My 90's Childhood

+ Oh pooka shell necklaces, or any shell necklaces for that matter! Obviously I liked keeping it classy with a Britney Spears "Baby One More Time" inspired tie top and my shell necklace.

+ I was intent on collecting every beanie baby possible, and still have my prized Princess Diana doll tucked away in storage waiting for the day it's worth MILLIONS. I was such a smart 10 year old thinking of and planning for my future retirement fund.

+  I'm not sure that if I was a teenager during the 90's that I'd buy into the Nirvana grunge, doc martens work boots, plaid shirts craze...but who knows. Everyone is dumb at 12-18 years old.

+ If Lizzie McGuire was on air today, I would race home from my college classes to watch it everyday. Why wouldn't she just date Gus already?! Oh the agony! Until the Lizze McGuire movie that is ;) Also, I miss classic Even Stevens. Seriously some quality television.

+ Lisa Frank, ladies? Glitter to wear on your face and obnoxiously bright school gear were all the rage! I wish I had originally thought of making the most acid trip looking school gear first so I could be the one makin' bank.

+ Remember the hair crimping phase? I definitely wore my hair like that with a BANDANA on top. Ya...let's just be thankful we've moved on from crimping to ombre and top knots...which I'm sure our future kids will look at us sideways for :)

The Bee from Heck

Materials for Clay Pot Bee: Small clay pot, Black and yellow acrylic paint, Yellow pipe cleaners. White foam, Googly eyes, Lots of glue, Polka dot ribbon

This Tuesday all the poor kids were SO frustrated with this project.

They turned out really cute, but a lot of them couldn't get the paint on right, figure out the ribbon stripes, handle the glue, and some of them even broke or cracked part of their clay pot.

One little girl broke the bee's face and sat on the stairs crying.

Another boy was frustrated and just put his head down because he messed up his bee, and he said he just couldn't give a messed up bee to his mom.

I calmed them down from that, then the girls started asking if Mr. Rios was my husband, and I said yes.

Then they were literally offended that I didn't invite them to the wedding.

{Say what?!}

After all of that I felt like crying.

Good thing I had Ryan there, gosh.

After I talked all the lil 1st-3rd graders off their crafting ledge and bribed them with candy, they all seemed to calm down a bit.

For the rest of the club we will be doing: fingerprint bees, bee visors, and bee cupcakes.

Hooray for no more paint!

And hopefully no more meltdowns!

<3 Bri

Tissue Paper Flowers

This week for my craft club, Crafting Just Bee-Cuzzzz, we made flowers and bouquets out of tissue paper :)

Anddd for 1st-3rd graders it proved to be a lot more difficult to teach than I had anticipated.

But everyone was jumping for joy when they found out we were making flowers.

Even most of the boys surprisingly!

All the little ones made their flowers and they all decided to give them to someone they love.

One little boy, Leo, made a bright blue flower for his mom cause that's her favorite color.

Another girl, Kylah, made a whole bouquet to give to her mom and dad.

And another boy, Israel, made one for his girlfriend (why he has a gf at 7 years old I have no clue...haha)

My heart melts :)

Supplies: 

Tissue paper, pipe cleaners, scissors, garden stake, crepe paper, tape, ribbon (opt.). 

Have fun! 

<3 Bri