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Happy Holi!

image :: Parag Sanke from flikr using creative commons

Pink :: Have you ever heard of this holiday?

I have seen images of it over the years and always dreamed of being there. Holi is a spring festival celebrated by Hindus, Buddhists and others. They burn a bonfire the day before. Then they throw colored powders and colored waters at each other in a Festival of Colors. Sort of an artistic water balloon fight. How fun does that sound? I mean look at those colors!!! 

image :: Barsana Dham from flikr using creative commons

These are images I found on flickr that I was allowed to use on this blog using creative commons but you really need to go check out all the other copyrighted images. Amazing. Beautiful. Dreamy. Stunning. It's like a giant human Jackson Pollock painting. (Click here to see what i mean...)

So this year, March 1st, is Holi and I felt like I wanted to celebrate it somehow. But it's a little hard when its still 30 degrees outside with snow everywhere. So I'm bringing it indoors for Little Think. Going to make some body paints for her bath tonight and let her go to town with them.

Found a "recipe" for kids body paint somewhere online years ago using Baby Shampoo and non-toxic powdered tempura paint mixed together. It said to mix a little powder in the shampoo until you get a nice bright medium color. You don't want to go too dark. It should wash up easy and leave me a very clean little girl who for once got soap on all her body parts.

Happy Coloring! :: Think

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Clever Crafters

Hey Think,

Next year you must fly out East the first weekend in October.  Today the family went to Waterford, Virginia and went to the most amazing festival I have been to.  I have heard rave reviews about it since we moved out here from Nashville, but had no idea they were all true.

I could go on and on about it but will show one of the many clever items of the day. 


A simple chalkboard advertising
Wizard Sticks
$13



Dogwood Branches
With glass marbles on top

They were selling like Crazy!! Every other kid had one.
They even cut them right there to size
We bought two and one magic wand (smaller marble on a hand held stick)

Oh and one more thing.  The tickets were on pink (yea) paper with colored string that you had to wear on your belt or button on your shirt.  clever, clever (and can you believe my nails -  20 months no biting)

So put it on your calendar and I will see you next year. Waterford Festival.

See ya
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