Yellow Day

In Kindergarten, the first two weeks we have all of the kids dress in the color of the day.  Each day of the week is a different color!  I always try to participate but find myself lacking certain colors.  This year I had a hard time with the colors yellow and orange.  I guess those are just NOT my colors!  So “yellow day” came and no yellow.  (I really wish I were one of those people that planned ahead, but I am usually just not.)  I finally decided that I would throw together one of these cute little t-shirt scarves that have been all over blog land.  Like as in..I decided to throw it together around 6:00 that morning!(Umm yes, running around trying to make a yellow scarf before leaving to go to school at 7:00!)  I did get to school on time and with a very cute and “yellow” accessory! 

Here ya’ go!  This is what I wore on “Yellow Day.”

I actually had fun making it!  The flower took longer than anything. (Basically, just cutting out all of those petals!)  I would definitely recommend making a few of these to accessorize with!  Here is the tutorial that I used for the flower!

Fun, Simple and CUTE!

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What I pinned Wednesday!

I am loving Pinterest!  Why oh why did I not come up with and execute this totally awesome idea?!?!  Oh well, I have pinned some absolutely wonderful ideas lately, so I thought I would share a few of my favorites! 

Doesn’t this Alfredo Lasgna Roll Up look delicious?!?!  This is a must try recipe!  Go check it out at Artsy Fartsy Mama! 

Love this Sweet and Skinny Ruffled Headband made by Beverly at Flamingo Toes!  So cute and shabby chic! 

Check out this This Monster Tooth Pillow that Paige over at The Crunchy Mamacita made for her son! This pillow is still cool and boyish for all of those baby teeth! 

These are just a few awesome projects that I have been pinning!  Follow me on Pinterest to see more!

Homemade Pizza and a Movie

Yesterday was definitely a “Let’s just chill day.”  Since it was the first full week of school, we have been going non-stop.  When I am at school all week, I am less likely to want to go on the weekends.  I just need to have down time at the house. 

So I decided we would make pizza and watch a movie with the kids!

My husband likes to say that I am very spoiled when it comes to homemade food.  My mom and my grandmother always bakes rolls and lots of yummy desserts.  So I come by this honestly.  I just don’t have as much time as I would like to bake.

This is also fun for the kids!  Both my kids rush in when I am making pizza!  They are always fighting over who is putting on which toppings! 

So here is the recipe for the homemade pizza dough that I grew up eating! 

Homemade Pizza

This recipe will make 1 pizza crust.

1 pkg. yeast

1/2 cup warm water

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. oil

Start by adding the warm water to a bowl or big stand mixer.  Next, add your yeast.  Stir water and yeast until the mixture is bubbly.  Add your salt and oil to the mix.  Lastly, add your flour a little at a time.  The dough should be stiff.

Knead your dough.  Put a little oil in the bottom of a big bowl.  Place the dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap.  I usually wrap the bowl in a towel so it will rise quicker.

Let rise about and hour or until it doubles in size.

You will then roll out the dough on your pizza pans and add your desired toppings!

Bake at 375 until crust is light brown and cheese is melted.

Enjoy!

(I like lots of crust!  So, I will usually make 3 to 4 crust for two large pizzas.)

Oh and the movie the kids choose was:

Overall, it was a cute and family friendly movie!

Fun times and memories made!

PRICELESS!

Magic Play Dough

We have officially finished our first “REAL” day of Kindergarten!  I am proud to say that I survived! It is a fun place to be, but oh so hard at the beginning!

Here is a fun little activity that we always do on the first day of school!  This one came from one of my fellow Kindergarten teachers!

All you need is red and blue Play Dough or two Play Dough colors that will mix to make another color!

Make some balls out of the blue Play Dough.

Flatten out a piece of red Play Dough.

  

Finish by rolling the red Play Dough around the blue Play Dough.

Place Play Dough in a baggie and attach this awesome poem to it!

This magic playdough ball

Is a special gift for you.

Play with it, roll it around…

That is all you need to do.

If the dough changes colors,

Then it will be very clear…

You are a (insert school name and mascot)

We will have an awesome year!

Okay, can you guess what will happen?!?!  The kids absolutely LOVE IT!  I love that the kids REALLY do think that it is MAGIC!!!  They always get so excited watching it change colors!  Oh…to be a kid again! 

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Busy School Days

Well, here we go again! School starts and I am M.I.A.!
Me and my co-workers have been busily working to train almost 100 Kindergarteners in the routines and procedures of school! It has been a long and crazy week!

Next week I will start with my own group of 20 Kindergarteners! This is always a fun and exciting time of year; but also exhausting. Please bare with me! I hope to write up several post this weekend.

I am so sad that my summer is over. I am already missing my freedom to blog and link up whenever I choose!

I would LOVE to give guest posting a try! If you are interested in writing a guest post (to help me out until all this craziness settles down) please send me an email! Thanks!

The Help

I am sure many of you have heard of the book/movie The Help by: Kathyrn Stockett. I have been hearing about this book all summer and have been wanting to read it! Well...I finally got my hands on a copy! A teacher friend is letting my read hers! I would rather read the book before going to see the movie. So reading it is on my agenda for the weekend!

Many of my teacher friends have been raving about this book, so I am sure there are many of you out there doing the same!

I wanted to mention a book club that will be going on over at Measured By The Heart. Connie will be leading a discussion on this book at the end of August. SO if you have not read it...you still have time!

I have been involved in her last several book club discussions and it is always fun to interact with other bloggers and to see what others are thinking!

Let me know if you have read The Help!

I am a finalist!

I am a finalist at To Sew With Love's Finest of July 2011! I was pumped that two of my projects made it into the running in July! Voting is taking place from now until Saturday! You can vote for 2 projects everyday! I would LOVE your votes! My two projects are the 1.) 4th of July outfit and 2.) Noodle Fun. Just scroll down to the voting box at the bottom of her post!

Thanks for supporting Little Sprinkles Of Fun!!!