Rainy Day Craft - "Stained Glass" Art

The kids and I did a craft today that I thought I'd share. It was a tad bit messy, but it kept the three of us entertained for an hour so it's a winner in my book.

"Stained Glass" Art

What you need:
crayons
veggie peeler (or cheese grater, or knife)
wax paper
iron (for mom, obviously) - set to low
protective surface - newspaper or table cloth
dixie cups (optional!)

What to do:

Put an OLD table cloth or newspaper down to protect your table!

1. Take wrapper off crayon

2. Shave crayon to get little pieces for your masterpiece

yet another use for dixie cups!!!

3. Spread crayon flakes on wax paper (less is more, I found this out the ugly/hard way)

4. Cover with second piece of wax paper & iron on LOW

Voila!

5. Optional: you can also cut scraps of paper to make a frame.

Enjoy!

I Ain't Just Whistling Dixie

Yesterday was a holiday - no school for the kids - and it poured rain all day. A perfect pajamas & tent, don't leave the house kind of day!

The girls and I had so much fun together! We played dance class, hair salon and playdoh. We made 2 kinds of jello and gingerbread cookies. We used a lot of dixie cups!

In the morning, my kitchen looked something like this*

After having two kitchen helpers all afternoon, and making two dinners (tonight: casserole, recipe below and tomorrow: enchiladas) my kitchen looked like this...

Wait for it....

I actually took the photos in reverse, as I didn't know in the morning that my kitchen would end up like this. :)

Okay, now about the Dixie Cups...

If you don't use dixie cups, you are missing out. I use these bad boys all.the.time. Today I took a photo every time I used a dixie cup. What can I say, I am easily entertained!

In one day, these are all of the things we used dixie cups for...

Crafts: I typically use a dixie cup for my daughters water paint cup. Today we also used it when she played with her clay.

Condiments: ketchup in a cup, to go with string cheese. Much easier than cleaning it off a plate.

Snacks: fill it with pretzels for a 1 point Weight Watchers snack. The kids like 'em too!

Drinking: 'nuff said

Cooking: I measure ingredients for the kids to pour in. Saves time and mess.

Yes, I'm the bubba gump of the dixie cups. :)

Lastly, here's the recipe for tonight's casserole.

Recipe
Stuffing Crusted Creamy Chicken Casserole

Ingredients:
1-2/3 c hot water
1 pkgs (6oz) stove top stuffing
6 sm boneless skinless chx breasts (I diced and cooked mine first)
garlic salt, pepper
1 bag (16oz) frozen veggies. I used broccoli, cauliflower, carrot mix (thawed and drained)
1 can (14.75oz) cream style corn
1/4 c ranch dressing (reduced fat)

Directions:
1. preheat oven to 425
2. add hot water to stuffing mix and stir until moistened, set aside
3. place chicken in 9x13 pan and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper, top with veggies
4. mix together corn and dressing. Pour over chicken.
5. top with stuffing and cover with foil
6. bake 30 minutes. uncover and bake additional 10-15 minutes.