Merry Christmas, one and all!!! We haven't been able to make any posts together because I, Emily, have been away at college since August. Now that I'm home for the holidays, Audrey and I should be posting more often - that is until I have to go back to school in January.
So enjoy this here Christmas Special from us at Not Just A Hat!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Braces Faces III
Today, Audrey talks about her missing her most recent orthodontist appointment, the new Harry Potter movie, her slumber party, and random bits of oddness.
By the way, Emily is taking her road test today so wish her luck!
By the way, Emily is taking her road test today so wish her luck!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Matchbox Art
Get ready to get out of control... because we're already there! Today Audrey and I temporarily "borrowed" our brother's toy cars for this little project called: MATCHBOX ART!!!
Enjoy!
To create Matchbox Art you will need:
Colored Construction Paper
A Work space covered with newspaper
Tempura Paint or any acrylic paint
Toy Cars (like MatchBox)
Paper Towels (to clean up)
Paper plates
Tape
What to do:
1. Cover work space with newspaper to avoid getting paint on your lovely family heirloom of a table.
2. Choose a colored sheet of construction paper, and tape the corners and/or edges down to make sure the paper doesn't move while you're steering out of control ;)
3. Squirt some paint (choose all different colors to make it pretty) on the paper plate.
4. Gently roll the cars' tires in the paint making sure the whole tire is covered in paint. Don't worry about the messy car.
5. Begin! Twist and turn and avoid the cops as much as possible while spinning donuts in your colorful "parking lot."
6. Afterwards, clean up with some damp paper towels and save your artwork.
So this was all fairly simple, yes? Yes. It's amazing what you can do with little brothers' toy cars and paint. Thanks for watching!
Enjoy!
To create Matchbox Art you will need:
Colored Construction Paper
A Work space covered with newspaper
Tempura Paint or any acrylic paint
Toy Cars (like MatchBox)
Paper Towels (to clean up)
Paper plates
Tape
What to do:
1. Cover work space with newspaper to avoid getting paint on your lovely family heirloom of a table.
2. Choose a colored sheet of construction paper, and tape the corners and/or edges down to make sure the paper doesn't move while you're steering out of control ;)
3. Squirt some paint (choose all different colors to make it pretty) on the paper plate.
4. Gently roll the cars' tires in the paint making sure the whole tire is covered in paint. Don't worry about the messy car.
5. Begin! Twist and turn and avoid the cops as much as possible while spinning donuts in your colorful "parking lot."
6. Afterwards, clean up with some damp paper towels and save your artwork.
So this was all fairly simple, yes? Yes. It's amazing what you can do with little brothers' toy cars and paint. Thanks for watching!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
NJAH News
Hello, an' welcome to anudder edition of NHAJ News....
Yup! You read correctly. We began our own little news cast with Chicago accents (sort of) and mustaches (purchased at Hot Topic for $5.99 - we highly recommend them).
In this video, we have special appearances by our little brother, Henry, and Audrey's friend... who's name shall not be mentioned here.
It's super fun to make your own news cast. In this edition we paid attention to the weather and our own personal fun instead of news. The whole cast had a blast planning the script and choosing out our suits for the job. And we'd like to give a round of applause to our dad who lent us the suits and ties in the first place. Though you cannot hear the applause, we assure you it's happening.
So to make this all possible, we used:
mustaches
suit jackets
ties
script
creativity ;)
So g'night an' we hope you enjoyed this edition of NJAH News... I'm your host Bob (And I'm Bill!) (... and Chuck...) signing off...
Yup! You read correctly. We began our own little news cast with Chicago accents (sort of) and mustaches (purchased at Hot Topic for $5.99 - we highly recommend them).
In this video, we have special appearances by our little brother, Henry, and Audrey's friend... who's name shall not be mentioned here.
It's super fun to make your own news cast. In this edition we paid attention to the weather and our own personal fun instead of news. The whole cast had a blast planning the script and choosing out our suits for the job. And we'd like to give a round of applause to our dad who lent us the suits and ties in the first place. Though you cannot hear the applause, we assure you it's happening.
So to make this all possible, we used:
mustaches
suit jackets
ties
script
creativity ;)
So g'night an' we hope you enjoyed this edition of NJAH News... I'm your host Bob (And I'm Bill!) (... and Chuck...) signing off...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Potion Making 101
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
- Macbeth, Act IV, Scenes 14-15 by William Shakespeare
That recipe happens to make one of the most fowl smelling concoctions in the world. So instead of making that, we made Fizzing Phantom Potion (guaranteed to make the warts on your feet smell better) and Quicksand (guaranteed to be messy).
So welcome, welcome one and all to Potion Making 101! Grab a goblet and let's get cooking! Oh, and a little reminder. Please don't eat or drink any of these concoctions. Though they're not toxic, they do taste really disgusting. And be sure to ask your adult wiz to borrow some ingredients and some extra space to make these in, for it will get very messy and things might just explode. But not to worry, these recipes are fairly simple for Wizards in Training.
Today, we made sure we filmed our experiment for the archives. Enjoy!
To make your own potions, we've listed the recipes below.
Fizzing Phantom Potion
Empty goblet
2 cups of Dragon's Blood (White Vinegar + food coloring of your choice)
1 Tablespoon of Bone Dust (Baking Soda)
Instructions:
1. Mix your desired food coloring with the white vinegar.
2. Pour mixture into empty goblet.
3. Using your hands, sprinkle on a little bit of baking soda at a time or if you want, you can take a big handful and cast it into an entire cauldron filled with Dragon's Blood.
4. Stand back and watch as the potion boils and bubbles.
* To amaze your fellow wizards, let them try only give them water instead of vinegar so their result won't be anything like yours. In fact, that mixture is just called Phantom potion, which simply makes you invisible - no fun there!
Homemade Quicksand
Mixing Bowl
Mixing Spoon
2 cups of Dried, Crushed, and Powdered Eyeball Whites (Dry Cornstarch)
1 cup of Water from the Fountain of Youth (Water)
Food Coloring
Instructions:
1. Empty cornstarch into the mixing bowl.
2. Add desired amount of food coloring. (You don't have to add a lot. It may look like the color just disappears as soon as you mix it into the powder, but we assure you it's there.)
3. Add a little bit of water at a time, using the spoon to coat the cornstarch evenly.
4. When it gets difficult to use a spoon, go ahead and use your hands. It comes off easily with soap and water.
5. When it becomes harder to mix but easier to sink in, you're done!
6. If you decide you want to keep it, keep it in a jar with an airtight seal on it to prevent it from drying out.
Join us for our next class, Potion Making 102, when we make Cerberus Saliva and Secret Goo....
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
- Macbeth, Act IV, Scenes 14-15 by William Shakespeare
That recipe happens to make one of the most fowl smelling concoctions in the world. So instead of making that, we made Fizzing Phantom Potion (guaranteed to make the warts on your feet smell better) and Quicksand (guaranteed to be messy).
So welcome, welcome one and all to Potion Making 101! Grab a goblet and let's get cooking! Oh, and a little reminder. Please don't eat or drink any of these concoctions. Though they're not toxic, they do taste really disgusting. And be sure to ask your adult wiz to borrow some ingredients and some extra space to make these in, for it will get very messy and things might just explode. But not to worry, these recipes are fairly simple for Wizards in Training.
Today, we made sure we filmed our experiment for the archives. Enjoy!
To make your own potions, we've listed the recipes below.
Fizzing Phantom Potion
Empty goblet
2 cups of Dragon's Blood (White Vinegar + food coloring of your choice)
1 Tablespoon of Bone Dust (Baking Soda)
Instructions:
1. Mix your desired food coloring with the white vinegar.
2. Pour mixture into empty goblet.
3. Using your hands, sprinkle on a little bit of baking soda at a time or if you want, you can take a big handful and cast it into an entire cauldron filled with Dragon's Blood.
4. Stand back and watch as the potion boils and bubbles.
* To amaze your fellow wizards, let them try only give them water instead of vinegar so their result won't be anything like yours. In fact, that mixture is just called Phantom potion, which simply makes you invisible - no fun there!
Homemade Quicksand
Mixing Bowl
Mixing Spoon
2 cups of Dried, Crushed, and Powdered Eyeball Whites (Dry Cornstarch)
1 cup of Water from the Fountain of Youth (Water)
Food Coloring
Instructions:
1. Empty cornstarch into the mixing bowl.
2. Add desired amount of food coloring. (You don't have to add a lot. It may look like the color just disappears as soon as you mix it into the powder, but we assure you it's there.)
3. Add a little bit of water at a time, using the spoon to coat the cornstarch evenly.
4. When it gets difficult to use a spoon, go ahead and use your hands. It comes off easily with soap and water.
5. When it becomes harder to mix but easier to sink in, you're done!
6. If you decide you want to keep it, keep it in a jar with an airtight seal on it to prevent it from drying out.
Join us for our next class, Potion Making 102, when we make Cerberus Saliva and Secret Goo....
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