Thursday, February 18, 2010

Guest Post - by Melissa

Kristy had asked me to watch the kids while her & Lee went out for their 5th wedding anniversary dinner & a movie. I had decided to do a craft with the kids, but wanted to incorporate their anniversary into it. We decided (well I did) to break crayons into small pieces (or you can use the little pieces leftover from other crayons) and place them into shaped pans. We used big hearts. You then melt them in the oven at 250 F for about 15 mins. After cooling them in the fridge for about 15 minutes they were done. While they were cooling the kids made cards for their mom & dad. I asked Zoë & Dreyton how they wanted their cards addressed, mom & dad (Zoë's card) and mommy & daddy (Dreyton's card). I let Zoë pick out the colors for her crayon and the same for Dreyton. I then let them each pick 3 or 4 crayons to break for a big crayon heart for Lee & Kristy.

I hope they had a great dinner & movie anniversary date! And I wish them many more!!



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5 comments:

  1. Melissa Godfrey2/22/10, 5:55 PM

    I had fun with the kids that night. Well actually I usually do the other times too. The kids seemed to really enjoy breaking the crayons.

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  2. grandma debbi2/24/10, 12:57 PM

    How nice of you Melissa.Its very evident that you are a kind and giving type of person. The kids love it when you come over. You have a true love of children, they feel it ......what a wonderful attribute. Thankyou from grandma!

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  3. Melissa Godfrey2/24/10, 6:41 PM

    Thanks Debbi!! I do love kids and caring for them. I try to make our time fun and educational. When I was in jr. high, I had 5 houses across the street vying for me to babysit every week-end. They had to go on rotation. I also babysit for my mom's friend, who has 3 boys(ages 7, 4, & 4). And they're very well behaved.

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  4. Jeff2/26/10, 4:51 PM

    Melissa, hi, this is Kristy's uncle Jeff...what a great guest post! The pics of Z and D are wonderful! They are adorable, I must agree. Thank you!

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  5. Kristy2/28/10, 6:08 PM

    i thought that was a great craft, but i would suggest using already broken crayons as now my kids love to break any crayon they see :p

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