Apple Pear Pecan Crisp
What You Need:3/4 C rolled oats, 1/3 C flour, 1/3 C brown sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg, 1/3 C chopped pecans, 4 tbsp. cold butter, 2-3 ripe pears (peeled & cored, cut into thin wedges), 2-3 apples (peeled, cored & cut into thin wedges), 1/2 C raisins
In a food processor, blend together first 5 ingredients. Add pecans & butter, pulse several times till mixture is crumbly. In a 2-qt. microwave-safe dish, toss together pears, apples, raisins, & flour. Sprinkle with oat topping from food processor. Cook in microwave on high 10-15 min. till fruit is tender & topping is bubbling. Let stand 10 min. Makes about 8 servings

Homemade Pedicure
What You Need:4-5 smooth black stones, 4 tbsp. kosher salt, 1 C olive oil, 1/4 avocado, 2 limes, 1 pitcher cold water, coarse file, nail clippers, pumice stone, cotton balls, foot cream, polish.
STEP 1: Bring a large pot of water to a boil & add stones. Leave them heat for 5 min. Fill a large basin with warm water & using tongs, add hot stones. Mix salt & olive oil to form a paste & set aside.
STEP 2: Place both feet in basin of water & glide across stones for a mini massage. Squeeze juice from limes into basin. After 5 min., remove one foot at a time from water & clip toenails.
STEP 3: Using a coarse file, smooth out toenails.
STEP 4: Take salt & oil scrub & massage into tops and bottoms of feet.
STEP 5: Using pitcher of cold water, rinse both feet while removing salt. Mix avocado with foot cream for extra moisturizing boost & massage slowly.
STEP 6: Polish

With The Kids
Take them outside & blow bubbles. See if they can pop all of them before they disappear into the sky!
Play "tag" with squirt guns! See who can dodge the water.

For The Kids
Fun Summer Soap
You will need: Clear block glycerin soap, paper cup, sand toy mold
Cut glycerin soap into pieces, place in cup & microwave for 30 second intervals till melted. Put sand toy mold upside down on a towel & pour melted glycerin in mold to fill halfway. Let it sit up awhile then fill to top with more melted glycerin. Let harden & pop out. *You could also add a little food coloring to melted glycerin for colorful soap.

Sponge Balls
You will need: Household sponges (asst. colors), Scissors, Plastic tie wrap
Lay five different coloured household sponges on your work surface. Cut each one into three equal strips, roughly 1 �� wide. Cut each strip into three again, roughly �� thick. Separate two strips of each colour and set them aside from the rest. Line the strips up in four piles of three strips each, mixing the colours up. Make sure all the ends of the strips are roughly lined up. Gather all the strips at the middle in your hand. With your other hand, wrap the tie wrap around the middle of all the pieces. Insert the end of the tie through the eye and pull tight. Cut off the end of the tie close to the eye.

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