Spring is in the air. The sunshine is out and it is time to start spring cleaning. I have two closets that I need to clean this spring - my craft closet and my game closet. They look pretty bad. In addition to cleaning those two area, it is also time to update the picture frames in my home. I have old pictures in those frames of my daughter as a baby and no pictures yet of my little man -and he is 9 months old! So cleaning and new photos are on my list this spring! I like easy decor. So I … [Read more...]
Lollipop Crafts with YumEarth Organic
We love YumEarth Organic Candy in our family. With no harmful ingredients like high fructose corn syrup or artifical dyes, YumEarth is a fun treat for not just my 5 year old but also for me. YumEarth tastes better because we choose real fruit extracts and planet friendly ingredients grown on sustainable family farms to sweeten our lives and yours. YumEarth also has no gluten, peanuts, or tree-nuts, just award winning taste. YumEarth organic lollipops and organic drops are kosher parve as well. … [Read more...]
#Preschool Fun: Thumbprint Valentines
This week my Princess and I decided to make some Valentine's Day Cards. Gaining some inspiration from a stocking stuffer I bought for her, we decided to do Thumbprint Valentines. Here are the supplies we used to make our Valentine's Day Cards: Paper Glue Markers Stickers I cut out the colored paper she'd need for the cards and my Princess did the gluing, colored her own thumb and decorated her thumb print. She did great! She loves thumb print creations. We used washable markers … [Read more...]
10 Duct Tape Crafts For Valentine’s Day!
Handmade gifts are always so nice. With Valentine's Day coming up, we are looking at things we can make handmade. My daughter loves making things. We decided to purchase a fun roll of duct tape and make a wallet. Duct tape crafts are great ideas for kids to make. Duct Tape Wallet: You can find detailed instructions to make your own Duct Tape Wallet at Crafty Nest and Love Stitched. Did you know that the Duck Brand has their own Pinterest page with many duct tape crafts on it? Here are my top … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas
Do you have Thanksgiving traditions? This year my family has been talking about new Thanksgiving ideas. We usually have a late lunch with family that day. Since we live here on a reservation, I have a large extended family. We usually rent a large facility and do Thanksgiving potluck style. We bring games and play board games and card games and just have fun and laughter together. It is great to connect with the whole family, but isn't cozy and warm like a meal in a home would be. So, in my … [Read more...]
Fall Fun: Owl Paper Bag Craft
So my daughter knows about Pinterest. She asked me this last week if we could go to that "place" and find a craft to do together. So we went to a board on my Pinterest that I call Thanksgiving/Autumn and found this Owl Paper Bag Puppet. Earlier that day we went through the Taco Bell/KFC drive-thru and my Princess got a corn on the cob. It came in a paper bag. So instead of recycling it we decided to try the craft. We pulled out her construction paper, scissors, tape and glue stick. She went out … [Read more...]
Magazine Wish List
Can you believe there are only 95 days left until Christmas? Where has 2012 gone? The older I get the faster time seems to go by. I am going to blink and my children will be grown and I will be old. Do any of you have magazines lying around that you have no time to read? I do. I find magazines for free on online deal sites and I subscribe. They are free right? But then I can never read them. My husband hates that. So my Princess and I decided to go through the large container full of … [Read more...]
