Home Ec

SEW WHAT? Finally, today was the day. I've had some fabric a neighbor gifted us for over a year now - a swath of a tube topped insta-dress that just needed a seam, a hem and some ribbon for straps. It was the ribbon that has been holding us up. I kept forgetting to buy it. Today, that finally changed. We made a special trip to the fabric store the morning, where Annabelle chose some bright Hello Kitty ribbon.

So, while CJ was watching "Cowboys vs. Aliens" with Rick, Bee and I knocked out the dress.

First, we fit it, and decided how much of the width to cut off. Next, Bee learned how to pin it right sides together so we could do the side seam.
She was a bit fearful of the machine at first (and rightfully so - you can royally screw things up with a sewing machine if you're not careful), but she managed to get the seam sewn.

She also had to do some ironing, as we had to turn up and press the skirt's hemline.
In the end, it all turned out nicely and she was quite pleased with herself and her dress. :)
FREEZING: Knowing it was going to be a warm day, the kids prepared themselves a chilly treat this morning so that it would be ready in time for an afternoon snack.

It was fast and fun to fill the Rocket Pop molds with yogurt (Bee used strawberry pomegranate, CJ opted for vanilla), with some mini chocolate chips mixed in for good measure. ICED ICON: Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows the kids spend a fair amount of time on the Internet, and a fair amount of that fair amount of time is on YouTube, watching viral videos. That's how they came to know and love Nyan Cat (you can see its original version on the Nyan Cat Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyan_Cat .

For those of you who haven't managed to happen upon the 8-bit animated gif yet, I can tell you it's a gray cat with a cherry Pop-Tart body who leaves a rainbow trail. Nyan Cat has its own theme song, which I cannot describe. There are now several versions/remixes of Nyan Cat and he/she/it has appeared in an Annoying Orange video (which had over 30 million hits as of yesterday).

All this said, I thought the kids would enjoy making their very own Nyan Cat. So, we bought some cherry Pop-Tarts, made some gray and white fondant, and put edible ink markers to use.

The kids are looking forward to eating their creations tomorrow.