Pumpkin Patch

October is here and that means fall is too! I love fall traditions. Every year we go to the pumpkin patch with the kiddos.  This year I made them all a pumpkin shirt! My new toy made it so quick and easy!

 I cut out the letters on black.  This is so much easier than tracing and cutting! I was sure to select double cut so that it would get all of the little threads.

I drew a pumpkin and it cut it out for me! 

The fabric already had the iron on paper on it so all I had to do was iron it all together. 

 Then I sewed around the pumpkin.  I used a ribbon for the stem to add some flair. I decided not to sew around the letters to save time.

Aren't they cute! Can't wait to see all of my little pumpkins in their shirts! 

Friday Funnies: 1st Grade

Student- Miss Cremer, is the hole in your nose hooked to your throat?
Me- Yes
Student- because I think I just swallowed a "burger" aka booger

On Mondays we share our weekends. One little girl said, "My step-mom found a bunch of my dad's movies and got mad. They were inappropriate and thats where he learns all his bad words."

As we were watching mens figure skating (the guy with the black and pink crazy outfit, with the single tassle) one of my kids asked, "Why is his butt so tight?"

As we were playing a chunking game, a kid drew sag. I asked if it was a real word. He said, "Ya, black people do it all the time."

Same chunking game, dick came up. I said it was a name and didn't count. One kid said, "Yah huh! Its a bad word instead of, you know." 

Lady GaGa dance party/sing along. One girl started singing Rah, rah, ro, ma, ma, and doing the GaGa one handed hip thrust back bend thingy.... then they all started singing.

Yellow & Grey

Here are a few pics of the finished room! 

Headboard & Pillow

Curtains

 Frame

Dresser & Lamp

 Curtains & TV stand

 Paintings

Details

A little paint...

Can really change something! 

I bought some ugly frames at TJ Max and painted them, found a free printable online, and framed them!  It is a great way to give old frames a new life. I used the same paint I used for the dresser for this one. But in the past I have used spray paint and it is super easy! 

Curtains

I ordered this awesome yellow chevron fabric from fabric.com to make some new curtains. I ordered 7 yards and used every last inch of it to finish off my guest room!

I cut 92 inches of fabric for each curtain. 

I ironed all of the edges and then sewed around. The top edge I folded down about 3 inches to make a pocket for the curtain rod to go in.

I had took a Facebook poll to help me decide what to do with the curtain. 

I love the door knob idea, but in a pinch for time I decided to make the tie to start off with. 

Solar Energy Unit

One of our first units in science is solar energy and heat conductivity.  We take advantage of the nice fall weather and get outside to do a few activities.  These are some of my favorites.



We use the information we gained in the Black and White on a Sunny Day to think about how we can build a solar oven.  Then we make a solar oven out of pizza boxes, foil, overhead transparency paper (or saran wrap), and tape.

Before we can cook we must figure out the right angle and how to use our solar oven.  This year when we did this it was about 80*F outside and our ovens reached 122*F (50*C)



Finally we make s'mores! They LOVE this and think it is the best experiment ever! :)

Friday Funnies: Life is Hard