Some playgroup craft...

Ran craft at playgroup today - we filled boxes with treats for the mums (thanks Sharlene and Marilyn for organising this) and after taking pics of all the little munchkins last week, I printed them off and we created placemats for each Mum (or granny etc)

Started with doodling this and running off copies (feel free to click on this and print it out to use yourself!)

Then I punched a 3" scalloped circle from their photos - taped them down... the photos that is, not the kids :)

Then the kids coloured them with markers (only fast drying!) or you could use crayons, pencils etc and they handed them back to me and I ran each one through my laminater - the kids (and Mums) all loved the idea - I thought you could use the placemat for the "breaky in bed" deal, then after Mother's day it could stuck on the fridge! If you don't have a laminater - officeworks does it pretty cheap (or ask your childcare or school really nicely :)

So, last night I created a sketch for you to try this week.....

and here is a BAD photo of the layout I designed based on the sketch - I am blaming bad lighting and the flash!!! LOL!! Might retake the pic of the layout tomorrow and edit this!

so that's it for today, didn't go for my walk when I woke up as my legs ached - but did a drive around the route and it is 3.1 Kilometers - WOW! that shocked me a bit, but made me feel good that I can do! I downloaded some podcasts of "exercise music" from itunes - for interval training, and also found some dance mix versions of High School Musical - so will see how my walk tomorrow goes with the new sounds!

Live a blessed life

JEN xoxo

Comments

[Kayla Renee MacAulay]

you are so inspiring Jen...
i love your doodling..how kind of you to share that gorgeous doodled mothers day art...
it is such a gorgeous idea and it looks like the kids did a great job

that sketch is simply AWESOME
i love your take on it

KR.

[lynda]

i just *heart* your blog. it's a definate lurk on mondays. u give off such a creative buzz. i'm gonna order me one of those reciepe books u use for your journal..just love seeing it.
my dd's bday is this sat. and i'm gonna make her a lo of the "8" things i love about her and i'm gonna doodle some and use chalk here and there!
thnx for the inspiration.

lynda in calif, usa

[Angela]

HI there, love your blog! Is the "Happy Mothers Day" your own hand or a stamp. I just love it! I have seen you do it on a lot of things and it looks great.
thanks
Ange X

[countryscrapper - aka - helen]

Wow, thanks for sharing that great playgoup idea for Mother's Day.
And love your sketch and LO to, great pp combo used.