homemade st. patrick’s day shamrocks These St. Patty’s Day ‘stained glass’ shamrocks are lucky-for-us because we’re the lucky ones who get …Read morehomemade st. patrick’s day shamrocks
spring crafty-crafts on PBS Parents I’m over the moon to have shared a sweet crafty-craft over at PBS Parents last week: Tissue Paper Flowers in Yogurt Cup Vases. …Read morespring crafty-crafts on PBS Parents
easy, super-cute homemade valentines (with tattoos!) One of my favorite holidays is right around the corner–Valentine’s Day! I’m totally not into it for the lovey-dovey stuff; that …Read moreeasy, super-cute homemade valentines (with tattoos!)
three cheers for an awesome cheerleading birthday party! Maddy celebrated her big #7 last month, and we rang in her birthday with a cheerleading birthday party, complete with expert cheerleaders, homemade …Read morethree cheers for an awesome cheerleading birthday party!
bottle cap ornaments–simple, blingy, and sparkle-rific Maddy fell hard for bottle cap jewelry at her school’s Craft Night this year (and who wouldn’t?), so when we brainstormed what kinds of …Read morebottle cap ornaments–simple, blingy, and sparkle-rific
new for us friday: the pumpkin playdough flop I’ll be the first to admit that we’ve had our fair share of flops over here, and this week we had another one of them. It was messy. It …Read morenew for us friday: the pumpkin playdough flop
our thankful tree: beautiful, simple for thanksgiving Maddy, Owen, and Cora have already started with a case of the ‘galloping greedy gimmies’ a la Berenstain Bears thanks to the 800 million …Read moreour thankful tree: beautiful, simple for thanksgiving
coffee can stilts: old school summer fun Just for fun, just because I had two empty coffee cans, and just because I remember loving the yellow plastic-cup stilts we had as kids, we …Read morecoffee can stilts: old school summer fun
ringin’ in the 4th with sparkle pens and flag treats This year we didn’t ring in the 4th with our annual July 4th party, and that’s okay. Baby showers, weddings, beach trips, and day trips, …Read moreringin’ in the 4th with sparkle pens and flag treats
father’s day ticket book Okay, so with our Relay for Life last weekend and our abrupt move from school to our summer pre-team schedule, I admit, I’m a bit behind the …Read morefather’s day ticket book
painting flower pots–simple and special gifts Painting flower pots is a simple and special gift for Mother’s Day or any day of the year. All you need are some pretty basic paints, some pots, …Read morepainting flower pots–simple and special gifts
our love tree I saw these Love Trees back in January, over at super-talented Jenny’s Our Nifty Notebook, and I thought that Maddy, Owen, and Cora would …Read moreour love tree
easy stained glass heart craft Valentine’s Day is almost here! You better believe that our house has been heart-happy and all fancied-up in pink and red since last weekend. …Read moreeasy stained glass heart craft
super-easy, fabulously sparkly, no-mess ornaments Each year, I’ve tried to have my kiddos create a gift for our family members. Okay, when they were super-tiny, I …Read moresuper-easy, fabulously sparkly, no-mess ornaments
happy first day flowers The day before Maddy’s first day of Kindergarten, we spent some time sprucing up her new backpack and lunchbox. Sure, flowers are spring-timey, …Read morehappy first day flowers
beautified baby slide I think I may have a problem. When my husband told me that his brother wanted to take our sadly neglected hand-me-down baby slide for his …Read morebeautified baby slide
pimpin’ our coupe Seriously. I had to. I have been dreaming of flames on my minivan for three years now, and this, I believe, is as close as I’ll …Read morepimpin’ our coupe
it’s mother’s day. . . . . . so we spent the morning at Brookeside Gardens‘ Butterfly Exhibit, Wings of Fancy. (Thanks to a recommendation from my pal, Jessica,who …Read moreit’s mother’s day. . .
a sparkly shamrock morning Yesterday morning, we made our decorations for St. Patrick’s Day, and because I don’t love to bring out paints other than watercolors very …Read morea sparkly shamrock morning
valentine’s day scavenger hunt Okay, so here’s what’s on tap for our little Valentine’s Day Family Extravaganza, depending on weather, attitudes, amount of sleep, …Read morevalentine’s day scavenger hunt