a poem, a potty and a craft

My Sister Josie

...is as cute as a bunny
...as funny as a monkey
...as happy as Spongebob.

My sister Josie
...is as awesome as a 50foot waterslide
...as sweet as a melon
...as wild as a hyena.

( written by big sister Emma)



Potty News
Josie has been doing extremely well with potty training. Woo hoo! It helps that her daycare has been encouraging her transition to the big girl potty. Hopefully by the summer, Chris and I can finally stop purchasing diapers!! I'm guessing we aren't the only family with treats in the bathroom for successful potty attempts (hee hee).



I promised another craft project using recycled artwork. Here it is:



Almost every day, Josie brings home lovely new fingerpaint artwork from her daycare. Instead of throwing them in the recycling bin, I decided to turn them into an Easter mural.





Supplies needed:

Your child's artwork - it can be fingerpaints, scribbles, colored drawings...anything!!



Easter shaped cookie cutters
Pencil (for tracing)
Scissors
Construction paper
Glue
Easter grass

Step 1. Trace your Easter cookie cutter shapes onto your child's artwork with a pencil.





Step 2. Cut out your cookie cutter tracings.

Step 3. Cut out an Easter basket with construction paper or from one of your child's drawings. Josie had a great print made with circle shapes that we used for our basket.



Step 4. Place your Easter basket on the construction paper and arrange your Easter tracings in the basket. Glue the basket and the Easter tracings on the paper. You can even embellish your basket with Easter grass to add an extra dimension.



Happy Crafting!! Aunt Shelly (this special artwork is coming your way).

Have a great weekend, everyone. We're going to finish sorting items in our storage rooms in our basement for our upcoming garage sale. We've got half a garage full of toys and girls clothes. Chris has graciously offered to host the sale during his spring break from school next Friday.