homemade flubber for kids

homemade flubber recipe

***check out our newest giveway: a vinyl alphabet wall decal to decorate your kids rooms or for educational purposes, from signs.com***   the other day my kid came home from school super excited - his teacher had sent him home with his own bag of flubber! i'd heard of this fun … [Read more...]

diy alphabet lacing cards :: help your child learn to write

lacing cards

my oldest child is in preschool this year and watching him progress has been so much fun! he's always loved numbers and letters. so when he started to practice writing, he was very excited to see that he could make those same letters and numbers he sees every day! he's learning the proper ways to … [Read more...]

extended family scrapbook

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i grew up in a large family. 10 people, to be exact. 8 kids + 2 parents. and i absolutely loved it! there was always someone to play with, talk to, etc. but over the years, we've all moved away from home and have settled ourselves all over the united states and canada. so needless to say, we don't … [Read more...]

guest blogging today!

valentine's day games and decorations for kids

today i'm guest blogging over at mom's have questions too! i made a fun little valentine's day matching game (it doubles as a cute decoration, too!) that i played/made with my kids the other day. check out the post over here. … [Read more...]

pretty fabric bookmarks

fabric bookmarks with hearts

this past week my sister made a bunch of these adorable little fabric bookmarks for my mom, and surprised me by making some for me too! i didn't make them, so no, there's no tutorial, but just by looking a them i bet you can see how easy they would be to make. (spoken by someone who can … [Read more...]

new year planner :: made from a cereal box and paper {free printable}

yearly planner 2013

i love planners! i have a weakness for them. but i have also become something of a thrifty/frugal person. so while i see all these yearly planners in the stores, ones that i used to buy, i think to myself that i could probably make one myself and have it be just as cute while costing almost nothing. … [Read more...]

the musical christmas tree activity / help your kids to sing!!

the musical christmas tree

this christmas tree is so much fun - similar to bubblegum ben, it helps kids to sing louder! it starts off with the star at the bottom of the tree. the louder they sing, the higher up to the top of the tree it gets! just like this: if they're not singing all that loud, you can easily move … [Read more...]

how to: make a candy wreath

candy wreath diy

these wreaths are so much fun! you can use your favorite wrapped candy - werthers, mini tootsie rolls - any candy that's wrapped with the little twists at the ends. it does take a little bit of time to make (maybe an hour or two) but the process is really simple. plus, it only uses a wire hanger, a … [Read more...]

santa napkin rings :: free printable template

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these napkin rings bring back so many childhood memories of christmas at my parent's house! we used to have these every year on our christmas dinner & breakfast tables. as a kid, i was able to help make them (except the hot glue gun part) and thought they were so much fun! to keep up the … [Read more...]

how to: glitter star christmas ornament for kids {guest post}

christmas crafts for kids

This is Kirstylee from Moms Have Questions Too and I am so excited to be back guest posting on Live Craft Eat! We have been very busy over at Moms Have Questions Too and are just getting ready to share a bunch of Christmas ideas.  One of my favorite Christmas crafts we have done so far, is the … [Read more...]