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I love it!  Little One is going to be one stylish little chick-chick.  I bought a pattern book with slouch hats and attempted to start one.. holy cow.. WAY hard.  So I sort-a kind-a gave up.  I might have to try yours it looks easier, I'll let you know how I do.  It has been very cold here, I'm talking 2 degrees, COLD.  And we have gotten snow which makes all my boys happy, C included.  Today I came home from work to find this happening in my backyard.  This is called sledding NE style.  Yep you are seeing that right, C is pulling 3 sleds with 3 boys behind him.  Seriously.  What happened to lugging a bigger-than-you-are sled all the way up a "mountain" and speeding down to be already tired and ready for hot cocoa.  Oh these country kids they have it so easy.
Well enough about these monsters. On to my craft.  I haven't exactly done much cooking recently so I don't have a fabulous recipe to share with you.  But I do have an awesome craft!  (GAC, if you're out there I'm thinking one of these in your classroom would be so cool, I would suggest this to mom but I'm not sure her rock garden would appreciate it quiet like little 5 yr olds.)

So I stumbled upon something that I thought there is just no way this will work... I was pleasantly surprised that it is MAGIC.  I found what is affectionately referred to as a "calm" jar.  It is so simple, a jar filled with glitter, you have the kids shake it up and then turn it over and watch the glitter fall to the bottom.  When all the glitter has settled to the bottom you are supposed to be relaxed and the "time-out" is over.  Well when C was working the kids and I got to work and made our own.  You have got to try this.   The recipe is super easy and was fun for the kids to do on their own.
Here's what you are going to need:
Canning Jar (I used a pint jar, if you have some extra naughty monsters I'd do the next size up)
Water
Glitter (fine)
Clear Glue
See super easy!  You have to experiment on the glue/water ratio. The more glue the longer it takes for the glitter to get to the bottom.  I filled my mason jar up to the top of the K (on my Kerr canning jar) with water.  And then filled the rest (almost up to the very top of the jar) with glue.  I then poured in a jar of fine glitter.  Lou being Lou mixed a few different colors.  His is pretty cool.  The rest of us just used one color.  This thing is AWESOME.  It is amazing how this little easy-peasy craft is so effective.  Well... it works on most but of course Lou gets the giggles and the wiggles right along with the glitter.  So while Buffalo and Quinnie are mesmerized by the glittering light Lou is bouncing off the walls.  Oh well, I'll take 2 out of 3.   Now that I think about it Little One would probably be just like Lou but it might calm you down some in those hairy times of the day.  So you should make yourself one and call it:

I even took one to work.  When I start to feel a little overwhelmed or bored, or just need a moment, I shake up my jar and I seriously sit there and just stare at the thing. It is so pretty! I know the things that please me.  I'm a geek.  But I have quite a following.  Every time someone comes over to my desk they pick up my jar too and give it a shake.  There's just something about it.  

Hope you enjoy!  I'm working on a really cool V-day present for C.  He won't appreciate it but I'll treasure it for ever.  This is the inspiration:  

Source: etsy.com via Katie on Pinterest

I'll be adding my own little twist, if C will cooperate.

Can't wait to see what crafty goodness you are working on now.