Mousekabunga Dude

I follow a lot of craft blogs. They always have such fun and nice and pretty stuff. When we have a party, I would love to have all the fun decorations and perfection in one place. But my craft side is pretty lacking in superiority. But creativity and love is where it is at... RIGHT?

The new Jake and the Pirates show along with a few Mickey Mouse and our small obsession with the beach makes this craft a little on the fun side. Though what would really rock is getting to go to the beach, on a cruise and with Pirates and Mickey Mouse. ( What a "Wish")

With all the extra large boxes in and out of this house I got the MOST brilliant Idea in the entire world and decided to free hand draw a surf board and cut it out for Tyler The Professor. THEN I thought I would paint it all amazing and stuff. You know, pretty chevron lines, a name, a few pictures.

I showed Tyler the surfboard and he got SUPER excited, until I took it away to paint it. I used the last of my red spray paint ( which by the way I have not spray painted anything red to even have it here but whatever) and after it dried Tyler and I painted said Chevron stripes and Tyler's name and a few pictures that Tyler chose on his own. A piece of art work if EVER I saw one.

TOLD YOU that it was totally amazing and craftalicious :)

Then, of course, trying out the said Surfboard. That is the best part. Ty and I watched an episode of Jake and the Pirates. Ty taught me how to surf then we went and shared the endeavor with Daddy. We put the surf board on mommies bed and taught Daddy how to surf.

Step 1) Put your feet RIGHT like so. ( Ty tells himself this as he sets his board down)

Step 2) Bend your knees.

Step 3) Hold your arms out and Catch a wave. Mousekabunga!!

Catch a wave.... and MOUSEKABUNGA DUDE!

* photo disclaimer... IPHONE photos... and dirty bathroom. I hadn't gotten that far.. Judge if you want.. we were busy surfing :) *

Treasure Maps

Tyler has really liked pirates lately and has really liked watching the new show on Disney Junior. We have indulged the kid in a pirate chest with gold dubloons and everything. This time he is was indulged in something even more fun. His own treasure map.

The first map was simple. It was how to get to his lunch from the kitchen to the "little table." He really liked it. After trying really hard to clean the house we needed to head to the store so we decided a small map would work with a treasure somewhere in the store.

A map was made. ( By budding artist who would appreciate no laughing )

The map was studied so we knew were to go.

We followed the map, with a few small detours because I couldn't figure out how to take the main road to the stupid store. We have so much construction on the way to the store that I ended up taking a back road so we missed a bridge.

The store was where our treasure was. ( no picture sorry.. but a GREAT picture of our treasure when we got home)

The lady at the bakery was so nice to take a cupcake and put a x on it. She looked at me weird and while I had distracted Tyler looking for one with a x on it she took it and made an x. She was a happy lady when she made his day.

He loved having a treasure hunt. I think I might just make him a treasure map to the new treasure in a few weeks. He might like him if we can get a big X on Grayson's tummy.

* Hope you like the pictures Aunt Nicky!*