Visiting Cousins For Easter Break 2012

Over Easter Break I took the kids to the Fresno Area to visit Grandma and Grandpa Z and a few of their cousins and aunts and uncles. Krista had planned a few fun activities for the kids to do at her house because Kayla had surgery on Monday and they couldn't really be out and about for long. It was Kayla's birthday and she was such a trooper. We could tell she was in pain, but she didn't complain at all.

The first activity they did was with colored vinegar, baking soda, and medicine droppers. Krista used a cupcake tin and added drops of food coloring to the vinegar and the kids dropped the colored drops onto a tray filled with baking soda. The kids had a great time making colorful pictures...It was easy, fun, and cheap...definitely something we'll do again. On the bottom picture, you can see that someone got carried away and dripped on Amalie's back, and Amalie must have been deep in artistic mode because she didn't even know it was there.


The next activity they did was marshmallow madness. They got to design and build with marshmallows and toothpicks. The kids made cars, houses, planes, boats, animals and all manner of cool designs, buildings, and vehicles. I think they liked eating the marshmallows most of all. Krista even got some of those fruity (nasty tasting) marshmallows to add a bit of color.