Cooling ice cube necklaces
Genius. Take those little reusable ice cubes you can get at the dollar store (or better yet, at yard sales as everyone realizes they never use them anyway), tie them up in some old pantyhose, freeze, and then enjoy on a hot day.
The big square cubes are a bit much for me, but we used to have little round ones that would’ve been perfect for me instead. I do think it’s fun to have the different colors, though, and I bet kids would absolutely love them.
Here’s the video for how to make the base necklace using bouncy balls:
Well, once you get past Martha Stewart derailing the video to being about her gold-plated tools anyway.
For boys who think the colorful ones are too girly, try some black nylons instead. Or maybe make some bracelets or anklets with smaller balls even. Better yet, have them pick out their own ice cube variations and make it themselves.
Wonder where they get that? – When I let the kids cook…
Sometimes, it’s just plain easier to do the cooking myself. You know how it goes….you’re limited on time or patience or the desire to clean up after.
And then sometimes, I’m so happy to let them help.
L created both of these when given the task of chopping pickles and onions for tuna salad. She was in a particularly creative mood and came up with both ideas on her own, surprising me with a cutting board full of quirky food art. <3
Hello Kitty tortilla pizzas
You know Hello Kitty, right? If not, you should probably leave the internet now and never come back. :P 
Pretty close, yeah? I used olives for the eyes and whiskers, sesame seeds for the nose, and pepperoni for the bow. Oh right, and a mozzarella cheese base, of course.
The girls had been watching me carefully cut the tortillas and once they finally guessed what I was making, they were so excited. It’s not even that I have any Hello Kitty fans, so much as it was that they loved being able to recognize what I was creating.
They were each slightly different, too. The bows weren’t quite right, so I kept fiddling. Some were fatter, some had higher whispers, etc. Some had funky ears.
Because they’re used to having tomato sauce with pizza-esque items, we had some red Hello Kitties, too, hehe.
I thought it was really funny how they each ate theirs, too. Instead of starting at one point and eating straight through to another (or requesting I cut it into pizza sliced triangles like they usually want), they each eat around the face in one way or another:
When I’d been cutting the tortillas, a couple of them were too kitty like and not cartoon Hello Kitty enough, so I pushed them to the side. With a little altering, though, they were still usable. My little sister came through and turned them into Pretty Kitties instead:
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