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This quick little post has nothing to do with crafts, projects, or recipes.  However, I think it falls in the category of "too sweet not to share", so I'm sharing it! This week the kids and I are visiting their grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.   We live about an hour and a half away from my family, so while we see each other several times a year for birthdays and holidays, it's really only during this week each Summer that we can really spend a good chunk of time together.  We've been having a blast as the first cousins (all 8 of them!) go to a Vacation Bible School together in the mornings, then play together in the afternoons and have sleepovers nearly every evening. Today, several of the cousins were walking around my parents' yard when they spotted a dead baby bird on the ground.  Its nest must have been blown out of a nearby tree.  They quickly called my Dad over and "PopPop" discreetly disposed of it.  Although the kids were accepting ...

The 4th of July festivities here in the U.S. are just a week away.  Since it's the perfect, middle-of-summer reason for some fun crafts and tasty treats, I went to our awesome Summer Fun Party themed collection in search of some great patriotic ideas.   Check out these 5 great ideas that were linked up... Salad Spinner Fireworks { Mom's Crafty Space } I'm going to have to break out our old salad spinner to  try out this cool technique. Don't the paint splatters look just like fireworks? I can only imagine how much fun the kids will  have spinning some fun designs. Patriotic Folded Flag { The Chocolate Muffin Tree }  When I first saw these flags, I thought the poles were made out of  some sort of stick or straw. Upon reading the whole post, I discovered the flag and pole  were both made from a single sheet of paper. We'll definitely be making some of these. Handprint & Colored Rice Fireworks { The Iowa Farmer's Wife } What a perfect craft for ...

This yet an another awesome idea I got from Erin at Making Memories with your Kids .  She is just amazing and comes up with the best fun activities and ideas.  As soon as I saw her post about The Perfect Way to Give Money , I knew I'd be using that fun idea as soon as I could.   Well, my nephew's 7th birthday party was this weekend and I knew it would such a fun gift for him.  I changed the container I used, but I kept the concept the same ~ pull on a little tab and a whole string of bills comes out! Isn't this fun? It was so simple to make and it was a huge hit when I gave it to my nephew.  I decorated a little wooden gift bag container I found at the craft store, but you could use a container like Erin did or even a regular gift bag or small box. Here's how I made mine: 1.  I gathered my supplies ~ the plain wooden gift bag box from Michaels, Mod Podge and some scrapbook paper.  I also used some acrylic paint and some tissue paper (not picture...

When I posted our Jello Watermelons the other day, I promised an easy recipe for a refreshing drink using the actual watermelon that I scooped out.  Well here it is!  You only need two ingredients (watermelon and lemonade, duh!) and you can whip up just a glass or a whole pitcher. Here's what you need to do: 1.  Using your favorite lemonade mix, make some double strength lemonade.   (So, if the directions call for 1/4 cup powder, make it 1/2 cup instead but use the same amount of water.  Or if it's frozen concentrate, and it calls for mixing it with 3 cans of water, only use 1 1/2).  Pour your strong lemonade into ice cube trays and freeze. You'll also need some watermelon, so cut up your watermelon into chunks.   (This is a perfect way to use up some of those end slices or the extra watermelon that you have when you use a melon baller).  You'll want your watermelon chilled, so either keep it refrigerated, or pop it into the freezer for a few min...

I've been wanting to make jello like this for ages now.  In fact, I first bookmarked this awesome idea from Gourmet Mom on-the-go way back in 2009.  (just the fact that I bookmarked it instead of pinning it tells you it's been in my to-do files for awhile!).  Anyway, I finally had all the ingredients on hand and made some for the kids.  They loved it ~ and I thought they were pretty neat too. Don't these look cool? Here's how I did it... 1.  I got a small watermelon and a few boxes of cherry jello (the larger 6oz size). NOTE: I just used three boxes of jello, but if you're making this for a crowd or you have a big watermelon, you'll need a lot more. 2.  Scoop out the watermelon until just the rind remains.   (Put that watermelon aside and use it later to make the Frozen Watermelon Lemonade ~ it's a great way to use the actual watermelon!) 3.  Prepare your jello liquid.  You'll basically be using the recipe for Jello jigglers, so use 1 1/4 ...

Like much of the country, we're in the middle of a heat wave here.  With temps in the high 90's and heat indexes that are even hotter, you need to find some fun ways to keep cool (or at least make the most of the hot temperatures!)  Here are a few fun ideas from past posts that might help. Survival Idea #1 Make this Fun PVC Sprinkler Your kids will LOVE playing with this sprinkler . They can even ride their bikes or scooters through it. Plus, it's surprisingly inexpensive and easy to make. I made ours last summer for under $20  and it only took about 30 minutes. (Get the tutorial HERE ) Survival Idea #2 Make some Hot Car Crayons Yes, you're seeing that correctly, we were able to make molded crayons on the dashboard of our van! It's a fun twist on the regular oven method and it's a good lesson on why you should  never leave kids or pets in a hot car. (You can find out the details HERE ) Survival Idea #3 Make a bunch of Spongeballs Just grab a package of sponges, ...

I'm really excited to be sharing my blog this summer with several fabulous guest hosts.  About once a week, you'll be treated to a fellow blogger sharing some of the ways they've come together with their own kids.  I'm thrilled to introduce our first guest post with an awesome idea for a frozen summer treat.  Here she is... I am thrilled to be guest posting here on Come Together Kids today. My name is Deirdre Smith and I am visiting from my blog JDaniel4’s Mom . My blog is about raising my four year old son, the adventures we  have, the special meals we create, the crafts we make, and the learning we do. With the 4th of July right around the corner I thought I would share with you  strawberry, blueberry, and vanilla pineapple smoothie stars. They would be wonderful  dessert to pull out for guests attending a 4th of July picnic or playgroup gathering treat for both moms and kids.     Our smoothies are made of three basic ingredients. We start with ...

Odd title for a blog post isn't it?  But it's true, these pretty flowers were made using only a stalk of celery!  No paintbrush, no stencils, just veggies!  Want to know how long it took me to actually do this project?  About 15 years!  That's right, I first saw this idea more than a decade ago.  I can't remember if it was in a magazine or craft book or what, but I've had it on my "to-do someday" list for that long.  Finally today, the girls and I picked up three stalks of celery and made some cute celery printed placemats.  {actual project time was less than 30 minutes!} Check it out... Here's how we did it... 1.  First, gather your supplies.  You'll need a stalk of celery and some paints.  We did our celery prints on some plain white placemats, but you could also do them on paper, a tote bag, a t-shirt, etc. 2.  Carefully make a straight cut across the bottom of your celery stalk. It totally looks like a flower, doesn't it? 3...