Kid's Workshop at Home Depot

Saturday, October 3, 2009.
Home Depot - Kid's Workshop 9 am - noon.
This weeks project is a firehouse bank.
Take the kids and enjoy some quality time working on a project together.
The kids will have so much fun and you'll probably have fun too.

FYI: Home Depot has kid's workshop every first Saturday of the month

All-Natural Play Clay

No cook Play Clay.
Recipe from Disney Family Fun Magazine October 2009 issue.

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
3/8 cup salt
1 tablesppon vegetable oil
Optional - Natural dye (see below)

How to make natural dye...
Brown - 3/8 cup plus one tablesppon hot water and 4 tablesppons cocoa powder
Fuchsia - 3/8 cup hot beet juice (liquid from 15 ounce can of beets)
Orange - 3/8 cup hot water and 1 tablesppon paprika
Yellow - 3/8 cup hot water and 1 teaspooon turmeric



Combine the flour and salt in a medium-size bowl.
Add oil and chosen natural dye and stir well.
Knead the dough on floured surface for a few minutes.
If the clay is too soft, add a bit more flour.
Store the clay in airtight containers in the refrigerator.


I haven't tried the recipe above...
I still have the traditional homemade play dough I made maybe a month ago.
If any of you try the above recipe above tell me how it turned out.
Happy playing then.

"Mommy and Me"/ Preschool

Some of the moms have been asking me for some information about "Mommy and Me" classes as well as certain preschool programs. Below is the information you all requested. I didn't include tiny tots ... nobody asked so I'm didn't include them.


Parent Education ... aka "Mommy and Me"

Tri-County Adult Education - Sept. 8 - Dec. 6, 2009
Scroll down to bottom of page and click on seasonal brochure

RACE - Rowland Adult and Community Education - Aug. 31 - Jan. 15, 2009
Click Adult classes then ...
Click Parent, Family, and Consumer Awareness for more info.
Or just click here

Mt. Sac - Sept 8 - Dec. 10, 2009
Community Education Fall 2009 Schedule
Parent Education Classes on page 186

Pomona School District Adult and Career Education
Go here for Fall 2009 brochure - Sept. 8 - Jan. 24, 2010

Hacienda La Puente Adult Education


Preschool

Options - State Preschool
You can also get information about Head Start.

LAUP - Los Angeles Universal Preschool

Bowers Museum

This coming Sunday how about heading out to Bowers Museum/Bowers Kidseum in Santa Ana?
My boys and I went last month and we enjoyed ourselves very much.
We forgot our camera so we don't have any pictures to show you.
They really liked the Kidseum because they could make all the noise they wanted without being told Shhhhhhh, be quiet.
Check out the information below ...


Target Free First Sunday and
Diwali: Indian Festival of Lights
Sunday, September 6
Noon- 3:30pm

Since the museum opens at 10am you can go before the Festival starts to check out the exhibits.


Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
714-567-3600

Bowers Kidseum
1802 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
714-480-1520