MAKE IT YOURSELF: halloween edition

today we had our 2nd annual home made halloween costume party! about 70 kids and 15 parents came out and made some really sweet little outfits!

munching on some cookies from Miss Janie at Brighter Day.... yum yum!

+++ thanks to Miss Paige and Mr.Cooper, your helping hands and spreading the word made today what it was!

I love you like 1 million old crayons, all chopped up and melted into stars

So a few weeks back I got on this crayon rampage. SO BIG crayons are expensive. Regular crayons break really easily. I did a lot of research about making your own crayons from little bits.....I tried silicone popsicle molds-- too hard to pop out, regular popsicle molds-- easy to pop out, but annoying to prep the wax on the stove top, doggy bone shaped candy molds - the back side was too sharp and FINALLY settled on silicone star shaped candy molds----- easy and amazingly satisfying to hold. ***

The kids and I spent an afternoon peeling the paper off old, broken crayons... about 50 years worth, it seems

and sorting by color

Then I spend a while chopping.... and filling up the tray:

Bake for about 20 minutes at 250 degrees, or until everything is nicely melted...

PUMPKINSSSSSSSSSSS

Today we were lucky enough to get a whole score of Jack-O-Lanterns from a recent Industrial Design pumpkin carving contest!

we got them all set up at the front desk and had the kids come check them out....
well, it all began with Miss Enoch:



and then our very own little jack-o-lanterns came out to inspect....

Oh lookie.... this is unusual....

little dudes Thanks Giselle and Megan for sending these our way! And to all the designers who made these-- I know our kids will remember getting to see these all lined up! check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYnm_e_vac

love of mine

well, I am dreadfully behind in documantation of the past few weeks. There is so much to tell about OH SAY CAN YOU SEA SAVANNAH!

But for now, all I can do is show you this:



and this



and this



and this



and if that doesn't make your heart feel good, you'd better come in and visit us in real life!! 1110 MAY STREET, SAVANNAH GA 31401