With such busy lives it’s hard to keep creative enough to keep your little ones excited about eating healthy food! We’ve just introduced a new line instore and online that’s sure to help!  Visit our Lunchbox category to stock up on some bits to help inspire your kiddo’s healthy and fun lunchbox!

My goodness these are hard to resist! have you seen them before?

Sonny Angels are naked little boy angels and come in lots of variations. They are small, standing only at 7.5cm are are designed to be collectables. Super Super cute!

.. Is it bad that i have started collecting them?

They each come packaged in the cutest little box and the beauty is, each box is blind.. meaning you don’t know what you get until you open it… they say the angel chooses you!

RRp $9.95  instore and online now. xx

Penguin Books has re-released a series of classics with these cute new look covers, featuring ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ by Joan Lindsay, ‘Taronga’ by Victor Kelleher, ‘Hating Alison Ashley’ by Robin Klein and ‘Playing Beattie Bow’ by Ruth Park. We love the designs and think they make the cutest gift for Tweens either on their own with something else, or so cute as a set! And of course you know we gift wrap for free at My Messy Room when you order online or instore – click here to find them.

Isn’t this just a darling image. I love everything about it.Everything!

Found via pinterest which then led me to noodle and lou. Such a lovely blog with so many retro crafty ideas!

xx

]]> http://www.mymessyroom.com.au/?feed=rss2&p=12271 0 http://www.mymessyroom.com.au/?p=12047 http://www.mymessyroom.com.au/?p=12047#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:34:42 +0000 Marika http://www.mymessyroom.com.au/?p=12047 We loved this play Dough Recipe from the ModernParentsMessyKids.com website! What a great idea on a rainy day! Must try this one Mess Makers – Love those colours!

What kid doesn’t love play dough?  Squishy, cool, bright, and so fun to play with. Even better, it helps develop fine motor skills and imagination.  Instead of going out and buying commerical Play Doh, try making it at home! It’s super easy, inexpensive, and a perfect project for the kids to help with. We love making our own play dough, and after trying a handful of different recipes we finally found a winner.  This play dough comes out in beautiful, soft shades, smells delicious, and feels the closest to store bought Play Doh of all the recipes we’ve tried.

You will need:

• white flour – 1 cup
• warm water – 1 cup
• salt – 2 tbsp
• cream of tartar – 2 tbsp
• cooking oil – 2 tbsp
• Jello – 1 3oz pack

Click through for full instructions.

Mix all of the ingredients together in a small saucepan.

Even though it makes for a longer process and a lot more clean up, let the little ones do the measuring and mixing.  They learn so much from helping in the kitchen, and it’s really fun for them.  Keep mixing until most of the lumps are gone.

Cook over medium heat, stirring continuously until it thickens into a ball of dough.  This step does take a little while.  Just keep stirring, you’ll know it’s ready when won’t be able to stir anymore.

Once it has finished cooking, place the dough onto a silpat mat or floured cutting board and wait for it to cool.

Once it is cool (at least 20-30 minutes) let the little ones knead it, adding in flour until it is no longer sticky (about 1/2 cup).  At this point, you can add in extra food coloring to make the colors more vibrant, or even add glitter.  I like to keep things simple, so this is how it looks with just the Jello.

This recipe makes a lot of play dough.  You could easily half the recipe, and there would still be plenty to play with.

Now let their little imaginations run wild.  My little one will literally spend hours playing with her play dough.  I love seeing what games she comes up with, and what tools she picks out to use with it. We don’t have special play dough tools, I let her rummage through the kitchen and use whatever plastic container or other child safe object she finds.

When you are finished playing, store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.  It will keep for at least a few weeks in the refrigerator, with daily use.  If at any time it starts to be a little sticky, just add more flour.

Click on the link below, to go to the artwork. Then for PC’s click ”Ctrl P” to print, or for Macs “Apple P” to print. Then cut each design out with scissors, and fold in half stapling to the cello-bag. You can buy Cello bags from your local craft store or spotlight. This artwork fits a cello-bag 10cm across.

(click here to print artwork)