Summer Crafts

  This summer has been so jammed packed with family and fun it hasn't left us much time to do our usual summer crafts and activities.  We have managed to squeeze a couple crafts in the last couple weeks as per the girls request.

First up bead making:

  This craft was way more involved then I had anticipated but the kids loved every minute of it so it was worth it in the end.  First off was the actual bead making, then the loooong wait for them to dry (3 days), then we painted them with glitter and once again had to wait for them to dry.  Then we finally got to make our bracelets and necklaces. 

Next up on was rock crystals:
  This activity turned into a disaster.  First off we got it at the dollar store soooooo lets keep that in mind.  Anyways, the mixture didn't dissolve like it was supposed to and then after 3 days nothing had changed so Heathers kids took theirs home to watch and wouldn't you know it that night I dropped a container on Kabree and Keagans making an insane mess so we tossed ours : (.  The girls were pretty  bummed but understood but then were even more bummed when a week later we saw Hanna and Justices had actually formed crystals.  So we might (very slight might) have to try this one again.