i'll be the first to admit that halloween is not my favorite holiday. i have absolutely no decorations (except these adorable pine cone spiders that we made last year), no pumpkin carving skills to speak of, and i can't stomach most of the garish costumes and decorations that come with ...
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easy tie-themed father’s day crafts for kids
i used to love making little gifts for my dad for father's day when i was a kid. where i grew up, school wasn't out for the summer until the end of june so we got to make all sorts of fun things at school, like pinch pots (which my dad still has...and uses!), paper cards with hearts all over them, ...
make it yourself :: christmas stockings
even though my husband and i have been married for several years, we never had our own stockings until last year. the reason being that we lived close to family and so was always at someone else's house for christmas day - and both my mother and mother-in-law had plenty of stockings to spare. so ...
m&m turkey favors :: a thanksgiving turkey craft for kids
thanksgiving is fast approaching, and my kids are getting pretty excited. they love these tulle turkey favors that we use to decorate their place settings on thanksgiving day...they've even given me all of their peanut m&ms they collected from halloween to use in making this adorable ...
halloween spider hat :: halloween craft for kids
the other day my kids said that we needed to decorate more for halloween. i honestly own maybe 1 halloween decoration - i guess i just never got into it! they said we should make some spooky hats to wear, and since we had some leftover googly eyes, pipe cleaners, and pom poms from our halloween pine ...
thankful hearts :: a thanksgiving tutorial & activity for kids
this thanksgiving my husband and i are trying something new with our kids - while we'll still have the football games turned on and the turkey in the oven, we'll also be doing a day-long activity that we hope will help our kids learn to recognize and appreciate the things people do for them and the ...
spooky spiders :: an easy halloween craft for kids
have you seen all the fun halloween decorations sneaking their way into the stores? my kids love going shopping with me and seeing all the fun things. so we've taken a break from all our school work this weekend to make a fun halloween craft - we made this super easy creepy spider craft that i ...
16 ways to use kitchen twine
i recently bought a bunch of colorful kitchen twine - not because i had anything in mind to use it for, but because it's just so darn cute i knew i could probably find a bunch of different ways to use it! here are 16 of my favorite ways that i've found (via pinterest) and am looking forward to ...
daily activity planner for kids
some days my kids and i are hopping around from one place to the next - school, doctor's office, grocery store, etc. and then other days we have absolutely nothing scheduled. on those days i've noticed we just kind of float around. i guess i'll play with puzzles. i suppose i'll play with my trains. ...
extended family scrapbook
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 ...