Fab Fridays

We finally made the kites! I thought that deserved a spot in Fab Fridays... I mean, geesh, I've been talking about them long enough!!


I am sad to say my photography skills were lacking. It may have been that we were doing this at 8am on a few sips of coffee or that I was so excited to finally make them that I forgot to take pictures, and hurriedly took the ones I did. Any way, this is the only 1/2 way decent picture taken of the kite making process.

I thought it was a lot like making paper airplanes. you folded the paper in the middle length wise then each side corner to corner (like a triangle). We used 12 X 12 scrap booking paper. The girls decided to put the print on the side with the rudder (so they could see it in the sky). One huge tip: put the hole for the string at the top of the rudder or it will fly upside down... oopsie!!

This is the finished product (with the pretty ribbon tail cut out, shucks!). With no wind they didn't fly up in the sky. No matter, if you ask the girls they were wonderful and flew great! That's all counts :) Well, and that they are just adorable and make a cute spring decoration.

Notice thing 1?? She's sporting her two loves. Her kite is decorated with water colors, and she's wearing her favorite PJ's!! Flying kites at 8:30 am requires you to still be in PJ's... but I did talk her into wearing pants under them... that's what I call success.

Just in case the girls decide they want to fly kites up in the sky, I found these at the dollar store and decided to stock up. I heard they fly great and also fly right out of the store so I bought a bunch. Really, you can't go wrong for $1!!!!

Have a great weekend everyone! See you on Monday!

Crafty Wednesdays...

Of course the first day I want to start this new blogging idea the girls are not at all into crafting. We spent the morning playing "go fish" and "candyland"... very nice considering we have been playing Disney Trivia 2 for three weeks straight!!!

Today I give you a craft we want to do....

I found this on Craft Crow today. Kites!!! Thank you Ordinary life magic! I'll be reading more of your blog, it's great!!!

Thing 2 has been begging to make "a real kite that flies". It's been a week since the total meltdown temper tantrum she had over the fact that we need to buy materials and find a pattern. (If you are a reader of my blog you'll know she's been having trouble with this lately).

The "mean mommy" inside told me to never ever build a kite! (and some other things...oopsie) The "Good Mommy" sees that she has calmed down and gotten over it (and that she really is a pretty sweet kid). Things are also coming together for the project. We have found a pattern and surprisingly we have all the supplies! I'm hoping to make this tomorrow. I hope it flies!!! Wish us luck!