christmas is my favorite time of year!! i love the lights, i love the music, i even sometimes tolerate the snow...if it's there on christmas eve or christmas day, but otherwise....i love how people seem to be nicer to each other and overlook flaws and shortcomings. i love the christmas movies ...
kids crafts
free printable place cards for thanksgiving turkeys
i know we are all gearing up for the big turkey day this week! we've spent hours looking over menu options (food blog hopping?), shopping for food and decorations, and making those little touches that will make the day memorable.this past couple of weeks my kids and i have been busy working to ...
pilgrim hat and dress crayon cup holders
it doesn't matter how much you plan it out, thanksgiving day is always a whirlwind! some recipes you can make in advance, some things you can set up the day before, but one thing you will always have to do is entertain kids while you try to get everything ready for dinner and guests! it's one of ...
painted pinecone turkeys :: thanksgiving craft for kids
my homepage is covered with turkeys right now! between the cinnamon roll/bacon turkeys that we'll be making for breakfast on thanksgiving morning, the chocolate peanut butter cup + pretzel candy turkeys (which will undoubtedly be gone long before we even get close to dinner), and of course the ...
pinecone turkeys with silk feathers :: thanksgiving craft
after doing a post about some adorable felt-feathered pinecone turkeys last week, i couldn't help but make more, but instead of using felt to make the feathers i wanted to try another medium. so while i was walking through the craft store one day i noticed they had these fall-colored "silk" feathers ...
pinecone turkeys with felt feathers
i don't know about anyone else, but every year i find myself already thinking about thanksgiving and christmas before halloween is even over! i have to keep reminding myself that we need to get through halloween first, but i couldn't help myself this year and so i went to the store the week before ...
homemade christmas tree star ornaments
every year we put a little 4' christmas tree in my kids' room so they can decorate it with all the christmas decorations they make at home or at school. it's "their" tree under which our elf likes to leave little gifts (check out these free printable christmas gift tags for those little gifts!) ...
thanksgiving printable banner template :: great idea for a kids’ thanksgiving craft!
i have to say, my decorations for holidays (ALL holidays!) at the moment are pretty sparse. i can't quite pin down why...though it could be due to the fact that since our married days began we've either been in school with no money for such things, or with young children who kept me so busy i ...
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, ...
summer fun calendar for kids :: 2014
summer is finally here, and i'm so excited about it! i love having my kids home with me, but admittedly, i do find it hard some days to keep them entertained! this year i made a file folder calendar for each of my kids to give them at least one thing to do and look forward to every day. we called it ...