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This summer we have been doing lots of crafts and activities outside. This painting activity was similar to another painting activity we did a little while ago.  We went for our morning walk and gathered leaves, branches and flowers that had interesting texture. Back at home we made our own paint brushes by attaching the leaves to branches with small elastics. What you need: Paint White paper Painter's tape  Pie plates Small elastics  Set up: Tape the paper to the table or placemat, leaving an even border around the paper Pour the paint in the pie plates Now your ready to try out your new paintbrushes. Inspired by our homemade brushes, we painted some nature scenes.  Happy painting!  

It's been a hot week, so we're staying inside and playing with ice. This week's theme was experiments with ice.  Our experiments: Homemade ice cream What makes ice melt the fastest Pick up ice cube without touching it We started off our theme day with a snack, homemade ice cream and blueberries. To make homemade ice cream in a bag you need: 1 cup half and half cream 1 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups ice 1/3 cup sea salt  1 large ziplock bag 1 sandwich size ziplock bag 3 cups ice cubes Directions: Place half and half, vanilla and sugar in the small ziplock bag and close the bag  Fill the large ziplock bag with the ice cubes Place the smaller bag inside the bigger one. Close the bag tightly and shake for 8 minutes. Our perfect ice cream shaking soundtrack was "ice ice baby" by Vanilla Ice and "shake it off" by Taylor Swift When the cream is frozen scoop into bowls and top with blueberries. What makes Ice Melt Fastest? What you need:   A large ice