Osmeh i cvetić - A smile and a flower

 
Budući da nas i ova tura gripa nije mimoišla (uz upalu pluća), ideja za ovogodišnje osmomartovske čestitke je reciklirana. Detaljna uputstva možete da pronađete na ovom linku od pre par godina, ali je na slici jedno dete više :)

 

 

Since this round of the flue didn't miss us aswell (coupled with pneumonia), this year's idea for a Mother's day card is an old one. You can find the instructions here, posted a few years ago. However, there is one kid more on the photo :)

 

 

Čestitke za 8. mart - Mother's Day Cards - ver. 2013

I ove godine smo odlučile da obradujemo „tete“ koje su Emi najdraže i da im pošaljemo čestitke koje je ona (barem većim delom) sama pravila. Naišla sam na odličnu ideju na ovom linku, a ako imate dečaka, na sajtu ćete naći i verziju za njih:)

Prošlogodišnje čestitke možete pronaći ovde, a one još starije - ovde.


We decided to give thanks to the lovely ladies in Ema's life, as we did last year, and to send them cards that Ema (at least, mostly) made on her own. I have found a great idea on this site. There is a male version of the card, too.

Our last year's card can be found here, and here you can find the ones from the year before that.

 

 

U susret proleću - Awaiting spring

U očekivanju toplijih i sunčanih dana, odlučile smo da se pozabavimo cvećem. Posadile lukovice zumbula, lala i krokusa i sada čekamo da niknu. Istina, prekasno sam se setila da kupim lukovice, trebalo ih je posaditi između septembra i decembra, a ne u februaru, ali nadamo se najboljem. A dok prve biljčice ne niknu, na blogu My kids make pronašla sam odličnu ideju za pravljenje cvetova od ostataka prediva.

Potrebno vam je sledeće:

1. lepak od kukuruznog skroba (Pomešati 1/4 šolje kukuruznog skroba (gustina) sa 1 šoljom vode, staviti na ringlu da se greje i mešati dok ne zgusne nalik na puding. Potom ohladiti smesu do temperature bezbedne da u nju klinci mogu da umoče prste.)
2. ostaci prediva raznih boja (iseći na dužinu od desetak centimetara)
3. modle u obliku cveta ili zvezde
4. tacna prekrivena papirom za pečenje

Sve što treba da uradite je da umočite predivo u lepak, prstima ocedite višak i popunite modlu. Zatim modlu podignete (cvet ostaje na papiru) i ponovite postupak.

Cvetovi mogu da se suše na toplom mestu preko noći ili u rerni, na niskoj temperaturi. Mi smo naše sušili na radijatoru.

 

 A potom smo nekoliko cvetića pretvorile u čestitku za tetkin rođendan. Od njih možete napraviti i buket cveća, čestitke za osmi mart, venčiće, ili čak čestitke za Valentinovo (koristite modle u obliku srca).

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While we are impatiently expecting sunnier and warmer days, my daughter and me decided to activate our green fingers. We planted some flowerbulbs (narcissus, tulip and crocus bulbs). Truth to be said, I was somewhat late with planting them, there are supposed to be planted between September and December, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.

And, while waiting for the plants to appear, I found a great idea for making string flowers on My kids make blog.

You need the following:

1. corn starch glue (1/4 cup cornstarch, 1 cup of water, heat it and whisk it well untill it thickens. Then cool it till it reaches a temperature that it safe for kids to play with.)
2. stash yarn in various colours, cut to pieces about 10 cm long
3. cookie cutters in the shape of a flower or star
4. a tray lined with baking paper

Dip the yarn in glue, use your fingers to remove excess glue and put the yarn in the cookie cutter. Then remove the cutter and repeat the process.

 

You can dry the flowers on the tray in a warm place overnight, or you can dry it in the oven. We chose the first method.

 

We used the flowers to make a birthday card for Ema's aunt, but you can use it to make a bouquet of flowers, or a mother's day card, or even a Valentine's day card (use heart shaped cookie cutters).

 

 

 



Čestitke za Uskrs - Easter cards

Evo jedne jednostavne ideje za izradu čestitki. Nije isključivo vezana za Uskršnje praznike, pa je možete primeniti za bilo koju drugu priliku.
Potreban materijal možete pronaći na slici:

Pošto Ema još nije dovoljno vešta sa lepkom, ja sam joj iscrtala oblike, a ona je posipala griz. Ukoliko je vaše dete starije ili veštije, možete olovkom iscrtati oblike koje želite da napravite, pa da zatim ono prati te linije lepkom.

Mi smo se odlučile za kukuruzni griz jer je dosta jarke boje pa ga nije potrebno dodatno bojiti, ali možete koristiti i običan griz ili čak i pirinač. Švrljajući Internetom našla sam uputstvo za bojenje pirinča - potrebno je da rastopite prehrambenu boju u malo alkohola, stavite boju i pirinač u kesu za zamrzivač, dobro je vežete i promućkate. Potom prospete pirinač na tacnu i ostavite da osuši. To ćemo isprobati neki drugi put.



Kada smo završile sa čestitkama, nastavile smo da se igramo i dalje, pa smo lepkom iscrtavale razne oblike po papiru i posipale grizom. Ti radovi sada ponosno stoje izloženi na frižideru.

Here is a very simple idea for making cards. The design is not exclusively linked to Easter, so you can use the idea for any other occasion, or just for fun.
What you will need:

• thicker paper for the cards
• glue (ours is white, but turns transparent when dry)
• corn semolina
• a tray so that the semolina doesn't end up all around your flat

Since my daughter is not crafty enought when handling glue, I drew out the shapes and she was in charge of pouring the semolina. If your child is older or better at working with glue, you can use a pencil to draw the shapes you want and then he/she can trace them with glue.

We decided to use corn semolina since it has quite a vivid colour and it doesn't need additional colouring. However, you can use wheat semolina or even rice. Surfing the Internet I found some tips on how to dye rice - dissolve some food dye in rubbing alcohol, pour the dye and the rice in a freezer bag, close it tightly and shake it. Then pour the rice onto a tray and leave to dry. We'll try out this idea some other time.

After we had finished with making the cards, we continued to play around, so I used to glue to draw different shapes on regular paper, which my daughter covered with semolina. These works of art are now proudly pasted to our refridgerator.

8.mart, međunarodni dan žena - Mother's Day card

S obzirom da smo celu proteklu nedelju suprug i ja naizmenično dežurali oko Eme (temperatura preko 39 u trajanju od 5 dana), nisam baš bila nešto predpraznično raspoložena. Ali, kako bih sebi malo skrenula misli, skoknula sam do svojih mi omiljenih blogova i kod mame koja ne radi na repeat pronašla odličnu ideju za čestitku za osmi mart.

Naime, sve što vam je potrebno je:

1. parče hamera u željenoj boji
2. lepak za papir
3. skalpel
4. fotka drage vam osobe (dete ili čak i vi) koja drži ruku ispruženu, a prste skupljene (čik nađite jednu takvu kad vam treba!)
5. cvetić (možete ga i sami napraviti, a možete ga i kupiti kod Kineza, ja sam izabrala drugu varijantu)

Fotografiju razvijte na onu klasičnu veličinu nekadašnjih foto albuma, da bi vam stala čestitka u klasični koverat (praktičnosti radi). Kada birate fotografiju, bilo bi dobro da ispružena ruka ne bude ispred lica, jer je onda cvet nešto teže namestiti. Isecite po jedan mali trougao ispod i iznad savijene šake i kroz ta dva otvora provucite dršku cveta. Sve lepo prilepite na isečeni hamer, dodajte veselu poruku, spakujte u koverat i čekajte pozitivne reakcije! Mi smo poslali po jednu svakoj baki i sutra ćemo predati treću vaspitačicama u vrtiću (malko se ulizujemo, od malih nogu, ali šta da se radi :D ).

Having in mind that my husband and I spent the previous week playing nurse around Ema (a fever of over 39 degrees, lasting for 5 days), I was not really in the mood for the upcoming holiday. But, to take my mind off these things, I opted for reading some posts by my favourite bloggers. I came across this great idea for a Mother's day card on mothers don't operate on repeat  blog.

What you need is the following:

1. a sheet of paper for making cards in the desired colour
2. paper glue
3. a scalpel
4. a photo of a loved one (a child, or perhaps even you) with their hand stretched open and fist closed (I dare you to find such a photo when you really need it!)
5. a paper flower (you can make one, but I bought mine)

Print out the photo in the desired size (compare it to the envelope, make sure it fits). When choosing a photo, it would be better to have the hand stretched out away from the face, it will make the placing of the flower easier. Cut out one small triangle above and one under the fist and pull the flower stem through these openings. Paste everything to the paper, add a nice message, put the card in the envelope and wait for the oohs and aahs.