Today is my husband's Birthday! To celebrate, I have written a few limericks for this special occasion. (Please, keep in mind, I am no poet)
Today is your twenty-ninth Birthday
And I give you a Hip-Hip-Hooray
You deserve all the praise
For all of your ways!
Enjoy being King for the Day!
There once was a husband named Kevin
It was rumored he came straight from heaven.
His eyes were bold green
and shone with a gleam.
His sweet kisses were like 7th heaven.
I've married the man of my dreams.
His love makes me burst at the seams.
Together complete,
Our union so sweet,
As a couple, we make quite a team.
March 22, 2011
March 7, 2011
How To: Magnetic Fishing Game
This magnetic fishing game is a lot of fun for toddlers. It can help with learning colors, numbers, and fine motor skills. With a little fabric and a sewing machine, you can whip these up in no time.
Here's Clare reeling in her catch!
First, create a fish pattern on paper. (My husband insisted that his fish have both a top and bottom fin for maximum authenticity. When he asked for a side fin, my rolling eyes were enough to drop the subject.) Cut out the pattern from your scrap material. I liked the fleece scraps the best.
Sew around your fish, leaving a 1-2 inch gap to add stuffing. Use your hot glue gun to glue a small magnet near the mouth of the fish. (I found my magnets at hobby lobby.) Make sure you cut the points of your fish fins and mouth off, but be careful not to cut through your stitches.
Next use a stick/pen to flip your fishes inside out. Then stuff with some fluff and sew up where you left the gap.
Find an old stick or dowel rod to convert to a fishing poll. Glue two magnets to the end of your "fishing line". And Presto! You have yourself a great game.
Be sure to inform the big kids not to steal all the fish too fast like my husband does to me!
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