"
Back to business... flattening out the dough
Cutting out circles
Footprints!
These turned out great!! The pictures do not do the finished project justice; I had a hard time figuring out what setting on my camera to use to show off the distinct patterns. I am currently looking for a way to display these in his room. Success!
Despite the fun of these projects, Cade is still happiest playing with his dinosaurs in the living room.
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