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!) ...
kids crafts
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 ...
summer color activities for kids
*this post is sponsored by melissa & doug. it may contain affiliate links. all opinions are my own. * summer is one of my favorite seasons, mostly because the outdoors is filled with fabulous vivid colors - the grass is finally green, flowers are in bloom in all the colors of the rainbow, and ...
christmas activities for kids :: crafts, crates, and creative christmas stories
my kids check the mailbox everyday, always asking if there is anything in there for them. sadly, there's usually nothing. but one day my kids received something in the mail with their names on the address label - they were ecstatic to say the least! especially when that piece of mail came in a box ...
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 ...
kids homework station
this is my first time having a kid in school - and i'm learning a lot!i'm learning how to get organized in the morning so we can all get out the door on time with smiles on our faces!i'm learning that there's a lot paperwork going back and forth between the school and home. (how do you keep ...
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 ...