Last week we had a fun time with Alaina and Ruby. We started with a walk down our road, where one of our neighbors has a pumpkin wagon.
The girls had fun picking out a pumpkin to take home.
They found some good ones.
It was a nice evening and we spent a little time outside.
Our next project was Bubble painting. It involves painting a pattern using watercolors on plastic wrap, then blowing bubbles and putting them on the wrap. Next, you place a piece of watercolor paper on top and let it dry.
Unfortunately, the bubbles didn't leave the pattern they were supposed to, so the girls decided to outline what they saw in the patterns.
Here's their finished products.
While the paint was drying we did a fun experiment. I had seen something with suggestions on strange food combinations that tasted like something else, so we tried a few.
Here's what we started with: a lemon, a tomato, a cucumber, a banana, an avocado, cinnamon and sugar.
Combos - cucumber and sugar was supposed to taste like watermelon. It kind of did, but the crunchiness of the cucumber threw us off. Banana and avocado was supposed to taste like ice cream - maybe just a little. Lemon and cinnamon was supposed to taste like coke. This amazed us - it really did! Tomato and sugar was supposed to taste like strawberry. We didn't think so! We ate this as kids, so it didn't seem like a funny combination to me.
Here's our fearless tasters! They weren't actually too fearless, there was some concern about some of those combinations. But we had fun!
Dear Mari, I love the paintings. Lovely photos. The pumpkins are nice.
ReplyDeleteIt all sounds like fun.
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Hi Mari! What a fun grandma you are! You always do such fun activities with your granddaughters. They are really getting to be beautiful young women. :-) Have a good week. See you again soon!
ReplyDeleteYou plan such fun activities with your granddaughters! I have seen that viral food tasting. They are a fun age to try that!
ReplyDeleteWhat a really fun food test, I love it! The girls are growing so much, they are turning into beautiful ladies. Are they pre-teens or teens now?
ReplyDeleteOh what fun adventures you have with your grandkids! You certainly come up with some interesting ideas for crafts and experiments! I never heard of the bubble painting idea before, but the results were very interesting and creative! The food experiments sound interesting, but I'm not sure I'd be a good taste tester! Your hubby is brave! LOL. Looks like a lot of fun for everyone! I know your grandkids will have so many wonderful memories to share with their own families someday! And these girls are certainly growing up into beautiful young ladies! What a blessing to have them near by. (((HUGS)))
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkin wagon is so cool, how great the girls got one each to take home. The bubble painting looks like a lot of fun! I have seen people trying those weird food combos, I need to try some of these.
ReplyDeleteThe bubble paintings and the food tastings add up for such a fun time with your grand-girls, Mari. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI love that pumpkin wagon! It looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI love the great projects and crafts you do with the grands. It is always fun!! I should have insisted on something when I was there!! LOL I grew up eating sugar on tomatoes, too, and still do when I slice a tomato to eat on its own. Those girls are growing up so fast. Beautiful young ladies!! xo
ReplyDeleteLove seeing pumpkins! Very cool that the girls made the most of the bubbles and still made great art!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice time with the girls. I have been wanting to try those food combinations!
ReplyDeleteYou always have so much fun together. I never tried those combinations ... what a fun experiment !
ReplyDeleteThose girls are growing up so fast. Getting more lovely every day !!
Sue
You all are always having so much fun...Y'all deserve the BEST grandparents award.... I've been keeping up with your photos posted on facebook...Y'all have so many interesting places around you....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pumpkins and gorgeous sweet girls! I like the way their drawings turned out! Ain't no way I'm tasting an avocado. Huh-uh eight days a week arrrrrggghhhhh xoxo 🏴☠️
ReplyDeleteHaha...I think I'd be a little bit wary about some of those combos! I can't believe the coke one worked. I might have try that one...might. ;)
ReplyDeleteAlaina and Ruby are so beauitful and look like such young Ladies now. And you folks continue to be the most fun grandparents! I love how they got creative with the bubble prints in their own way. And I had seen things about those tasting experiments and most of them said the same - that the one that really works is the lemon and cinnamon. That blows my mind - but I may make Matt try it with me just so we can see. Blessings xoox
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Was this a blindfold test?
ReplyDeleteA wagon of pumpkins, how nice. Fun times. The girls are young ladies now, they have grown! :)
ReplyDeleteThe girls are growing up so fast. You have the best activities!
ReplyDeleteHow fun and may I say it has been a pleasure watching these two lovely girls growing up :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed seeing how the girls made the bubble painting.
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkin wagon is adorable, and those food tastings sound like such a brave (and funny) challenge. What a special time together!
The girls look all grown up. Beautiful young ladies.
ReplyDeleteLove the last picture of them and Bob.
You do awesome things with the girls. Boy, have they grown up!
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