Some Light Table Fun

I was browsing pinterest one day and spotted these awesome treasure rocks from Growing a Jeweled Rose. They looked like lots of fun, so I decided to make some for the kiddos. They were super easy to make, just baking soda, food coloring, and water. I found various treasures from around the house to hide in the middle. I let them dry over night and the kids played with them on the light table the next day. They really enjoyed it.

Just ignore the sorry looking red rock!

Touching them to see what they felt like.

Spraying the vinegar onto the rocks.

"I think I see something!"

Finding the treasure. I love Josh's expression in this one.

Digging in the rocks to find more treasure.

Spraying was too slow, so we just dumped the rest of the vinegar in.

When they were done with the treasure rock, I cleaned out the tub and poured our water beads in it. They grabbed a couple of their plastic cups and started scooping and pouring. I really need to figure out how to take better pictures with my camera because the water beads look awesome on the light table, but I just couldn't capture it. The kids enjoyed playing with these for awhile before they got too bored.

Oh the concentration!

And of course I can't sign off without showing a few pics of our newest member. We don't do school time with her, so she just doesn't get in on all the pictures!

Sleeping Beauty

Two of my loves.