Fun Mommy Challenge {Week 2}

So this "Fun Mommy" challenge has been on my mind all week long. And, believe me, I have not felt like a fun mommy at all this past week. In fact, once or twice I've been accused of being "mean". I guess that's what happens when you take pms+exhaustion+sending your hubby off for a week's trip+kids who keep fighting with each other+too much on the calendar ...you get "mean mommy". Ugh.

I don't want to be "mean mommy" though. Not that I can be "fun mommy" all of the time, but at least part of the time, right? And we have had our moments.

We have played 'Wits & Wagers Family' game a couple of nights. We love this game--it's full of trivia and I always learn fun and random facts when we play it (and the kids do, too!).

On a warm-ish afternoon I got out the bubbles for the kiddos and they had fun on the back deck blowing bubbles for our dog to jump and "eat" (it's really hilarious to watch!).

We are reading Tom Sawyer as our family read-aloud right now and each night we love to cozy up together and read some more of Tom's crazy antics.

Oh--and we did take a fun field trip last week to Nashville to the art center and also the the free Lego build! That counts, doesn't it? Even if it was part of our homeschool lesson plan:)

And today (which is Monday-and-I-don't-want-to-go-anywhere) I decided we all needed a trip to Dairy Queen for some mini blizzards....mmm! That was a fun treat for us all!

Like Nancy said in her post today, it's really not about "planning" fun, but more about living in the moment and grabbing some fun along the way! I admit that's more of a stretch for me to be spontaneous. I am such a Type-A person. But even us planners need to live a little every now and then.

So let your hair down (metaphorically-speaking) and share a "fun mommy" moment that you had this past week! Or even better click over to There Is Grace and link up with Nancy, too!

The Making of an Egyptian Death Mask

We are learning all about the ancient world this year with Story of the World I and loving it! We've been learning a lot about Egypt, of course, which is completely fascinating. Most recently we have studied the New Kingdom of Egypt, which includes the story of King Tut. So we decided making an Egyptian death mask in the style of King Tut's would be a fun project. First since it was too cold at the time to paper mache in the garage (it probably would have frozen instead of dried-ha) and it was too messy to do it in the house, we decided to pick up a couple of cheap craft masks at Hobby Lobby. Next we cut out cardboard shapes to complete the shape of the death mask, attaching them with hot glue. Vince even put a little detail on the *beard* with the hot glue per The Princess' request. Then the kiddos started to paint them with this metallic gold tempera paint. It worked okay for the cardboard, but would not coat the plastic of the mask. We thought maybe a second coat ...

Door Hanger Chore Charts

My kids have had a chore chart for a while. It's one of those magnetic boards and they share it. However, it's not by their rooms and often they (and I) forget to update it. Plus it's a little bulky. When I saw the concept of a door hanger chore chart on Pinterest, I loved it! It was compact, right there were the kiddos could see it coming out and going into their rooms, and it costs almost nothing to make. I headed over to one of my favorite stores: Hobby Lobby, of course. They have these little wooden door hangers for .79. I also grabbed a couple of packets of decorative buttons for $1.99 each. I already had the clothes pins and the paint so those cost me nothing. I began by painting the door hangers (I used tempera paints because that's what I had). Then I grabbed a fine point Sharpie and the clothes pins and started writing chores on them, making sure to write them correctly so they will ...

Fun With 4th of July Crafts: Part 3

I love my new patriotic front door wreath!! I had fun putting this together, although I must admit this is more of an adult craft than one for kiddos. I was inspired by this article in Family Fun magazine. I didn't have quite everything I needed for this one, but all I had to purchase was a few sheets of scrapbook paper and some double-sided tape. Then all I had to gather up were some scissors, regular Scotch tape, a ruler and some cardboard. First I cut four (5"x 6") pieces of each paper. Then by placing a piece of double-sided tape on one of the short ends of the papers, I rolled them into cones, pressing the seams together well. Then I cut a 10" circle out of cardboard and began to stick the cones on it. I used another piece of double-sided tape to stick the cones on, arranging them in a circular pattern. Next I used regular Scotch tape to attach them on the back to the back of the cardboard. After getting all the cones on, I was ready for my centerpiece. He...

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