encouraging girls in the home arts
It is still pretty warm here in Texas, but the official start of autumn is just days away. Our minds have been on fall activities, but since we can’t really get that fall feeling outside yet, we decided to bring it inside and make an acorn treat for Build A Menu. What do you think? More appealing than acorn bread? Get the full recipe and tutorial for our Chocolate Acorns at Build A Menu! Read more »
Mrs. Brown: This dip is so fast to make, if you find out you are having visitors you can have the dip and a plate of fresh veggies ready in under 10 minutes! We created this recipe for our friends at Build A Menu. Josh did the mixing. Most of us thought it was perfect, Mr. Brown thought it was a little salty. If you don’t like much salt, it won’t hurt the dip if you cut the salt down! Abbie: I think it’s delicious! Josh: Great taste, and it’s sort of looks weird, and you don’t have to bake […] Read more »
Here’s a project that you can do with a little person in your house. If your little brother or sister can put a cheerio on a pipe cleaner then s/he can make these bird feeders! Abbie says: For a simple, sturdy feeder, string cheerios onto pipe cleaners. Bend the pipe cleaners into whatever shape you want. Then twist the two ends of the pipe cleaners together. For a fancier looking feeder do the same thing, but with floral wire instead. Mrs. Brown says: You can make these to be very pretty. Abbie made some to give as Christmas gifts, using […] Read more »
One thing we’ve learned about learning… if you have an opportunity to teach someone else something you’ve learned, you’ll really remember it. Bring your little brother, sister or friend with you into the kitchen some time, and make food for your favorite grown ups. Won’t they be surprised?! Here are two recipes we put together for our friends at Build A Menu. These are so easy even Abbie’s little brother can make them! Have fun! Pizza Crackers Alphabet Soup Read more »
Making fleece tie pillows is a great project to do along with with your little brother or sister. You may need to do the measuring and some cutting, but if they can tie a knot, then away they’ll go! We think they make great gifts too! Supplies 3/4 yard fleece a 12″x12″ square pillow form fabric scissors measuring tape pen or pencil Instructions Cut two 22″x22″ pieces of fleece. If you are using a different sized or shape pillow, just add 10″ to each direction of the pillow’s dimensions for your fleece measurement. Be sure not to include the selvage […] Read more »