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Stained Glass Kid’s Craft

Are you looking for something different to try in a kid’s craft project? Imagine Nation “Tiffany” Style Stained Glass by Natural Science Industries is a great pick. For just under $12 this kit features four different projects to decorate using paint to make pretty stained glass decorations. This kit comes with three glass bottles of different shapes and a plastic box. The directions are simple and easy to follow. This kit instructs its users to apply an outline paint on to the items, which gives the resemblance of lead and implies a three-dimensional look. Once the outline paint has dried … Continue reading →

Snow Worries

Maybe it’s the severe frostbite I sustained standing outside in minus 80-degree windchills covering a triple murder as a TV reporter that spoiled my taste for winter and all its wonder. Or perhaps it’s the fact that I was born and raised in balmy Hilo, Hawaii, that prevents me from truly embracing snow and bitter cold. Regardless of my inability to tolerate all that Old Man Winter hurls at us here in the frozen tundra, I try very hard not to negatively influence my young daughter’s view on the coldest season of the year, which in Wisconsin, happens to last … Continue reading →

Snow Day Fun With Stained Glass JELL-O

There are snowy days, and then there are SNOWY days. The latter is what we’re dealing with today. Many portions of my state are incapacitated due to the Blizzard of 2009. Sixteen inches of snow, hurricane force winds, mass power outages and bitterly cold temperatures, forced the governor of Wisconsin to declare a State of Emergency for all 72 counties. Needless to say, we haven’t left our home all day… and now cabin fever is setting in. My kindergartener was beyond thrilled when she first learned that school had been cancelled, but after making Christmas cookies all morning, she’s getting … Continue reading →