Colors of the Rainbow
…Little Flowers Girls’ Club ~ Prudence
Well, today was our last Little Flowers Girls’ Club meeting until March, since I prudently decided to give myself a baby break from Dec-Feb!
I can’t believe we have already had FIVE meetings this year. Wow!! I am very thankful for the break, but I will miss our meetings and all the girls. My girls will too!! They have LOVED having so many of their little friends over every couple weeks.
I hadn’t had much time prior to the meeting to think about ways to explain prudence to the girls, so before the meeting I did a quick search on the Little Flower Leaders Yahoo Group and ran across the suggestion to use the story of the Three Little Pigs. It was so easy, not to mention they loved it and it really helped them understand what being prudent means.
We then went on to discuss other ways in which we can be prudent, including practicing the Spiritual Works of Mercy. While we talked about the Spiritual Works of Mercy, the girls colored some pictures of the Spiritual Works of Mercy, which I had printed onto card stock and, once they were done, we cut into Flash Cards for them to take home. (This was from Catholic Artworks Teachers Helper Edition #17.)
I included the memory verse for Prudence, an image of St. Angela Merici, The Spiritual Works of Mercy, an image of a violet, and the prayer to St. Angela Merici from the Little Flowers Virtues CD.
(If you would like to download the document I created for this notebook page, you can do so here. Also, you can find links to all of my notebook page documents in this post.)
Saint Therese, the Little Flower, pray for us!
Small Successes :: November 12, 2009
I charged the battery on our video camera (it has been dead forever!) and finally captured a bit of Snuggles adorable personality last night on video. It was so much fun and he kept the whole family laughing all evening!
We celebrated the feast of St. Martin of Tours, also known as Martinmas Day, last night. Here is a picture of the Lanterns the children made. “L” is for Lantern you know, and it is L week around here! 😉
What are your Small Successes this week?
Studying Mercury
Last week the boys finished up their study of Mercury in Apologia’s Exploring Creation With Astronomy
The Lapbook from Knowledge Quest has been a great addition to the program as well. (I purchased our copy from Rainbow Resource.)
The boys were very excited to see the new pictures of Mercury that were just taken by the Messenger! Thank you Nasa, for the perfect timing of this mission!! 😉
The final assignment for Mercury was to create a Salt Dough Model. So much fun!
The “Lava” assignment is perfect for “L” week!
Wordless Wednesday
Only 2 1/2 Weeks…
I now have ours, thanks to my mom! I called her a couple weeks ago and she happened to be heading out of town for a weekend retreat at a Monastery. I remembered that she had purchased her own Advent Candles (made by the Monks) there last year, so I asked if she could look for some for us, since I had not found any yet this year. (I’ve even been watching for them all year long since I prefer pillar candles to the tapers for our Advent Wreath.) Aren’t they lovely!?!
I sure wish our local stores would carry a wider selection of candles… Every year it proves to be such a challenge. Anyhow, I’d love to hear where you all have found your Advent Candles, this year or in the past!
A “Bun in the Oven” Dress Game
To play: Pin an adorable handmade dress on each guest as they arrive. Each guest will wear the dress for the length of the shower. At some point announce that everyone is to open up the back of their dress. All dresses are stuffed with cotton to make the “belly.” The winner is the guest who has the clay “Cini-Bun” (I used a button) inside.
Object of the game: To be the one with the dress with the clay “Cini-Bun”As each guest arrived they were able to choose a little handmade maternity dress to pin on. One of the dresses included a button (or rather “Bun in the Oven”) and at the end of the shower.
Instead of purchasing the handmade pregnant momma dresses, I decided to try and make them myself, and they were actually very easy to make, and so cute pinned on to each guest. (I very much preferred them to the diaper pin games, where you can’t say some word or another, or cross your legs, etc…)
Supplies:
- Felt in various colors
- hot glue gun and glue
- cotton to stuff dresses
- mini white bows
- small safety pins
- 1 button
Directions:
Cut dresses out of the felt. I made the dresses out of one piece of felt, using a little template I made out of cardstock, and then folding the back over.
Hot glue around the sides and bottom and fold over. (This leaves a little open pouch in the back of the dress.)
Hot glue the mini white bow onto the front of the dress.
Stuff dress with cotton and close with a safety pin.
Place 1 button inside one of the dresses for the lucky winner to find.
A “Bun in the Oven” Baby Shower Favors
I had so much fun making the favors for Erica’s Baby Shower. When I was looking for ideas online, I ran across packages of Muffin Mix for sale, and decided to make something similar…
Supplies:
- Yellow Cake Mix (I was able to make 9 favors from each box)
- Brown Sugar
- Pecans
- Cinnamon
- Clear Baggies and Ties
- Snack Baggies
- Labels for Topping Packets
- Colored Paper Bags
- Coordinating Ribbon
- Colored Paper & Card Stock for printing tags and labels
- Hole Punch and Scissors
1/3 cup yellow cake mix
Add the following into a separate baggie, seal & tie off, label as Topping Mix:
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp finely chopped pecans
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Attach Tag:
Empty Cake mix into mug.
Add 2 tsp Oil, 1 T. Water, 1 Egg White, whisk well.
Sprinkle topping packet on & cook on high in microwave for 2 minutes.
A bun in the oven
Such great joy
Will it be a girl?
Or will it be a boy?Only time will tell
Whether we’ll need pink or blue
We know we’ll be ready
Thanks to you!
After placing the Mix and Topping in the bag, I punched a couple holes, added the ribbon, and that was it! They were so easy, even I could make them!!
Aunt Bridget’s Egg Bake
One of the dishes I served at the Baby Shower was my Aunt Bridget’s Egg Bake, although I modified it to fit a 9×13 pan instead of a 6×10. I made it the night before the shower, since it is suppose to sit overnight and popped it in the oven in the morning. (I was SO excited when I realized, for the first time, that I could fit BOTH pans in my small SUPER OLD oven!! Yay!!)
Since I was asked to share the recipe in the comments, here you go:
Ingredients:
- 12 oz brown and serve sausage cut into quarters
- 7 slices bread pulled apart
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 7 eggs – slightly beaten
- 3 cups milk
- 1 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 6 oz diced chilies (I think I actually used 11 oz which made for lots of chilies)
Directions:
Place bread pieces in bottom of buttered 9×13 baking pan. Add sausage and sprinkle with cheese, reserving a small amount for the top. Combine eggs, mustard, milk, and chilies. Pour over cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
A “Bun in the Oven” Baby Shower Brunch
“Bun In The Oven” Baby Shower Favors
It was so much fun hosting this shower for Erica!! I am so excited for her and her family as they get ready to welcome their new little one in the next few weeks!!
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