I have a baby shower to attend this week. My childhood friend, whom I love dearly, is having her first baby. She does not know yet what she is having. She has decided she wants to be surprised. I could never be surprised - it is not my personality. But, she said, "This is the best surprise nature could give. The biggest surprise of your life." So it is exciting and everyone has their own idea of what she is having. Don't you love a great baby shower party? Of course, I looked up Pinterest … [Read more...]
Back to School Bulletin Boards
With the back to school season upon us, I am starting to think about my Princess' upcoming school year. She is only 4 so we will do Preschool again this year. But we are going to work on more Kindergarten lessons this year. I am excited for this new school year to begin. What grades are your children in? Back to School Bulletin Boards Here are great back to school bulletin board ideas that I've found online, that I'd love to share with you. Catch the Wave Bulletin Board: source Fantastic Fish … [Read more...]
Furniture Redo
I found a sturdy wood buffet at our local Goodwill. I had been looking for a simple buffet without a hutch forever in thrift stores and on Craigslist for our dining room. I found this one for $19.99 and knew it would be a good piece to try our first furniture redo with. After we got it home, we decided to pick out some primer and paint at our local Home Depot. The hubby and I decided on a nice yellow to match the colors in our dining room. We got a bit of direction for the salesman at Home … [Read more...]
Last Minute Father’s Day Ideas
Father's Day is tomorrow! I found a few last minute gift ideas you can use, if you don't have anything yet planned for Father's Day. We have our gift, our card, and our breakfast already planned here in our home. But I really wanted to share these cute last minute Father's Day ideas. 10 Last Minute Father's Day Ideas Father's Day Remote Control Cookies DIY Award Ribbon Love You to Pieces Frame DIY Daddy Ties Car Wash Kit Printable Art Printable Top 10 Countdown … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Card Ideas
We love making our own cards here at the Long house. Here are some great cards I found online that we could make this month for Father's Day. These are fun and unique card ideas that I know my husband would love to get. 10+ Father's Day Card Ideas O-Fish-ally Awesome Card Color Your Own Father's Day Card Bow Tie and Shirt Card Ice Cream Color Your Own Card All the Tools Card (with template) Hap-Pea Father's Day printable card Yoda Best Star Wars Card Doughnut Seeds … [Read more...]
Children’s Artwork Idea
A family friend gave my mother a gift for Easter that was such a great idea, I decided to duplicate it. Truly an amazing children's artwork idea. Make cards out of your child's artwork! Pretty simple, huh? My daughter loves drawing pictures but I can't keep every one of them. I already knew that about the idea of scanning the artwork and making a book, but some of the her more "favorite" pictures can easily be made into blank note cards. Here is one of her pictures which I named "Happy … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Preschool Card
I showed my Princess the Mother's Day preschool card ideas I found online. After checking them all out, she choose to make the hand print flower pot card. It was fun and easy craft for us to work on together. We like to do hand print crafts and I love when I don't need any fancy craft supplies. (I like to keep it simple.) What you need: Construction paper Scissors Glue Pencil I outlined my Princess' hand and let her cut it out. I then drew a flower pot for her to cut out. … [Read more...]
