11/08/2012- Science Experiment

I'm trying to work more with Noah on educational activities. We've talked about color combinations quite a bit, so I figured this pin would be fun. Essentially you use three glasses, put one color water in one, a different in the last and an empty one in the middle. You put a paper towel in each and put them to the middle empty glass. The colored water goes up the paper towel and down into the middle glass. The colors combine and wallah you have a new color.

We started it at about 10:30 and when we got home at 5:30 it STILL wasn't down in the cup. Maybe it's something you should leave out overnight? I'm not sure. I could have tried it but I am not too keen on the idea of leaving deep blue dyed water in reach of a toddler.

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I'll probably try an overnight version or maybe modify it. If I do, I'll be sure to update.

10/23/2012- Beef Stroganoff, Cold Compress and Cloud Dough

Today was a busy day Pinterest wise. Aaron was home and hurting because he did a 10 mile run a couple days before and his knee was acting up. So, after I started dinner, I made him a cold compress that I found on Pinterest.

First was dinner, Beef Stroganoff made in the Crock Pot! It was VERY delicious. I did, however, forget to put in the cream cheese at the end. I don't know if I would have liked it more or less, but either way, it was yummy!

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The compress is simple, Blue Dawn and rubbing alcohol in a baggie. Simple enough right? Yes, if your bag doesn't leak :-/ Ours did, but I put it inside another bag and put it in the freezer. It'd be good for a quick fix, but certainly not for long bouts of "healing". I took it out and it melted very quickly. I am keeping it to have on hand for helping Noah if he gets hurt. A good 5 minutes should come of it, otherwise it's useless.

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The final project was something called "cloud dough". Basically, it's a crap ton of flour and baby oil. 8 cups of flour to one cup baby oil and it's essentially soft sand like stuff. It's messy but fun!

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