Pinterest. What can I say about Pinterest. It's my addiction. My obsession. My everything...(too far on that last one). I LOVE Pinterest.
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past 2 years, let me explain what Pinterest is.
It's crack.
100%.
In every way, shape & form.
Except it's not illegal...although some may argue it should be.
It is addicting.
It's easy to find.
In the beginning...it makes you feel great. Confidant. Happy. Full of goals & dreams. You can do ANYTHING when you're on Pinterest.
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the past 2 years, let me explain what Pinterest is.
It's crack.
100%.
In every way, shape & form.
Except it's not illegal...although some may argue it should be.
It is addicting.
It's easy to find.
In the beginning...it makes you feel great. Confidant. Happy. Full of goals & dreams. You can do ANYTHING when you're on Pinterest.
You pin recipes, home decor ideas, outfit collaborations, blog posts about babies, kids, weddings, workout routines, the list goes on and on.
You organize your "pins" onto boards where you can catagorize your pins so you can reference them easily when you decide to actually DO whatever it is that pin is telling you that YOU CAN DO.
And then, you do it. You pick a pin, and you execute it. And, inevitably, 9 times out of 10. you fail.
There's actually multiple blog posts about Pinterest Fails. There's one called "Pinestrosity" that is completely made up of Pinterest fails (she succeeds sometimes...).
It's the downward spiral. The come-down off the drug.
You organize your "pins" onto boards where you can catagorize your pins so you can reference them easily when you decide to actually DO whatever it is that pin is telling you that YOU CAN DO.
And then, you do it. You pick a pin, and you execute it. And, inevitably, 9 times out of 10. you fail.
There's actually multiple blog posts about Pinterest Fails. There's one called "Pinestrosity" that is completely made up of Pinterest fails (she succeeds sometimes...).
It's the downward spiral. The come-down off the drug.
It's like watching Bob Ross on PBS paint his pictures. Looks SO easy. Then you try it. Nightmare.
Needless to say, SOMETIMES I try pins. I've had pretty good luck...with recipes.
I decided it was time to try something for M.D. I have an entire board devoted to "ideas" for him. Decorations for his nursery, activities, foods, etc.
We started yesterday, embarking on our Pinterest road.
It wasn't a fail...technically. But it wasn't like the picture either.
I decided it was time to try something for M.D. I have an entire board devoted to "ideas" for him. Decorations for his nursery, activities, foods, etc.
We started yesterday, embarking on our Pinterest road.
It wasn't a fail...technically. But it wasn't like the picture either.
Moon Sand
Here is my pin. The "picture" if you will. It linked to a blog where the author posts lots of ideas for activities with toddlers. M.D. is not a toddler yet, but he's advanced ;)
This was specifically a "sensory activity". A prime example of another way Pinterest mind-effs you. You suddenly feel you don't do enough "sensory activites" with your child. Between clothing, bathing, playing with toys, reading books, cleaning up, feeding, cleaning up, singing, etc. you need to find time for "sensory activities". Well Pinterest, I found time.
This was specifically a "sensory activity". A prime example of another way Pinterest mind-effs you. You suddenly feel you don't do enough "sensory activites" with your child. Between clothing, bathing, playing with toys, reading books, cleaning up, feeding, cleaning up, singing, etc. you need to find time for "sensory activities". Well Pinterest, I found time.
The recipe was simple. Mix 8 cups of flour with 1 cup of baby oil. I went to the store. I bought a plastic tote, a giant bag of flour, and about 100 other things we "need" around the house.
This is what happened:
This is what happened:
I didn't buy baby oil.
When I got home I searched Pinterest for OTHER "Moon Sand" pins and found that vegetable oil was used as the liquid ingrediant in the others. I had vegetable oil.
You're supposed to mix the flour and oil together really well with your hands until it forms a soft sand-like substance. Whatever. I mixed it together. It was chunky and weird. Not smooth & sand-like as it was supposed. I figured, whatever, this is a Pinterest activity after all. It's not meant to go right.
I mixed it up in the kitchen. It was raining outside. Damnit, we WILL do this sensory activity. I decided we'd do it in the kitchen. I knew it would make a mess. I just didn't know how quickly.
When I got home I searched Pinterest for OTHER "Moon Sand" pins and found that vegetable oil was used as the liquid ingrediant in the others. I had vegetable oil.
You're supposed to mix the flour and oil together really well with your hands until it forms a soft sand-like substance. Whatever. I mixed it together. It was chunky and weird. Not smooth & sand-like as it was supposed. I figured, whatever, this is a Pinterest activity after all. It's not meant to go right.
I mixed it up in the kitchen. It was raining outside. Damnit, we WILL do this sensory activity. I decided we'd do it in the kitchen. I knew it would make a mess. I just didn't know how quickly.
M.D. dove right in. He's obsessed with the sandbox at his daycare..and at the park...and God's sandbox at the beach. I pretty much knew we had a winner of a pin here.
Did I mention the dogs loved EATING the moon sand? Oh yeah, obsesed. You would've thought it was bacon flavored. It ended up being a big bonus because, in the beginning, when little bits of moon sand landed on the kitchen floor, the dogs would eat it right up. In the end, they couldn't keep up.
M.D. saw the dogs eating the sand. Why not? He gave it a whirl. Not exactly what he was expecting.
M.D. saw the dogs eating the sand. Why not? He gave it a whirl. Not exactly what he was expecting.
And then this happened....
Yup. M.D. figured out how to tip the container and we dumped about half of the moon sand onto the kitchen floor...and started smearing it around...still technically a "sensory activity".
Did I mention I purchased a broom when I was at Target?
Did I mention I purchased a broom when I was at Target?