Stella’s Harvest Party is this afternoon at school. And I, no surprise here, am the coordinator. I actually did NOT sign up for this, but when no one else did either…I stepped in and took over. Luckily, there were other volunteers for the elements of the party (treats, paper plates, party helpers, etc.) just no
I must admit I think we saw this idea on PBS kids after an episode of Curious George or Martha Speaks or something. Kids were making rocket ships out of paper boxes with a bunch of fun craft supplies. So my kids were all like, “MOM! THAT LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH FUN!!!!” And it was
Do you need a simple Easter craft to do with your kid(s)? If you’ve been reading Take 10 for the last year, you probably know by now that I love fingerprint or thumbprint crafts. The St. Patrick’s Day Clovers, the Fall Tree, and the Reindeer ornaments are just a few things we’ve put together at
Stella’s slight fever resulted in pneumonia and being home all week. She got bored resting and constantly asked for craft time. First we completed the Fall Tree with our Fingerprints. Then I threw together some fall football Bengals pony tail streamers with her assistance. Our final art project was a spider web
I have seen different variations of this on Pinterest, around the web and even in magazines. (You know, those paper catalog thingies some people still get in the mail??) Stella was home today with a slight fever so she and I got out a canvas and some paint. She painted the tree trunk all
Recently I was asked to help a friend with her daughter’s first birthday. She had an adorable “first birthday” onesie that had Minnie Mouse ears on it with a big red bow. She asked me to make a matching red with white polka dot bow for her daughter’s hair. Well, I did that…and took it a
In January, I decorated the family room hutch in a LOVE theme: Well, Valentine’s Day came and went and it was time to rethink the area for St. Patrick’s Day. So I found some more printables online. The one on the top shelf reads “We might just be the luckiest people alive”
Yesterday I was all set to re-visit my Target adventure or really lack-there-of since it’d been exactly 2 months since I stepped inside of one. But the day job got crazy and I worked through lunch and even a bit after bedtime (my two main blogging times). So that will have to wait. Need to
Last week I shared a few St. Patrick’s Day ideas including this craft. It was super easy and the kids enjoyed tolerated it. I just used some paint, not a stamp pad. I couldn’t stand the thought of not knowing whose thumbprints were whose years from now. So I wrote a tiny “S”, “C”, or
Last month I showed you my Valentine’s Day Decorations which included lots of free printables. Click HERE to take a look back if you missed it. I took all of the hearts and reds and pinks, etc. down over the weekend along with the snowman and winter scenes. Just doesn’t look like we are going
Over the weekend, the kids made hugs. We traced and cut out each of their hands. They decorated the hands. I measured the ribbon to the length of their arms. Put them together to create a hug. Hugs went into the mail for the grandparents that are far away. A Valentine’s Day surprise. Now they