Handcrafted fun and fast ways to love your kids to bitty-bits!
I’ve been collecting old books to do a variety of upcycle projects for some time now. This first one turned out great! I started with: three-ring binder three-hole punch clear pencil pouch yarn laminated book pages. (LOVE my laminator!) Punch holes all along the outside of the book pages. You can then store the pages […]
That’s right, folks, you heard it here first. Just two ingredients is all it takes to make this impromptu squirt paint. And I bet you have the ingredients already in the house! Ya ready for it? Glue Food coloring That’s right, folks, that’s all ya need. Mix up the paint in squirt bottles and let […]
So awhile back I wrote about learning pointillism and practicing with the kids. Bean is now taking it one step further! He wondered if he could paint with water over it and wanted to see what would happen. It turned out beautifully! I wonder what he’ll think to try next. He’s gotten very creative lately–as […]
Why “twice the fun” you ask? Because it’s fun to free paint, but even better when it’s easy to clean up afterward! And it’s definitely cleaner when you just pull the hose out afterward and spray them down! I let them use whatever they want: hands, fingers, brushes, rolling pins, cars… They were so creative! […]
Daddy loves you, This I know, For he always tells me so, Little arms in his belong They are weak but he is strong. He will guide you if you ask, He loves to help with each new task. Tickling, playing, dancing fun, Each day with him is a special one. Yes, Daddy loves you. […]
I love dry-erase markers. I buy them in bulk because I use them all over my house for labeling pretty much anything and everything! Here are some of the top ways I use them daily! 1. Label food containers as they head to the fridge or freezer 2. Label bulk storage containers until you know […]
About 2 years ago I decided to start actually DOING all the things I was pinning on Pinterest. One of the first things I wanted to do was find a way to display my kids’ art. In our house, the fridge is tucked in the back corner of the kitchen which means no one really […]
Happy new year, everyone! Now that we’ve come to the beginning of a new year, I can reveal some of the fun things we’ve made this past year as I attempted a year of all homemade gifts! As some of you may have noticed (those people being friends and family who have received gifts from […]
Merry Christmas! What a whirlwind of a week! We started off the week with a cookie decorating party with the cousins! Speaking of a whirlwind… 😉 The kids had so much fun! Next came the Small Group Christmas Party. For that I prepped homemade vanillas for the adults, and M&M jars with the Christmas poem from […]
Merry Christmas! We’re already almost half way through December! As the Grinch would say, “It’s practically here!” This week we made more neighbor gifts for our mailman and others. We made Scrabble tile ornaments, which Bean helped with by having a blast spelling different words with the letters. Think we’ll make a Scrabble lover of […]