Life gets busy when you live the Shift Life; managing life as a working mom of a teen while my husband works away from home can be a challenge but I think we're up to it! Follow us as we ski, camp, paddle, cook and explore the Okanagan Valley.
Last year were asked to review and write about Irish Fairy Doors. It was so fun to watch the kid get really into gardening as we installed her door outside. The only issue with where the door, and surrounding fairy garden, got placed is that it was smack dab in the middle of where our dog and the neighbours dog meet up to sniff and bark at each other through the fence. So this year we moved her fairy garden to a safer, and larger, space. I decided against letting her paint the fence in the new location though, instead opting to have her decorate with found items and some fun DIY garden flags.
This flag idea tied in perfectly with the craft challenge that I am doing as well since it uses scrap fabric. I pulled out some lightweight fabric (that I don't even remember buying), cut it to the size of flag I wanted, sewed a quick seam in, strung the flags together on some garden twine and let The Kid go creatively crazy with stamps and fabric paint.
Setting up to cut the flags. I used this paperback as a template and left all the edges unfinished.
Sewing in the seam so that I could thread some garden twine though to allow them to hang. I went with a 5cm seam.
Don't cut the thread between flags - this will ensure the flags stay in place. Tie a knot in the end of your garden twine and put a safety pin in the knot to help you guide the twine through the seams for extra strength when hanging the flags.
Decorate your flags with fabric paint, sharpies, whatever you want! Hang and enjoy! Our flags say Peace on them (but it's pretty faint and hard to see).
She's already asking to do another set, when we get time to do another set of them I will look for different colours of fabric (or maybe have her help me tie-dye some) just to give the garden an extra pop of colour.
This project took me about an hour from start to finish (from finding the material, setting up the sewing machine, cutting the flag size and shape, sewing, and stringing). The decorating took quite a bit longer :) This would also be a super fun birthday activity - whip up a quick set of flags and let the party goers loose to decorate and leave their mark on the birthday girl's (or boy's) fairy garden.
Looking for more crafts? Check out these other bloggers taking on this craft challenge year!
Alright my children of the 80s friends, have we all come to terms that 80s is now a theme for parties, events, and dress up days at school? It's taken me a little bit of time, but I think I'm ready to embrace it, except for the 80 hair - that didn't work for me in the 80s so it's definitely not working for me now!
A couple of summer's ago my daughter wanted to have a glow in the dark party and somehow that morphed a bit into 80s theme as well. One of the things I wanted to make with the party goers were glitter bracelets but we just ran out of time, and I ran out of energy (and interest) in rounding up all the girls to make them do stuff. As a result I had a bunch of materials hanging around in my craft supply cabinet so I thought it was time to get crafting and make some bracelets.
In case you need a refresher on what Glitter Bracelets were/are, the internet has provided this picture of the popular 80s fashion item.
Who didn't love these in the 80s?
To make your own though you just need to make a trip to the dollar store and the hardware store.
At the dollar store:
glitter
glue sticks for your glue gun
At the hardware store:
two different sizes of PVC clear tubing. One size (smaller) is for the bracelet, a larger side is the connector piece so make sure it is just big enough for the smaller tube to fit inside. You will also only need small amount of this larger size. To decide what size for the smaller tubing, use your wrist to measure it - the smaller tube needs to circle your wrist. note: pay close attention to the type of tubing you buy. Mine says "not for use in ice makers printed on it (hahaha)
Other Supplies
scissors
glue gun
funnel, or piece of paper
container to collect loose glitter
Let's Get Crafty! Gathering the Supplies (OUTSIDE because glitter)
Let's get started!
The first thing I recommend is going outside, and covering your work surface with a table cloth or other covering. Why outside? Well, because of the glitter. It's going to get everywhere.
Measure the smaller PVS tubing (using your wrist as the guide) and cut. Using your hot glue pipe hot glue into one end. Set aside and let that harden up. While you are waiting you can cut the larger PVC into small pieces (about 5cm should be enough).
Plug one end with glue, cut the connector prices while you wait for the glue to harden.
Once the glue plug has hardened, add the glitter. We used a small piece of paper folded in half as a funnel type apparatus to get the glitter into the small PVS tube. If you have a tiny funnel you can use that, or if you really don't care where the glitter goes, use a spoon to fill up the tube.
You want the glitter move around in your bracelet, so don't pack it too full. Real 80s glitter bracelets had water them. You can try and add water if you want. We didn't and the glitter still moves around in the bracelet.
DIY Glitter Bracelets
Next pipe hot glue into the open end and let that dry and harden. Once it is hardened use the larger PVC to connect the bracelet and create a loop.
Finally - show off your awesome 80s fashion flair!
Want to check out what some other bloggers are doing to use up their craft stash? Take a look at these:
Another stash-busting craft post! I LOVE buying scrapbooking stuff, but I don't love scrapbooking so.....I have a tonne of paper, stickers, embellishments and so on. It's time to start using them all up.
The perfect way to use some of the paper is by making simple keepsake books. A few folds and some glue, and ta-da - a cute little book, with pockets (who doesn't love pockets!) to tuck away memories of special days.
Here's what you need:
Scrapbook paper sheet
1 colour or type of card stock or similar thick paper
2nd small piece of card stock or paper
ribbon
glue
The inspiration for this is from a Culture Days activity that The Kid and I did one fall in St. Albert (I really miss the amazing things that happened in St. Albert!) The book we made was large enough that the pockets held tea bags (such a cute idea for a mother's day gift). Instead of scrapbook paper we used old maps - so if you want to make a bigger book just think of larger paper sources, like maps!
The original folded book - this one big enough for tea bags.
Step one, fold your paper in half, long ways.
Step two, fold the sides up about 1/2 way - this is how the pocket gets made.
Step three , fold accordion style. You should now have a folded square accordion - this is the inside of your book!
Step four, cut your card stock so that you have two pieces. These are your covers, so they should be slightly bigger than your accordion fold book. Glue the covers on.
Step five, glue your ribbon on the left hand side of the front cover, you'll glue about 15cm of the ribbon on the left, the ribbon end should stretch out on the left side, this allows you to wrap it around a couple of times to keep the book closed.
Step six, glue the second card stock piece on top of the ribbon (to cover the ribbon)
Step seven, decorate that second piece of card stock. Add your keepsakes, wrap the ribbon around and Done!
Be sure to check out the other bloggers that are taking part in this Stash-Busting Craft Challenge! Links to their blogs are below, they do some great crafts, but also do some other great stuff too! Be sure to check them out.
A little preamble and apologies for not exactly following the "rules" of this challenge! The intent of the stash busters challenge is to create something new from all the stuff we have stashed in our craft cabinets/closets/boxes. I had started out with the plan to do just that, using up extra fabric scraps this month to create some fun rice bags but then the project took on a life of its own!
Our Finished Project!
We are huge fans of using microwavable rice bags to help soothe all that ails us - from sore muscles, to stomach cramps, to just sometimes needing a bit of extra comfort that comes from snuggling in bed with something warm. We only have a few of them though and recently my daughter has started wanting to have one every night. Which made me think that we should make some of our own and then to make them extra fun covers for them, but then my daughter got involved and the project evolved!
Rice Bag Stuffies
We took some small stuffies and made them into fluffy cuddly rice bags. Here's how we did it:
Gather some small stuffies, look for ones that aren't complicated, no arms and legs that are stuffed. Also be sure the ones you choose don't have any metal anywhere, including metallic threads or shiny glitter accents
Using your stick ripper open a small incision in the seam of the stuffy, make it just big enough to be able to remove the stuffing. Remove the stuffing and add it to your stash of craft supplies for later use!
Using a small funnel pour rice into the stuffie, leave some room for the rice to move around but use enough to fill the stuffie up!
Sew shut
Voila! A multipurpose rice stuffed stuffie - great to heat up and use for comfort, also awesome as a bean bag toy
Getting set to remove Grumpy Cat's stuffing
Filling the Rice Bag Stuffie
Want to add an extra bit of luxury to your rice bag? Add some of your favorite essential oil to the rice before stuffing.
Rice Bag Stuffie Cover
Sometimes bad things happen to favourite stuffies. Like the time my dog thought Perry The Platypus was a dog toy and Perry ended up with some puncture marks in the side. We would have just patched up the holes, removed the stuffing and created a rice bag stuffie, but instead went a different route.
Using the area where the puncture marks were i cute Perry open on the side and removed the stuffing. Because Perry has legs that were also stuffed I needed to sew up the holes of all the legs (to stop the stuffing from leaving). I will also be using a whip stitch around the hole that I created to finish off the project and prevent the material from fraying.
Sometimes there are weird things inside the stuffed toys.
Next: Make the rice bags.
Using left over material I cut out a simple rectangle and sewed it shut on three sides, plus about half way on the fourth side = this is a great intro to sewing project for kids as well. Turn the rectangle inside out and using the small opening left (from not sewing the fourth side completely shut) fill with rice. Hand sew the opening shut and you have your very own custom made rice bag. You can heat this in the microwave and the stuff it inside your hollowed out stuffy for a soft and cuddly heated rice bag!
Still have some finishing work to do on Perry, but other than he is ready to go!
Be sure to check out the other Stash Busting Crafters as well!
I'm excited to be taking part in a new type of challenge this year, one that is hopefully going to get me using my creative brain to create some new crafts, or updated crafts, and help clear out my stash of craft supplies! I've joined A Pop Of Red and six other bloggers to do a year long stash busting craft challenge. The plan is to create something new each month with the supplies we already have in our craft stash.
Over the years I have accumulated a lot of random craft supplies. From half started projects, to left overs from kids crafts, guide crafts or other craft ideas there is a lot of stuff to use up!
The January Project
For January I've taken on making sun catchers using pony beads. We've probably all seen the cool Pinterest pins showing super colourful sun catchers and possibly you've wondered how easy is that really? Well I have the answer!
This craft is pretty easy BUT I highly recommend you do not do this inside your house. I used a toaster oven in our garage (put there specifically for crafting, not put there to make toast while working in the garage....although that would be pretty awesome). The fumes from the melting plastic are quite strong and they stayed for quite a while. I am so glad I didn't use my kitchen for this craft.
Here's what you need:
Cookie Cutters
Pony Beads
Baking sheet and tinfoil (you could also use a disposable pie plate)
Paperclips
Here's What You Do
Line your baking pan with the tin foil. If you are using a disposable pie plate you don't need to line that was more foil.
Decide on your shape, place the cookie cutter on the foil lined tray
To add a hanger for your sun catcher, slide a paper clip under the top edge of your cookie cutter
Add your beads into the cookie cutter. The beads will spread out as they melt so you don't have to worry about jamming the beads in. I also found that it doesn't matter if you lie the beads flat or if they "stand up" they melt the same no matter how they end up in the cookie cutter
Bake/melt in your 400F oven for about 7minutes
Take the tray out of the oven and let it cool. I found that about five minutes was enough time to have the ssun catcher cool enough to pop out of the cookie cutter, if you wait too long the plastic will stuck to the side of the cookie cutter and could break as you try and pop it out of the cutter.
Sorting the beads is always my favourite part!
Paperclips make amazing hooks for the sun catchers.
Get colours and experiment with free form melting too.
Definitely use a heat source outside of your kitchen. This is my special crafting oven, situated in the garage so we didn't inhale plastic fumes!
Let the project cool a few minutes before removing the melted beads from the cookie cutters.
String a ribbon through your paperclip hook and hang in the closest window!
Check out this great clip from Izzy all about creating the sun catchers.
Looking for some more fun craft projects to help you use up stuff stashed in your craft cabinet? Here are the other blogs taking part. I think I am the least craft blog focused person in the group!
This Mother's Day will be a different one for me - instead of sleeping in or lazing around the house or heading out to brunch at a fancy restaurant, I'll be waking up in a tent after spending the night supervising at a Girl Guide Nite Trek.
Even though I won't be experiencing breakfast in bed doesn't mean I don't want you to though.
One of the challenges with the ShiftMama lifestyle, with my husband away for two weeks then home for one week, is that often he's not here on days like Mother's Day. It makes it tough for the kid to do traditional Mothers Day things like make breakfast in bed. Imagine how surprised I was last year though when she did bring me breakfast in bed, thanks to her amazing teacher and his creativity. I'm excited to share the Breakfast in Bed Bag.
It's simple, and easy to make with a group like a class or a Guide Group. Each child gets to decorate the bag and the card and then stuff it with what ever they feel their mom would like for breakfast!
Of course, a successful breakfast bag concept kind of hinges on the fact that you have things in the house for your child to put in the bag. In the ShiftMama house we usually grocery shop on Sunday morning, so the options for a kid made breakfast in bed can get a bit limited. I will give The Kid full marks for her creativity last year and for knowing what I like to eat. Here is what was in my bag:
Yes, that is a baggie of grated cheese and two raw eggs. There was also a granola bar and a cup of coffee (outside of bag and thank goodness).
Simple, quick to make and a memory maker for sure.
Continuing on with the plan to keep busy over Spring Break the kid and I attended a weekend Girl Guide camp with 6 girls from her (my) Unit and 15 from a Unit in another town. We had a great time and the theme for this camp was Heritage. The girls spent the weekend doing traditional activities from the Canadian Pioneer era.
We started the weekend using natural food dyes to dye scarves for each of the girls. We had 4 patrols so had four different foods to use to dye the scarves: beets, blueberry, turmeric, and spinach. All of the dyes except for the spinach had been prepared ahead of time - blueberry and turmeric were boiled in water and then strained to just leave the dye. The beet juice was left over from pickled beets, but the spinach we made that day from some frozen spinach: boiled and then strained. In hindsight we really should have prepped the spinach ahead of time and probably used fresh.
The girls all put their plain, white, thin cotton, scarves in a mason jar to soak over night. It became pretty clear quite quickly that the spinach was not giving the dramatic colour change that the others were in the jar. We did try a few things that night to bump up the colour including adding some turmeric (which did add blotches of colour) and adding in some of the blueberry juice as well in the hopes that yellow+blue would =green but nothing really worked.
The next day we rinsed the scarves and hung them to dry. Beet, blueberry and turmeric did a good job dyeing the fabric. Spinach...not so much. But that is the nature of experimentation.
Hanging the scarves to dry added some great colour to the scenery!
All the girls were really good about accepting the spinach failure, which was great, but since the kid was part of the spinach group we came home with a basically white scarf so I set to google to search out some other dye options.
Did you know that avocado skins and pit can be used to dye fabric pink? Me neither! Conveniently I had an avocado and was able to try it out.
After getting as much of the avocado off the skins as I could and cutting the pit into smaller bits I added them to a saucepan with about two cups of water and brought to a boil. Once it was boiling I turned the temperature down and let it simmer for about half an hour before adding the scarf. I removed the skins but left the pit pieces in (not sure if that made a difference or not) and let the scarf soak over night.
Avocado Food Dye Set Up
In the morning we had a pale orange-pink scarf. It's really weird to me that something that is so green as a fruit will turn fabric pink! I wonder what other colour transforming fruits and vegetables there are out there?
Family Dog Modelling the Scarf
We'll be sewing the scarf to the backside of The Kid's camp blanket after using fabric markers to write "Heritage Camp 2016" on it - I'm not sure how long the colouring will stay but she'll enjoy it while it does.
I took a bit of a break from this project because I ended up being a Guide Leader in my daughter's Unit, and doing my own badges plus planning for her Unit was getting a bit tough. But the holidays are approaching so we'll have some free time and I think it's time to start up again! And so.....
The Fitness Fun Badge!
This badge is actually a great Unit one to do. The girls love trying out new sports and fitness activities and in the past I've had instructors from Zumba, Yoga, martial arts, and even a Personal Fitness trainer come in to do a circuit training meeting with a group. Tonnes of fun and you'd be amazed at how many great instructors are out there and want to come to your unit. For this badge these are the ones that I will be doing (with The Kid so she'll actually get this badge too).
Here are the parts that we are doing over this holiday (and beyond!)
2. Keep a log of our family's fitness activities for three weeks. We'll start next Monday (last week of school before winter break) and carry on through the last week of school and two weeks of school break. It should be pretty easy to remember to track activities and will be a great incentive to actually do things aside from veg on the couch over the holiday break! To make the easier we're going to use this activity log from Active For Life. It lists all kinds of activities and has blanks for extras.
3. Warm Up: We have a lot of ski days ahead, and while the warm up for me really is getting all the gear out of the truck and onto bodies and then walking to lift, we really should be doing some proper warm ups ahead of that, here's a quick warm up routine to do before skiing.
4. Stretching...ahhh....the best part of being done any activity, the post exercise stretch routine. Here's the plan: I have a 10minute pm yoga video downloaded on my iPad that I have gotten away from doing. My goal will be to do this at least four times a week through the break.
5. 90 minutes of physical activity a day....interesting that the book says 90 and the current thinking is 60. More is better of course, but lets try and be realistic. Some days there will be more than 90, some days there will be far less. I'll aim for 60 and use the tracking sheet in #2 to record how we do.
7. Choose an activity you would like to try and take some classes. Excellent incentive to do some yoga or pilates over the holidays. I'm going to aim for 3 classes over the time period. That's one a week, which in theory should be easy to do. We'll see what actually happens!
8. Plan out monthly fitness goals and activities. So here we go, looking ahead here are some major activity goals for the next six months. Plus, I'm adding in a few extras. I will restart riding the stationary bike in the mornings, plus will be starting to jump rope again - this is a fitness and job necessity! I need to be able to at least skip for more than 10 rotations and maybe even learn a trick!
January: Big Goal: Ice Skating at the outdoor rink by the lake.
February: Big Goal: Cross Country Ski at least once
March: Big Goal: This is the year we will ski in the morning and kayak in the afternoon!
April: Big Goal: Get cycling! It's time to get biking to work and school every day that I don't have a Jump Rope for Heart school visit.
May: Big Goal: Weekend Camping at least once
June: Big Goal: Day Hike with the family, including packing in food for lunch. Setting up for a possible overnight hike.
Badge Evaluation:
1. Did I learn anything
No, I didn't learn anything, but it's always a great idea to re-evaluate fitness goals and plans.
2. Would I do this with a group?
Sure! It's a great Unit long-term badge. You can do this one over a few meetings or through a season.
3. Any other notes
References:
Active For Life - a greta resource site full of family activities and way to get your kids moving. Lots of the posts are from regular people - parents like you and me that are inspiring their family and friends to get active.
BlueNose Guider: Fitness Fun Badge meetings - as always, a fantastic resource for Guide badges. She has the fitness fun badge broken out into two meetings. It's a great frame work to follow if you want to do this badge with your whole unit.
Looking for a quick and simple craft that your kitchen loving kids can make themselves?
This a super simple activity that kids can do on their own, or at least with minimal supervision.
For this easy gift idea you will need:
Coarse salt, or Epsom Salt (1cup)
Essential Oils (two ro three drops)
Glycerin or a high grade oil - we used extra virgin olive oil. My understanding is that the oil or glycerin is an extra moisturizer. You can probably forgo this step if you don't have these things on hand. (1 tsp)
Food colouring (10 drops)
You'll also need a festive zip lock bag (if you are making for a gift), or a standard size canning jar.
The process is simple, mix the salt and oil (or glyercin) together, then add in your essential oil, and finish by adding the colour. Once everything is mixed up, fill up your bag or canning jar, decorate, and decide who to give it to!
You can watch Izzy whip up a batch in the video below.
Enrolment: a special ceremony when first year members of a Guiding branch say their promise and become full members of that branch.
While it is always great to be able to let your girls plan the enrolment ceremonies, sometimes that just isn't feasible. Our Guide group meets on a Monday and this year we ended up missing a couple of meetings in the fall thanks to holidays (Thanksgiving) and the Federal Election (our meeting space was a polling station). Without meetings to allow planning time we decided to plan the enrolment for the girls - but don't worry - next year they'll be planning their own!
To add a little sparkle to what can be a dull ceremony, we took to google to come up with some ideas and settled on the Campfire Themed Enrolment. I found the basic enrolment here but have altered a bit, updating some of the terminology and adapting the speaking roles for a smaller Unit - we only have 5 returning girls to assist with enrolling 9 first years.
CAMPFIRE THEMED ENROLMENT
Call the girls to order, march into Horseshoe. Horseshoe opening faces where parents are sitting. Introduce leaders and any special guests.
Lights are dimmed and the campfire opening song "Fire's Burning" is sung.
Leader: We would like to welcome everyone here tonight.
Returning Guide: All of us here play a part in the Guiding days of each new Guide, who will make her Promise tonight.
Returning Guide We have chosen to use the fire building skills that we learn in Guides to represent the many aspects of the Program and the people that keep the flame of Guiding glowing around the world.
Returning Guide: A fire must always be built on safe ground and kept secure. The Guide Law gives us a secure base upon which to build our Guiding days and all the days of our life.
Returning girls (or Ranger) place seven rocks in a circle to form a campfire ring. The Guide Laws are repeated as each rock is placed.
Leader: Our new girls bring the tinder to our fire, eager to catch the spark that will light their way in Guides. Some come ready to build on experiences and knowledge gained in Brownie days. Some come to discover and share the fun and activities of friends and classmates already in Guides.
A pine cone is placed in the centre of the rock circle by each new girl, along with a strip of paper with one of the following words printed in large letters on it. These words are symbolic of the girls' time as Brownies, and why they have joined Guiding. As each new girl places their paper in among the pinecones, she says the appropriate line:
I bring the fun and excitement of being elves, sprites, and fairies. (paper reads "Elves")
I bring the magic and adventures from under the toadstool. (paper reads "Toadstool")
I bring the Brownie Smile. (paper reads "Brownie Smile")
I bring the experience of doing Good Turns. (paper reads "Good Turns")
I bring the whole Brownie experience of For Fun and Adventure. (paper reads "For fun and adventure")
I bring the wonderful memories of Camping. (paper reads "Camping")
I bring all the songs that we learnt as Brownies. (paper reads "Singing")
I bring the Brownie motto of Lend a Hand. (paper reads "Lend a Hand")
I bring the excitement of wanting to participate in this wonderful new family of Guiding. (paper reads "Advancements")
Leader:It is our responsibility to see that each spark is kindled. What can help keep this fire going?
Retruning Guides place a number of sturdy twigs onto the campfire. Each twig has a paper taped to it with an appropriate word or phrase:
I bring friends to work and grow together. (stick reads "Friends")
I bring fuel to keep the fire alive. (stick reads "Fun")
I bring the learning of new skills through challenges and badges. (stick reads "Challenges")
I bring service in helping others. (stick reads "Service")
I bring crafts for fun and achievement. (stick reads "Crafts")
I bring outings to broaden our horizons. (stick reads "Outdoors")
I bring games for fun, learning and cooperation. (stick reads "Games")
I bring camping for fellowship, enjoyment and appreciation of our great outdoors. (stick reads "Camping")
I bring songs for campfire and the joy of singing together. (stick reads “Campfire")
After sticks are placed the fire gets placed on top of the sticks.
Leader or Ranger : Now our fire is flaming, full of enthusiasm and desire. How can we make it last and last? We need the fuel that will keep it burning steady and long. We as Guides need the adult support that our leaders and parents can provide.
The leaders place a number of "logs" onto the fire. The logs are paper towel rolls wrapped in brown paper. On each log is written ways in which leaders, parents and other resource people can help the Unit:
Leaders help by giving their time, planning, organizing outings and camps, and creating opportunities for badge work and program learning.
Parents provide support for Guides and leaders, time, transportation, and an interest in their daughters' Guiding activities.
Returning Guide: Together we can all tend and nurture our Guiding fire, a good basis for the Fire of Life.
Returning Guide: (said while a leader or Ranger lights three candles to represent the Promise) We light these candles to remind us of the Promise. When we try to keep our Guide Promise we are helping make this world a better place for ourselves and everyone else.
One Patrol at a time, each Patrol Leader will come forward with her Tenderfoots and face the Guiders for the enrolment.
Patrol Leader: I present (name all the girls to be enrolled from the Patrol), who wishes to be enrolled as Guide. (Patrol leader steps back one step but remains where she is.)
Leader: Do you know the Guide Law and have you considered what it means?
New Guide: Yes
Leader: Are you ready to make the Guide Promise?
New Guide : Yes.
Colleen: Will you promise to do your best: to be true to yourself, your God or faith, and Canada, to help others, and accept the Guide Law?
New Guide ( : I promise to do my best to be true to myself, my God/faith, and Canada, I will help others, and accept the Guiding Law.
Leader: Welcome to the Sisterhood of Guiding!
New Guide receives Enrolment pins and certificates, shake hands with all the Guiders, and walk back to their places in the horseshoe.
When all Guides are enrolled, sing "On My Honour". Campfire led by older girls follows, at the end of the evening, gather to sing Softly Falls and Taps, and to thank everyone for coming.
All the parts of our "campfire" (we used crumbled paper bags for rocks - way lighter to carry!)
The key to this ceremony is the fire. You meeting space is likely similar to ours and a real fire is just not a possibility. If you are lucky your Unit might have a "fake" fire constructed by a kind parent sometime in the past. If you aren't lucky enough to have something like this, here are two quick homemade fires to help with this ceremony.
CD-LED Candle Fire
All the supplies - tissue paper, LED candle, and glue
Glue the candle to the CD to form the base, then glue the base to the paper to help keep it in place. Make sure when you glue the candle to the CD that you line up the on/off switch with the CD hole. Poke a small hole through the tissue paper to allow you to access the on/off switch for the ceremony.
Wrap the tissue paper up around the CD and arrange to make it look like a fire. Tie with a ribbon and you are done!
Want something simpler? Try this:
FLASHLIGHT and TISSUE PAPER FIRE
Required:
1 large flashlight
Tissue paper in "fire" colours
Elastic Band
This one is quite simple. Position the tissue paper around the light part of the flashlight and secure with the elastic band. Place flashlight on the floor, dim the overhead lights and turn on the flashlight. Viola! Campfire.
You can also make smaller handheld fires using a similar technique with the Girl's flashlights as well.
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