Mission 3: Paper Plate Rainbows

As soon as I saw these paper plate rainbows posted on Pinterest, I knew I had to make them! Duncan has been kind of rainbow obsessed the last few months so I knew that he would love making them and, as a bonus, they were easy enough for Wren to make too.

I didn't have any streamers like the ones used in the original idea, so we went to the good ol' Hob Lob and bought some ribbon (50% off!).

To attach the cotton balls to the plate we just used some Elmer's and smeared it around. The only difficult part was figuring out how to attach the ribbon to the plate to make the rainbow. After trying glue and failing miserably, we broke out the masking tape and it worked wonderfully.

Wren did a pretty good job being entertained with the whole glue plus cotton part of the project, but after that her attention waned and she ended up playing in the dog's water bowl -- her favorite outdoor activity.

Dunc, on the other hand, LOVED it! I used this craft as an opportunity to tell him about Noah and God's promise to never destroy the earth with water again. Good teaching moment, right?!?! I was kinda proud of myself. Which probably negates whatever good I did by teaching D about Noah.

Oh well, God still loves me.

And look how proud Duncan is of his rainbow!

Mission 1: The Purl Bee Super Easy Baby Blanket

This, my friends, is the Purl Bee Super Easy Baby Blanket. When I was pregnant with my daughter I found this pattern and decided I would make it before she was born.

Did I?

Uh. No.

Thus, it will be my first project. I plan on making two as Christmas gifts; one for my son and one for my daughter. And to be honest, I don't plan on following the pattern exactly. They will be larger for my two toddlers to put on their beds and, after obsessing about color palettes, I decided to make them two-tone.

Really, I was spending waaaaaay too much time with the color choice. Greens? Blues? Greens and blues? Rainbow? Ugh!

Today, I ordered the yarn from Knit Picks to start my son's blanket. I chose the Comfy Worsted Yarn for it's ability to be washed...a must for kids! The colors? Peapod, a green shade, and Whisker, a lighter gray shade.

I think D will like it.

My next step is to purchase some new circulars since the ones I have won't be long enough to make blankets. Hobby Lobby, here I come.

The yarn should come in soon and I will, of course, keep you updated on my progress.

As for my daughter's blanket? I am thinking Whisker paired with either Fairytale, a red-violet color, or Pomegranate, which is uh...pomegranate colored. Maybe. I don't know! Any suggestions/thoughts?