Craft Day

Carmel Apples are my weakness, but not my forte. Good news, they were Emily's idea. Tonight we made carmel apples with the kids. It was so successful, I may try it on my own, may. Gracie & Rachel unwrapped most of the caramels while Jake & Lucy went through sEVeRal magazines circling all of the things they desired. At one point I heard Lucy say, "Hey I want that & I want my hair to look like that too." She is so funny. The lifelong infant, Gretchen & her baby idol Adam, sat on the counter dipping & licking carrots. Each of the kids wrote their name on a popsicle stick for their apple. They helped Emily cover their apple in caramel and set them on the waxed paper. We added a few candies & sprinkles for decoration.
The attention span is so funny to see. Jake can't hardly stick around to see how any of the crafts turn out & Lucy seems to be interested, but gets sidetracked when something else comes up. Gracie & Rachel could craft right on through the night. While Emily was making dinner (I was going through some of those fantastic magazines) Gracie & Rachel started another craft on their own. They took pieces of paper & cut them into large triangles, they made straps to tie them around their necks & decorated them. It turns out they had made "cowgirl things" I laughed when I saw Gracie had colored hers with red & white boxes, she had made a gingham neckerchief or bandana. They had to put on cowgirl hats and everything.