Shaving Cream Painting

After many, many years of caring for children, one finds oneself in danger of repeating the same old crafts and themes. Luckily, there is a turn around of kiddies, usually a four year rotation from the time they start daycare at one until they leave to start school at five, so as long as I can come up with original ideas for a four year period I can generally start repeating but, although they are not getting the same old...same old, it can get a little boring for me. It's had to come up with new ideas especially for seasonal themes, but since I joined Pinterest I've been able to try lots of new ideas on the kiddies, like "shaving cream Easter eggs."

Source: littlewondersdays.blogspot.ca viaMarisa on Pinterest

This is our the first try shaving at cream painting. I won't go into detail on how it's done but you can click on the above Pinterest link from Little Wonders' Days to check it out.

Looks yummy...but don't eat it!

This shows that is is wise to test a new craft ahead of time...had I done that I would have realized that shaving cream painting works better using dark colors instead of pastels.

The most fun came when we were finished making our eggs and the kiddies got to "dig in!"

 As with most messy crafts, there will be those that really enjoy it...

 

 those who will be up to their elbows in it before they are done...

 

 those who won't even touch it...

and those who go into it tentatively...
and can get really upset when you try to take their picture. :)

EASTER FEAST

Easter was very quiet this year as it was just me and mine at the table. Our oldest was spending the holiday with her husbands family in PEI ( holidays are rotational when family are too far away)and our other daughter and her hubby left this morning for Charlotte, North Carolina where their work home office is located. All in all, it's been a very relaxing weekend. I didn't even plan to cook a big Easter meal for the two of us but old habits die hard and it was soooooo good. I baked a ham with a honey and ginger glaze, oven roasted rosemary and sage potatoes, Maple Mustard Sweet Potatoes with Apples, asparagus with cheese and Ezekiel Bread.

Maple Mustard Sweet Potatoes With Apples

3 large sweet potatoes
3 large apples
2 T. butter
¼ c. Dijon mustard (Honey Dijon)
½ c. maple syrup
Salt and pepper

Cook unpeeled sweet potatoes drain let and cool. Peel and cut into ¼ inch slices. Arrange in rows around the edge and up through the centre of a greased 10 inch casserole dish. Do not peel apples but core and cut into ½ inch slices. In a large skillet cook apples in butter until lightly softened and browned. Tuck apple slices between potato slices. Combine maple syrup, mustard and salt and pepper. Pour over potatoes and apples. Cover. This can be stored in refrigerator for one day. Bake at 350 degree oven for 30 min. or until bubbling and hot. Spoon sauce over potatoes and apples.