Snowflake Tortillas

The girls and I had a great time making snowflake tortillas last week when we visited our local Montessori school! (So I bought tortillas so we could make them at home, too!)

First, the kids folded the flour tortillas into triangles, and then they cut triangles on the folds to make beautiful snowflakes. After they finished cutting, they spread softened butter all over the tortillas. They shook cinnamon and sugar on top of the butter. We then baked the tortillas at 400 degrees for 4 minutes.

Thanks to Lindsey who was the creative genius behind this delicious and fun snack/activity!

Snowflake Collage

E(2) LOVED putting plastic snowflakes on a sheet of contact paper that I taped sticky side out to our sliding glass door!  She kept saying "It's snowing! It's snowing!"



This was the perfect activity for E since we were finishing up our "S" week (that actually last a month).  Also, E has been obsessed with the Nutcracker Ballet for about 3 weeks, and she will only answer to the name of "Twara" (Clara) and I am her "Dancing Snowflake."  She's constantly telling me "I'm Twara. You my dancing Snowflake."  When she calls me, she calls "Snowflake!" instead of "mama."  I love this kid!



I love it when my girls get so excited over such a simple activity.  I also love it when I see activities like this, and I already have everything I need to do it!  Thanks to Amber for this fun idea!

Fun in the Snow

It rarely snows here, so when it does we get VERY excited. We had almost 6 inches of snow on Friday night, which is more snow than we've ever had in my lifetime. I think Elliott and I were more excited than O. Here are a few highlights...

Elliott pulled O around the yard on water skis. They were perfect for snow! O was thrilled that she was snow skiing!!!


Our inner tubes were also perfect for sledding down hills!


O and I made snow paint...I filled 3 bottles with water, and O put a few drops of food coloring in each bottle. I had a lot of fun painting our snow man. O was much more interested in eating the snow. When I asked her to help me, she said "I can't. I'm eating the snow. Snow tastes gooder than food!" The snow tasted even better after Elliott insisted that we sprinkle organic sugar on it for O to enjoy (it's healthy if it's organic, right ? :)

Our snowman building skills are pretty pathetic, but he looked pretty cool once we painted him...he looked tie-dyed :)



We made snow cream. O filled a mug with snow, and I poured half and half and a couple of drops of vanilla extract in the mug and mixed it up. She said it was delicious!


Elliott collected a bowl of snow, and we poured warm maple syrup over it. It doesn't look that appetizing in the picture, but it was VERY good.


I was surprised to see this snow sculpture on our fence...a pregnant belly and boobies :)


We played in the snow for a couple of hours, and I was SO grateful for the Beco...E was nice and cozy and slept the whole time we played.

A Snowman Snack

O LOVES bananas so this snowman snack was perfect for her! I cut a banana into 3 pieces to make the body of the snowman. I pu them on a straw, but the straw was really unnecessary. I used a piece of orange for the hat, dark chocolate chips for his eyes and buttons, and a raisin for his nose. Easy, delicious, and fun!