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DIY Glowing Latern

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Things have been a little crazy around here since Covid-19 hit, just like they probably are in your home and that has led to us getting creative and our children’s therapists getting just as creative. This past week we made DIY glowing lanterns with my preschooler’s recreational therapist, Juanakee.

It was a fun project for us because my little guy had to step out of his comfort zone and risk getting a little messy while making some extra fun. It’s been such a hit that I decided to recreate this impromptu project on here so that you might be able to get a little joy from it all like we have.

What you’ll need:

  • Jar (preferably plastic)
  • Large glow sticks
  • Glitter
  • Sequins or foil stars
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun & glue(optional)

Let’s get started!

1. Start by opening your glow stick packages. Have your child open up the jar and have them help you crack the glow sticks to activate them. You will want to make sure it’s very broken up before cutting one end off.

After cutting the end off have your child shake the contents of the tube into the jar. Do this with all of your glow sticks.

2. Add glitter. Now you will want to add in glitter to the jar. I suggest silver or white as they won’t darken the jar up. Add glitter little by little until you like how it looks.

3. Screw on the lid. Once the kids is on have your child shake it up until it’s completely covered in the glow in the dark ink and glitter.

4. Turn off all the lights. See the magic at work!

5. Glue on lid. (Optional) If you are afraid of your kid getting into the jar then glue the lid shut. This will make it so you can’t add more glow stick ink when it stops glowing so I’d suggest not glueing on the lid.

#CampWarnerBros – Week 5 – DIY Teen Titans Character Banks

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This is a sponsored post for Camp Warner Bros featuring Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans and a fun DIY Bank activity.

This week is another fun one for us. We love Teen Titans and I love sharing my love for it with my son. He helped me make popcorn to watch the movie together because he was so excited when I told him that we were going to watch Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans.

The movie was a huge hit and I just couldn’t hold back the smiles and my laughter because my little guy is at that age where he gets really into the movies and he will jump up and act out the scenes. It was just so cute watching him try to jump and kick like some of the characters.

Teen Titans DIY Character Banks

I don’t know if your children are like my son, but he just loves collecting coins. He currently has one full bank and has confiscated my Wonder Woman bank as his own. (Yes I know we should cash in all the coins, but he really doesn’t want me to empty the banks.) Since he loves banks I knew he would be excited to make one of his own.

I am posting the directions below You can click the link here to get the full Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans Character Banks PDF file.

We used cheap spray paint from Menards (getting an 11% rebate for the purchase) and chose to use Modge Podge in the spray can instead of the paste version. I found the spray adhesive to be much easier to apply to the jar. I also had my husband cut the hole in the lid because I was worried I would cut myself while doing it.

#CampWarnerBros – Week 4 – DIY Scooby Snacks

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This is a sponsored post for Camp Warner Bros featuring Scooby-Doo!: WrestleMania Mystery! and a fun DIY Scooby Snack recipe.

I can already tell you that this week of Camp Warner Bros is going to be my son Raiden’s favorite week of camp. That is because he is a huge Scooby Doo fanatic. He loves Scooby Doo so much that for his 3rd birthday we had a Scooby Doo themed party. The idea of watching a new Scooby Doo movie and getting to make a DIY Scooby Snack just means it will be all he talks about for awhile- and I’m okay with that!

Raiden saw the new Scooby-Doo!: WrestleMania Mystery! movie downloaded to our movie platform before I could even surprise him with it which means we watched the movie before making snacks. This isn’t a problem because I expect him to ask me to watch it at least half a dozen times throughout the week.

DIY Scooby Snacks

Let’s make Scooby Snacks! Thanks to Camp Warner Bros you can follow the instructions below to make your own Scooby Snacks at home. We decided to get creative like suggested and we added sprinkles to our Scooby Snacks. This was a huge win in our home because my little buddy, Raiden, loves sprinkles. He loved getting to add the sprinkles to the mix.

He always has avoided helping make anything like this because it is messy to make, but I convinced him to help me even if we had to remove his shirt and keep explaining to him that it is okay to get a little dirty, especially when the results are a sweet treat!

It’s Party Time!

Now that you have made your DIY Scooby Snacks it is time to get ready for the movie! If you have a little one who just can’t sit still through an entire movie then I have the perfect something for you. In addition to the Scooby Snacks I also have two fun coloring pages for your kids. Just print these pictures out and you are ready for a fun filled night of Scooby Doo time!

Keep following on here as well as on social media for even more fun activities with Camp Warner Bros because we are only half way through Camp!

#CampWarnerBros – Week 3: Gummy Bear Slime DIY

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This is a sponsored post for Camp Warner Bros featuring We Bare Bears and a Gummy Bear Slime activity.

This week we have a fun new adventure here at home! We are joining in on some more Camp Warner Bros fun with the new movie We Bare Bears: The Movie and a fun DIY Slime activity.

As a mom with a child who has sensory processing issues I knew the activity this week would be a tough one to complete, while also being a great way to introduce a new texture into his play without it being a huge fight. Due to his issues with textures I opted for the movie after making and playing with his new slime.

DIY Gummy Bear Slime

This slime can be made with only 3 ingredients and most of not all can be found in your kitchen.

For us this recipe was a little bit of trial and error. We made it with 1 cup of gummy bears and approximately 3 Tbs of cornstarch and powdered sugar (3 Tbs of each), but you might find you need more or less depending on the consistency you want for the slime.

I didn’t think to do this until later, but it would be lots of fun to make 3 different colors of slime so that they can each represent 1 of the bears! This is easy to do if you have mixed colored gummy bears or if you went to your local candy shop to get a single color.

Since we have a huge local candy shop minutes away from our house we went on an adventure and I let our son pick out the flavors/colors for the slime. He chose light blue/watermelon and purple/grape. (I will admit that I taste tested these and the watermelon gummy bears are delicious! If you want to try them you can check out Albanese.)

The Results

Our first batch of slime didn’t turn out and I believe that’s because we used too much of the dry mixture (we followed the above recipe) and the slime became tough very fast and is a similar texture to Starburst candies. My son watched me make the slime, but was very grossed out by the texture and consistency of the slime.

I however was able to get him to poke at it and stretch it out with his finger tips. We did have to clean his hands right away, but I was very proud of my little sensory boy!

This activity ended up being a lot of fun and when we watched We Bare Bears: the movie for the second time we all snacked on our Gummy Bear Slime that tasted a lot like yummy Starbursts. Will you be making slime with your kids?

Keep following for next week’s adventure with Camp Warner Bros!

Camp Warner Bros is in Session!

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This is a sponsored post for Camp Warner Bros promotional material. All thoughts are my own.

Thanks to Covid most summer plans have been cancelled. This means big family vacations and kid’s summer camps won’t be happening. None of this is normal and sometimes it really sucks. That is why this household is hyped up for Camp Warner Bros. We might not be road tripping out West like we wanted, but we will make the best of this unique summer.

Over these 8 weeks we will be showcasing our fun themed activities, videos, and more thanks to Camp Warner Bros. I might be the Camp Director of this household for my two little Campers, but it wouldn’t be possible without some amazing planning from Warner Brothers Entertainment.

To kick off Camp Warner Bros we had some outdoors fun making tie-dyed shirts. This was our 4-year-old’s first time making tie dyed shirts and boy were they a hit! If there had been more dye in the kits we would have made so many more colorful designs, but making two kid sized shirts and one adult sized shirt really soaked up a lot more dye than you would think. Of course our little guy is already asking when we can make tie dyed shirts again! Check out the fun we had below.

Be on the look out for more content coming this week and the weeks to come. For more frequent updates make sure you follow us on Facebook and Instagram. If you want to see what everyone is doing then make sure to check out #CampWarnerBros on Instagram and Twitter.

Make your own DIY Camp Kit

Make your own Camp Warner Kit at home today!

You will need:

Tie-dye Kit

Blank t-shirt