Moderna Museet

Sam and I went to "the art event of the year" today at Moderna Museet. It was an interesting collection. I could have looked a lot longer but Sammy wasn't so interested. 

It was a gray foggy day. I love this window.

 The are also having a big photography exhibition. 

There were some portraits of some pretty famous people! Zoom in if you don't recognize the two Sam is pointing out. 

  Another pic of Sammy to the right of his finger. The portraits were taken in August at a Culture Festival downtown. 

 On the way home, Sammy asked me to take a picture of him with a leaf stem in his nose. Clown!

Colonel Mustard in the Dining Room

Yippee! I have someone to play Clue with me!

As Seen on Pinterest: DIY Snowglobes

The boys and I made our own snow globes this week. Of course ours are a bit quirkier than Martha's but we love them. First Sam and I went shopping while Mac was at school. We bought glycerine and glitter. The glycerine bottle says (in Swedish) "for preserving branches and autumn leaves." Hmmm, I wonder why I had to buy it at the pharmacy then.  

We each chose some plastic bric-a-brac to put inside, Mac choose a mini dinosaur, a Steve Irwin pencil topper and a Statue of Liberty pencil topper. I guess his could be a souvenir of Sydney, New York and the cretaceous period. For Sam we broke Percy off a Pez dispenser and I chose the very festive Playmobil "hooded ghost".  We used aquarium sealant to glue the plastic pieces to the jar lids and let them dry overnight. 

The next day we chose our glitter (the recycled plastic flakes are pretty but they float and collect at the top.) Glitter stars were the prettiest. We added a little glycerine to the bottle and topped up the water.

We were pleased with our results. So we glued on the lids. If we were really crafty we might have painted the lids or wrapped a nice ribbon around them...maybe next time. 

As Seen on Pinterest: DIY Lego Table

This project involved three things we love: IKEA, Pinterest and Legos. How could we possibly go wrong? We already had the Lego mats. Sam and I went out to IKEA on a Friday and enjoyed a lovely meatball lunch and bought two Lack tables. The tables were 49 kroner (about $7.50) each. 

There is enough room under the tables for our storage bins. (Samla from IKEA)

 A perfect battle field.

 A Sam creation.

Tonight for dinner we will be testing another Pinterest inspiration: Tomato and Sausage Risotto. It's on the stove now and it smells fantastic.

Wordless Wednesday

Sam on Plattan

Fresh Air Tooth Brushing

In the Småland jungle!

I'll spare you the picture of what else he likes to do outside in Småland.