Friday, November 13, 2009

Hello Everyone. I have not posted since the middle of October - its been a really rough couple of weeks. After my previous post my girls had their Halloween party, I have been on mandatory overtime at work and my Father in law passed away after a 2 year battle with cancer.
I took some time that I needed and now I feel that its time to start getting back into the swing of posting, doing challengs and just enjoying my hobby again.


I do have a picture of some of the things we made for the girls Halloween party


In this photo we did Slime Packets, Candy Bar wrappers and witches hats!

The witch hat idea came from here! We also got the candy bar wrapper idea on SCS, here is the link. At the party the kids did a slime pit relay - when they were all done I made them each a bag with the directions on the back for each kid to make their own slime at home. Here are the directions for the slime:

You will need cornstarch, water, food coloring and buckets.

Prepare the slime by mixing one part water (tinted with a few drops of food coloring) to four parts cornstarch. Begin by rolling the ingredients around in a bucket; you'll find it easier than stirring the stuff. The slime is ready when it looks like a liquid but has a thick, smooth consistency that changes to ooze when touched. You might have to mix it with your hands for a minute before it's just right or add a little water if it's too dry. It's best to try out a small batch before the party so you can see how it works and estimate how much you'll need. Pour the slime into a cauldron (a bucket or bowl) for each team. You'll need two additional empty bowls for each team, as well.

Then we split the kids up into 2 groups and they ran back and forth to fill their pumpkins with slime.

I have posted pictures from the party along with others of the kids here.

4 comments:

peggysue said...

You have had such a rough time sweetie. Hope things improve between now and the end of the year. Big hugs!

@JoyceCasaldi said...

Looks like those were some fun party treats. My dd was singing amazing grace last night and I'm just praying for some of the amazing part for you and your family.

Karen Lynn said...

Thanks Leona for sharing what you did with the girls. I hope that you can get back to stamping and get some normalcy back into your lives.

Traci M said...

Leona, you are such a good mom to always be thinking of your family and fun times...these are the best ideas for a party!!
I am glad to see you post and hope to see more of you!!