look how fun and cute these sticky notes are!! i am one of those people who always writes stuff down. whether it's on calendars, planners, or even random pieces of paper, i feel like writing lists and other notes/memos down on paper is the most effective way for me to keep myself organized and to ...
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thanksgiving printable banner template :: great idea for a kids’ thanksgiving craft!
i have to say, my decorations for holidays (ALL holidays!) at the moment are pretty sparse. i can't quite pin down why...though it could be due to the fact that since our married days began we've either been in school with no money for such things, or with young children who kept me so busy i ...
easy holiday fabric bunting
i'll be the first to admit that halloween is not my favorite holiday. i have absolutely no decorations (except these adorable pine cone spiders that we made last year), no pumpkin carving skills to speak of, and i can't stomach most of the garish costumes and decorations that come with ...
easy tie-themed father’s day crafts for kids
i used to love making little gifts for my dad for father's day when i was a kid. where i grew up, school wasn't out for the summer until the end of june so we got to make all sorts of fun things at school, like pinch pots (which my dad still has...and uses!), paper cards with hearts all over them, ...
make it yourself :: christmas stockings
even though my husband and i have been married for several years, we never had our own stockings until last year. the reason being that we lived close to family and so was always at someone else's house for christmas day - and both my mother and mother-in-law had plenty of stockings to spare. so ...
m&m turkey favors :: a thanksgiving turkey craft for kids
thanksgiving is fast approaching, and my kids are getting pretty excited. they love these tulle turkey favors that we use to decorate their place settings on thanksgiving day...they've even given me all of their peanut m&ms they collected from halloween to use in making this adorable ...
halloween spider hat :: halloween craft for kids
the other day my kids said that we needed to decorate more for halloween. i honestly own maybe 1 halloween decoration - i guess i just never got into it! they said we should make some spooky hats to wear, and since we had some leftover googly eyes, pipe cleaners, and pom poms from our halloween pine ...
thankful hearts :: a thanksgiving tutorial & activity for kids
this thanksgiving my husband and i are trying something new with our kids - while we'll still have the football games turned on and the turkey in the oven, we'll also be doing a day-long activity that we hope will help our kids learn to recognize and appreciate the things people do for them and the ...
fall leaf crafts for kids
it must be fall - because my kids have been sick for 3 days. poor guys. it's one thing for me to catch a cold because i really wouldn't mind napping or reading a book while i try to get better. but kids need to be entertained! so since they couldn't play outside, i decided to bring the ...
spooky spiders :: an easy halloween craft for kids
have you seen all the fun halloween decorations sneaking their way into the stores? my kids love going shopping with me and seeing all the fun things. so we've taken a break from all our school work this weekend to make a fun halloween craft - we made this super easy creepy spider craft that i ...