Paper Fortune cookies are a ton of fun! They are easy, can be adjusted for any holiday or topic and are great to give! Plus, they are pretty much craft novice proof. I created a super simple Valentines Day Fortune Cookie printable, complete with 14 circles in varying “love” patterns with 6 fortunes and 6 … Read more
I started doing Valentines in early January and wanted to have 30 different Valentines Day Crafts or cooking articles done and this is number 21. I suppose when I accounted for “30 days of love” I forgot that no one wants to work weekends – including me. Unfortunately I won’t quite make all 30 this … Read more
Ah, Valentine’s Day. The most romantic day of the year. For parents, “the most romantic day of the year” means helping your child fill out Valentine’s Day cards for every single kid in their class. It isn’t the date night good old days, but I love doing it. A major part of who I am … Read more
I have been sitting on this idea for the past week because I was pretty sure it was so simple that no one would really care….but here it goes. Maybe someone out there, some foodie, someone doing a Valentines Day party…someone….may find it helpful. Simple Food (Cupcake!) Toppers The past two weeks Phoenyx and I … Read more
Simple and easy playdough recipe, stock up on colors, scents, and textures with your own homemade playdough. Using flour as a base, you won’t believe how perfectly easy this scented play dough will be. Playdough Recipe As you know I am a parenting and kid related blog, so anytime I can make a household item … Read more
I was provided with a promotional item by Coupons.com There are many things in life that one can consider true love – children, spouses, pets, even food or hobbies. For me? All of the above. I love my kids more than I could eloquently describe, I adore my spouse and everything about him, I could … Read more
This week Charlotte has been out of school for 3 days. The crazy cold spell that hit the south kept the buses off the streets and the kids wishing they could go outside. But in our house 6 degrees outside and no under armor means that mom just has to think of LOTS of things … Read more
With the cold weather really coming in (don’t laugh, we have icicles!), we spend a lot more time coming up with creative ways to play. One thing I personally love doing is taking a bath and reading a book. While my kids have inherited the bath part, they have not inherited the book part, so … Read more
Sunday morning I woke up and knew that we needed to have a bit more fun on the weekends. All week long we play, we learn, we whine….ok, maybe that’s just me, but by the time weekends come all Chris and I want to do is play paper, rock, scissors on who has to get … Read more
Create your own match game for toddlers. This is a fun and easy activity that can be customized for personal at home teaching and play. Such an easy idea, you can pick out items in your home and create sheets any time you want! See below my tutorial on how to match colors and shapes … Read more
It’s amazing how quick kids can create crafts. Earlier this week I had all these crafting supplies dumped on my table and Charlotte walks over, grabs a few things and proceeds to put together this. I’m all like…touche. Maybe you should be running this blog. So yesterday my daughter and I got together after school … Read more
Earlier this week I saw this adorable pin for pillow boxes made of toilet paper rolls…and I was like um, yes! SO cute, so perfect and so….unrealistic for my house. Do you know how LONG it would take me to get enough toilet paper rolls to have more than like 2? Atleast a month. Instead … Read more
Glitter and Modge Podge: I see it in crafty craft sites everywhere. It seems like everyone has figured out how to make these two melt into some sort of amazing greatness. Me? I am just happy to find a reason to USE the gallons of glitter that are sticking all over this house. Originally I … Read more
Looking for an easy craft to do with all that extra construction paper lying around? I have you covered. The biggest surprise here was that I figured this out right out the gate…which means you can too. Valentines Day “Cupids Arrow” Pencil Toppers First, let me explain that Charlotte is on the school archery … Read more
I have a lot of friends that tell me they are just terrible with glue and crafts and DIY. But not all “crafting” has to be difficult or require tons of products to get done. Usually crafting is about creativity…which is why I wanted to give you a simple activity that just requires 4 things: … Read more