Sometimes you need a good laugh! With most schools banning food related valentines, we parents have to get a little creative. And if we’re skipping the sweet treats, we might as well up the fun factor, right? My I’d Pick You Again and Again printable valentines are pretty much guaranteed to produce giggles and loud declarations of EWWWW!
Make my holiday surprise bags for a special meal or party! They’re like custom party crackers except you have far more freedom as to what you can put in. The best part? These holiday surprise bags are the perfect project to do with your kids and they open with a POP!
For me, the holidays are all about being hands on. They’re a chance to get more quality time with my kids and of course to do a craft project or two…or five. At the ripe old age of three, Blake has already embraced my love of scissors and twine. Meanwhile, Kayla at eight loves wrapping gifts and making holiday magic for others.
Have a Super Mario Bros obsessed child and want a fun accessory to keep them warm this winter? create your own DIY Super Mario Bros star gloves at home. They take just a few minutes to make and work perfectly to customize an inexpensive pair of gloves.
Make my borax crystal letters with your kids! Here’s how to make borax crystal letters. You only need a few ingredients and the final product is adorable.
Over the weekend I wanted to grow crystals with Kayla and Blake. We started by twisting pipe cleaners into funky little shapes and growing some basic borax crystals. They were cute and the kids were excited. While cleaning up I started trying to make something of the extra pipe cleaners Blake had twisted into tangled little messes.
This is the time of year when we parents tend to get just a teensy bit desperate to come up with fun activities for our kids. I was thinking of buying Blake a memory matching game and it occurred to me that this was a project simple enough to make my own DIY memory game.
So inspired by one of his new favorite shows, Puppy Dog Pals, here’s a DIY memory game with a dog bone theme. It took only a few minutes to make and is the perfect party activity or party favor for a Puppy Dog Pals themed party. [Read more…]
‘Tis the season of doors to the backyard being left open and all sorts of flying and crawling creatures making their way into homes. Just the other night I found Charger sniffing like crazy under our media console. With a flashlight in hand, I searched for discarded toddler food and tennis balls. Nope. Instead, I found a 10 inch long lizard staring straight back at me, perched on a surge protector.
Oh, hello! If you’re like me, it doesn’t matter if you have a screen door. Kayla and Blake are non-stop in and out and apparently I have become my father (just as I thought I had turned into my mother) as I yell across the kitchen to CLOSE THE DOOR! [Read more…]
