Return of the Dragon(fruit) and Treasured Times

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It’s been a very busy season of going back to school and adjusting to this new normal. The kids have been going to school in person 1-2 days a week, and the rest of the days are at home online learning. I’ve been like a teacher’s assistant guiding the lessons, an IT help desk navigating Tech issues, and a secretary keeping track of a schedule of zoom/google classroom meetings, in addition to all the other things Mommy’s do at home. Despite the craziness, I’m thankful to be able to be home with the kids in this season of life. I am thankful that I can be the one to help them and care for them through these inconsistent times and constant changes. I love hearing the little moments of laughter from them, and seeing the cute things they invent, and feeling their snuggly arms around me. These are treasured times! The mornings are hectic, but there are afternoons of slowness where we all settle down. Usually during their snack time, I let the kids watch some tv. I get some mommy time where I...
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I Lava You! Floor is Lava!

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I lava you! Floor is Lava! My kids love lava lately. We binge watched “Floor is Lava” on Netflix when we were at my sister-in-law’s house for a whole weekend. It’s a fun show that adults and kids can watch together. Afterwards, the adults and kids were testing how far they could jump. The kids even made their own floor is lava obstacle course which is a super fun activity to do while stuck indoors during quarantine.

We made our own “lava“ and clay volcanoes yesterday. First, we made brown clay from a recipe from “The Spruce Crafts” website. (See link below.) We have tons of Danimal yogurt smoothie containers which we used as the volcano’s center. I just washed them out and cut off the plastic labels from the containers. (You can also use a small cup as a container for your liquid.) I put aluminum foil on a cookie sheet so it would be easier to clean up the mess afterwards. The kids put clay around the container to form a volcano. I had leftover moss from Michaels from a previous project which the kids used as bushes around the base of the volcano. Then we were ready to get the lava started. We used a recipe from the “Science Bob” website. (See link below.)

The kids poured 2 teaspoons of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of dish soap, 10 drops of red food coloring, and 6 drops of yellow food coloring into the container in the center of the volcano. Then, they poured 1 ounce of vinegar into the center container. It was an exciting moment when the kids watched the volcano erupt! It was so much fun, that we repeated the process 4 times haha. My daughter even exclaimed that everyone should be evacuated from the volcano!! Enjoy making your own volcanoes!


We used red and green food coloring to make brown. Feel free to add more flour so the dough is less sticky. We didn’t bake the dough like in the above recipe.

Volcano lava recipe found here: https://sciencebob.com/make-your-own-volcano/

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