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Santa’s Cantaloupe

December 10, 2007 at 8:03 pm · Filed under arts & crafts, parenting

“No, I said reindeer look like antelope, not cantaloupe!”


Concept by Leiham Helm, Artwork by Aidan Helm

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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2007 at 9:15 pm · Filed under arts & crafts, recipes

extremepumpkins.com

Acorn Squash Recipe

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JoyfulAbode/~3/173305796/

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Homemade Ice Cream without the gadget

June 22, 2007 at 8:49 pm · Filed under arts & crafts, free, recipes

************I can’t belive I was almost suckered into buying that “Ice Cream Ball” from that catalog…

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/icecream.html?trnstl=1

What You Need:

1 tablespoon Sugar
1/2 cup Milk or half & half
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
6 tablespoons Rock salt
1 pint-size Ziploc plastic bag
1 gallon-size Ziploc plastic bag
Ice cubes

How To Make It

Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag.
Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.
Place the small bag inside the large one and seal again carefully.
Shake until mixture is ice cream, about 5 minutes.
Wipe off top of small bag, then open carefully and enjoy!

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Simple Origami Projects

March 22, 2007 at 1:10 am · Filed under arts & crafts

Leiham has been on a paper folding kick, ever since December when he sold paper airplanes on Ebay for charity. 



We were looking for something to do “special” before bed tonight, and I found this site:
http://www.tammyyee.com/origami.html
 I like the Hawaiian Shirt. What’s your favorite?

Not that interested in Origami? Take a look at this blend of engineering science and paper.
http://www.langorigami.com/
Even if you never try it, you should look at the “Crease Patterns” and see the complex “DNA” for each of these creations.

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