We've been having a lot of fun over the last couple of weeks. We've been trying to keep busy and get as much enjoyment out of the last weeks of summer as we can, except for a bit of trouble with a summer cold that we've been passing around.
When all of the back to school sales started showing up at the stores I decided to buy the kids some new crayons to replace the ones that were getting used up. Since I didn't want to waste what was left of the old bits we decided to make some new "rainbow" crayons with them. After a trip to the thrift store we had a couple of fun muffin tins and some extra colors to add. Paul took all of the wrappers off and we broke them into smaller pieces. We mixed and matched the colors to make fun combinations and then I baked them in the oven at a low temp until they melted. After a night in the freezer to harden they were ready to use. Lilly really likes these "new" crayons because they make great variegated shades when you use them.
I told the other children's church leader about making the crayons, since I knew that her class had a big bucket of old crayons, and we came up with an idea to make themed rainbow crayons for the kids at church. We've been keeping a look out at the other thrift stores for more themed muffin tins so that we can make different shapes for the seasons and then give them to the kids as gifts. I'd really love to find some hearts for Valentines or some leaves for Fall.
We also bought a wading pool at one of the end of summer sales. The kids have been having a ton of fun splashing around in it.
