Earth Day Dinner

I know Earth Day is over but before I forget I thought I would post our dinner since it was pretty fun. 

We had four courses of Earth's wonders...

The African Jungle

green mashed potatoes with broccoli, asparagus, and parsley for the trees and jungle animals picks.

The Ocean

blue jello with Swedish fish and sea creatures

The Earth

Meatloaf made in a ball pan.  I put it on an upside down bowl with a plate over it

(I used some packing tape to hold the bowl and plate together...I didnt want it to fall over!)

This is my awesome Wilton ball pan.

Desert

candy bones and rock piles (chocolate covered peanuts) in sand (corn flakes, oatmeal, chinese noodles)

Enjoy!

Very Last Minute~Earth Day Hair Clip

Print out this Earth on cardstock and trim the outside with scalloped edge scissors.  Glue or double stick tape it to a clip and you have a hair clip that matches their Earthy T-shirts.  You could mod podge or laminate but it lasted the day okay for us just being on cardstock.

Earth Day Rocks

Earth Day Rocks (no, literally)

I decided to make these rocks instead of place cards for our Earth Day dinner.  I thought I would share the idea since it is pretty cute and simple.  

I used vinyl lettering but you could print on vellum and mod podge it on or just write it on with a Sharpie.  I gathered rocks about the size of my fist that would stand up fairly high (not just lay flat).

As I was gathering the small ones I thought it would be fun to make a big one too!  This one is about 10 inches long and 8 inches high. 

After I gathered my rocks, I washed them and dried them.  While they were wet the colors were brighter so I decided to mod podge them to keep the "wet" look.  I mixed it with an equal part water so the mod podge wouldnt be too thick.

I set them on newspaper to dry.  After they were dry I stuck the vinyl lettering on.   

This is SOO easy!!  Good Luck Super Mommies!

Earth Day Breakfast

Earthy Breakfast Time

As I was putting my kids to bed, I asked them what they would like for breakfast tomorrow since it was EARTH DAY!  Londyn said she wanted boiled eggs colored like the Earth and Tate said he wanted worms...Here are my attemps...I got it ready tonight so I thought I would post it so that if any Super Mommies are up early you can make something fun too.

I cut newspaper with decorative scissors for a placemat and then set the egg on a bottled water lid.

                          Hard Boiled Eggs                                              A Gummy Worm in Dirt (Granola).

First I boiled the eggs in blue dye and added a little vinegar at the end to make them nice and dark.  I had some vinyl left from my Earth Day Rock so I used it as a pattern for the continents.  I mixed a few drops of green food coloring with 2 tsp vinegar and dabbed it on with a cotton swab.

Here they are. Some arent as dark as others, but the kids will love them.

Notice below what they are sitting on...REUSED bottled water lids!

Happy Earthday to You, Happy Earthday to You....

Earth Cakes and Mud Pies

My kids called these Earthday Cakes and sang the birthday song while they made them.  They had lots of fun doing it.  I really cant recall letting them play in the mud before.  Thats not very Super Mommy-like of me.  I need to be better at allowing messes.  I will work on that. 

Get ready for Earthday Cakes!  I bought some tin pans at Honks ($ store) 4/$1 last week so we were ready.  The first thing we did was go on a Nature Hike and they gathered the ingredients for their cakes.  They brought a backpack and a cup to gather their plants, rocks, etc.

I brought a garbage bag so we could do a "trash hike" and gather litter while we were out in the neighborhood.  I should have brought a paper bag for the recycleables that were scattered about...I will have to remember that next time.  (I just put the little hand with the clover there because I thought it was cute...)

Then I gave them their pans, buckets, bowls, utensils, and a full watering can and sent them to the part of our yard with lots of dirt.

We will have to try this again...they liked it so much I am sure they will be asking me about it again soon.

Happy Earthday Cake making to all of you!

Earth Day Craft~Bottle Cap Necklaces

Here is a cute Craft that my Sister-in-law, Jodi made with her daughter.  I asked her to post about since it is Recycle-ish and she was kind enough to share her project with us.  Thanks Jodi!

Bottle Cap Necklaces (or just magnets)

Here is a fun little craft to make for any jewelry loving little girls in your life! They are really easy and it is fun to make a bunch at once. My daughter wanted to make them for all her friends. Make a bunch and give them as a gift!

 Here are the supplies you need:

Bottle caps (you can buy these in bulk for pretty cheap, look online)
Small washers
SUPER strong magnets
Craft Glue
Something to put the washer on for your necklace (I found this big bag of nylon loops at hobby lobby for a couple of bucks)
Diamond Glaze
Whatever picture or design you choose to put in the bottle cap

I used a photo program to create whatever I wanted to put in the bottle caps.

Once you have them cut out and fit to size use craft glue to adhere the paper to the bottle cap.

Then comes the diamond glaze. This stuff is pretty cool. It just makes a glass like layer on whatever you put it on. Make sure you DON'T shake the bottle, you don't want bubbles in there-they are really hard to get off of your image once you pour it.

It doesn't take much to cover the paper. It comes out cloudy and dries clear. If you do get a bubble in there...good luck getting it out! One thing that occasionally worked for me was to use a straight pin to try and pop it or use it to scoot the bubble to the side and slide it out of the bottle cap.

 Once you have your image covered you can add a little bling if you like. These small acrylic jewels are perfect. Now let your bottle caps sit and dry where no little fingers can poke at them.

Okay, here is where your SUPER strong magnets come in. You have to make sure they are really strong or they will get bumped off the necklace. Use your favorite type of super glue to attach the magnent to the back of the bottle cap.

Hook your washer onto your necklace.

The magnent should have a good strong hold to the washer and now it is ready to wear and be changed over and over!

Once you have a nice little collection you can make a cute magnent frame to hold all your bottle caps til they are ready to be worn.

I love it Jodi, thanks again for sharing!

Earth Day Recycled Banner

Decorate for Earth Day with this Easy Recycled Banner!

If you know me, you knew I would be making one!

I love hanging a banner for every Celebration around here, Earth Day is no exception. 

Here is how we made this Recycled one:

You will need:

paper bags

your recycle bin (full)

white school glue

jute rope (or any yarn)

stapler

scissors

Lay out your paper bags (with the part that open at the top) and write your message on them with regular white school glue.   My kiddos picked "Love (heart) Earth".  Then let the kids rip, cut, smash, or crumple, and then stick various items from your recycling bin onto the glue. 

Fold the top over. 

Then staple onto the jute rope.

 

For added color, cut triangles from colorful cardboard and staple between the letters. 

Here are some of our letters

Love Earth Super Mommies!