Fun with the kids

So I was watching a commercial at my sister-in-law Juli's house and they did this fun craft for kids, where you colored a paper like below then colored black all over the top then you could kind of scratch whatever design in it (we used a spoon) but then I was looking for craft ideas online and they did the same thing with the coloring part but used flat black spray paint (which being such a fan of spray paint of course I have like 3 cans of flat black haha) anyways I was thinking awesome! that's way faster then coloring the whole top again with paint and it totally worked, great!!! and payten loved it!

So lately we've had a lot of fun making home made ice cream. Did any of you make Ice cream in your science classes in jr high/HS???? Because John totally makes fun of me that we did this but I think it was the best class ever! So we did it and the girls had a blast and I don't think I've tried better vanilla ice cream (PS WAY good putting any goodies in it like cookie chunks, m and m's...etc.) OR take the ice cream, and make cookies....then make ice cream sandwiches!!!!! yum

It takes some shaking but we all just played catch or rolled it to each other.

Recipe and Directions:

1c whole milk

1c heavy cream (I didn't use heavy)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 c granulated sugar

2 quart size zipper bags

2 gallon size zipper bags

2 pounds ice cubes

1/2 c coarse rock salt

stack of newspapers

clear packing tape

In a mixing bowl, combine milk, cream, vanilla and sugar. Whisk until sugar is dissolved

pour mixture into a quart size bag and squeeze out air. double bag into other quart bag squeezing out air

Put on of the gallon bags inside the other, and put the quart bags(with mixture in it) into the gallon bag. Fill the inside gallon bag with ice and rock salt, alternately.

Squeeze excess air out and seal. seal outside bag (double bagging is just so if one breaks it's not a HUGE mess)

Open sections of newspaper as if you were reading the center pages. stack the paper sections on top of one another until the stack is about a 1/2 inch high

place ice cream bag in a corner of the papers. Pick up a few sheets at a time lifting the corner and roll until you have covered the entire bag with newspaper. fold in both sides and continue rolling. repeat till stack is used or until it will be too heavy to toss if you added more. Tape as necessary, using lots of tape on the outside so it doesn't break from tossing

Toss at least 15-20 minutes, longer if you want to eat it the minute you open it (we did 30 and it was PERFECT.) it seems like long but if your playing a game with it it really goes fast. hot potato or bowling...etc.

Remove mixture, if it's too soft you can put it in the freezer to firm up.

ENJOY! it seems like a lot of stuff to do but it's really not bad and so worth it