Paint and Pancakes

Before we get back to Paige's birthday celebrations, there were just a few more pictures from March I wanted to put up.  First up are paint bags. I can't remember where I saw this idea but you take Ziploc bags, pour paint in, tape them to your table and then let the kids squish them around. Sounds pretty straightforward and not too entertaining but the kids played with these for a very long time and even requested them again the next day! After they had fun combining the colors we would play tic tac toe, Pictionary or hangman on them.

Pancakes-I'm always trying to make pancakes healthier (because basically you're pouring sugar on top so they need a little help if you want to have them regularly. And the kids do.) but that usually results in a flat/non fluffy pancake. This recipe was for Light and Fluffy Pancakes and it called for four eggs to one cup of flour. It made for an eggier pancake but also a tasty one (Pat was the only one who didn't like them). You also beat the egg yolks and whites separately which is supposed to help the fluff factor.