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One morning I told my son a bad guy had cast an ice spell on some of his toys! We opened the freezer to find 6 figurines (super heroes, ninja turtles etc) had been frozen into huge ice blocks. To free them we had to bring them outside to let the ice melt and try to cut them free (with a play dough knife) Finally it was taking too long and the heroes ended up in the pool!

The weather is getting nicer. It's a great time to get outside and male a mess! Rainbow wind painting What you need: Paint Straw Paper What you do: Pour globs of paint onto the paper in the order of a rainbow ROYGBIV Blow through the staw to push the paint accross the paper. When the paint is about halfway accross the paper, fold the page in half and press down. Push the paint towards the fold. Pull back both sides of the paper to see your rainbow. Butterfly Painting What you need: Paint and peper What you do: Pour dabs of paint on one side of the paper (close to the middle) Fold the paper in half and press the paint toward the center. Slowly open the paper to see you butterfly! Happy painting!

This is my take on the 2 ingredient cookie which is banana and oats. They sound deliciois but I am allergic to bananas so I set out to find a replacement. I found that unsweetened applesauce works out great! The add ins are endless.One of my creations turned into a 6 ingredient cookie but it was delicious.  Ingredients 1 cup of oats 1 cup of applesauce (unsweetened with cinnamon) 1/2 cup of raisins (or other add ins) Add in pissibilities: Raisins, walnuts, almonds, chocolate chips, cranberries, blueberries, coconut etc. Directions: Preheat the oven to 350° Combine the oats applesauce and raisins in a bowl Spoon the oats onto a parchmin lined sheet Bake for 15 minutes That's it, enjoy the healthy cookies and enjoy the easy clean up!

There are so many great yoga game ideas for kids out there, this is one that I found that is good for all age groups. The original idea was picking up the pom-poms with your toes only but I found that you can make many variations as you go. Ask the kids for ideas as you're playing as well it's fun to see what they will think of. Toe-ga Empty a bag of pom-poms on the floor. Sit in a circle around the pom-poms. Each player sits back, hands on the floor, knees bent. Place an empty bowl near each player's feet. 123 go, using only their toes each player has to put as many pom-poms in their bowl as they can. Yoga pose pom-pom pick up Empty a bag of pom-poms on the floor. Standing or sitting in a circle choose a yoga pose that everyone can do. While in the pose each player has to place as many pom-poms in their bowls as they can.  Some poses to try: Downward dog, use your hands to pick up the pom-poms.  Tree pose use your toes to pick up the pom-poms. Rainbow

Get crafty with this DIY White Picket Fence chalkboard magnet. This is a great decoration or a homemade Easter present. What you need: Popsicle sticks Chalkboard paint White paint Green felt Chalk String Glue gun What you do: Lay 11 popscicle sticks side by side. Glue them together using the glue gun. Glue the remaining 2 popsicle sticks across the top and the bottom. Paint the mid section with the chalkboard paint.  Paint the top and bottom of the fence white. Let dry and give everything a second coat. Cut a piece of green felt the length of the fence. Cut jagged edges along the top of the felt to look like blades of grass. Glue the felt along the bottom of the fence. turn the fence over, glue 4 magnets to the back. While the glue is drying, glue one end of the string around the piece of chalk. Glue the other end of the string to the back of the fence. Place on the fridge. Happy crafting!

This is a fun yoga game for a group or one on one. One person is the model, they choose a pose and hold it for at least 30 seconds The other person is the artist and has those 30 seconds to draw the pose. Don 't worry about artistic talents stick people are alright!  Repeat, taking turns choosing the poses and being the artist.  Have fun!

Spread some St-Patrick's day love with these Lucky Charms favour bags. To make 6 bags: 6 Ziploc bags Box of Lucky Charms Bowl  To make the labels: 3 sheets of green construction paper Markers for decorating Stapler Directions: Measure out one bowl of lucky charms. Pour the lucky charms into a Ziploc bag. Close the bag and set aside. Fill all the bags. Cut each piece of construction paper in half then fold each piece in half. To decorate the labels write 'Happy St-Patrick's Day' and draw rainbows and clovers. To assemble: Open the labels and place the top of the Ziploc bag in the centre. Staple closed.  Happy St-Patrick's day!

The more I read about introducing yoga to children and the more classes I go to the more I try to find creative ways to make yoga fun and accessible for my little man (and getting in my daily yoga at the same time.) Once children have a repertoire of poses they are comfortable with it's easy to have them interact while you do yoga. Our favourite yoga game is to tell stories through poses. To make your own yoga story: Choose a story that everyone knows.  Choose a pose for each character. Tell the story using the yoga poses. Superheroes come up a lot when we're doing yoga. These are the poses we chose for each superhero.  Thor = Lord of the dance pose Hulk = Mountain pose (and you have to say Hulk smash) Iron Man = Warrior III pose Captain America = Lunge pose Spider man = Bridge pose Sentinel = Tree pose Wolverine = Warrior I pose Nick Fury = Lotus pose Using these poses my little man can become a superhero while working on his concentration an

These tea themed decorations and favours were for my mom's birthday afternoon tea.  Sugar bowl centrepiece and tea bag favours. I was searching for an ceramic tea pot for the centrepiece but I found this ceramic sugar bowl with cork lid instead.   Tea bag favours: 16 tea bags (2 per person) 8 favour bags 8 thank you chalkboard stickers 16 blank stickers Black marker Glue gun Glue the thank you stickers on the favour bags. Open 8 tea bags (1 per favour bag)    Stick two stickers on either side of the label on each tea bag. Write the age of the person on the stickers. Place one wrapped tea bag and one tea bag with stickers in each favour bag. Leave the string out of the bag as a decoration. Par-Tea Centrepiece: Ceramic dish (teapot, sugar bowl vase etc.) 2 pieces of black chalkboard paper Chalk Ribbon Hairspray Glue gun Place the two pieces of chalk board paper together. Trace and cut out a large circle. Glue the two pieces of

These muffins are a variation of my favourite muffins growing up! We called them nothing muffins because you make the basic recipe then add whatever you are in the mood for.   No more store bought muffin mix! Prepare the dry ingredients and store in an air tight container. Dry Ingredients: 2 cups of whole wheat flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup of sugar Mix together and store in a jar or container.  The add in possibilities are endless. This week we split the batch in half to make chocolate chip and strawberry jam filled muffins! And now as I'm typing this I'm thinking that chocolate chip strawberry filled muffins would be delicious! You can go healthier and add shredded zucchini or shredded carrots.  To make jam filled muffins place a spoonful of batter Into the muffin cups, put 1 tsp of jam the centre of each muffin and top with an other spoonful of batter.  Wet  ingredients: 3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 egg Using a