Bedroom Paint & Chinese Firecrackers

In bedroom makeover news, we have picked out paint for the girls bedroom. It's called apple green. The goal this weekend is to strip everything off the walls, fill holes and sand. Who knows, we might even be able to get a coat of paint on the walls. Emma desperately wants their room done RIGHT NOW!! Their new beds aren't scheduled to arrive for a few more weeks so stay tuned for more bedroom updates.

As a follow-up to the car air freshener post, we sprinkled a very light dusting of baby powder on Josie's stinky hand tonight. It helped slightly. Let's just say, I'm so ready for Monday and her cast-off party.

Now, to the craft...

A common decoration during Chinese New Year is a string of red firecrackers. The firecrackers are set off to keep away the man-eating monster Nian and to welcome in the New Year.



Here's an easy craft I came across on the Kaboose website for making Chinese Firecrackers using toilet paper rolls and red construction paper.



Supplies needed:

* 4 or more toilet paper rolls or cardboard tubes
* Red construction paper, ½ sheet per tube
* Tape
* Gold glitter glue
* White yarn
* Scissors

How to make it:

1. Roll cardboard tube in red construction paper, use tape to secure.
2. Fold ends of construction paper inside the tube on both ends.
3. Decorate tube with gold glitter glue with different shapes and designs. Allow to dry for several hours.
4. Tape yarn inside one end of each tube.
5. String together, one higher than the other if you have four of them. If you have more, you can hang them in pairs, two at the top, two below that, two below that, and so on.
6. Hang up and enjoy!

Happy crafting!