We are always looking for new and exciting summertime activities for the kids. However, it can get a little crazy trying to keep track of the pool days, camping trips, art classes, and piano lessons on top of work schedules. So, we created a little thing we like to call the Giant Summer Calendar! This...
Category: DIY
a masquerade prom
Prom is one of those memorable rites of passage that everyone should have the opportunity to experience during high school. I’m sure mine was memorable, I have the pictures that say so.
Kid Craft: Summer Fun Schedule
My wonderfully creative sister, Melia, had this fantastic idea… create a Summer Fun Schedule, bunting style!
easter = peeps
Peeps have always held a special place in my heart. In fact, there was a time in my life (pre kds!) when I used to mail flattened peeps to my friends – it’s not pretty, but it can be done. I look so forward to seeing them in the stores, and looking at photos of...
a pot ‘o gold
What lies at the end of the rainbow? Well, a pot of gold of course! So inspired by the thought of riches, we decided to offer a little free download to help you decorate your St. Paddy’s day celebration.
Sweet heart: valentine’s day decor
If you are looking to decorate in pink, we have a project that is easy, easy, Easy! Especially if you are reusing the spray painted bottles from another craft/decorating project. There is little to no cost to this diy decor – paper, a hole punch and tape.
yummy: cocoa gingerbread cookies
Are you madly baking holiday treats this weekend? Did you need a recipe for a cookie with all the goodness of gingerbread, with the added surprise of chocolate? Cause I just so happen to have just the thing for you… cocoa gingerbread cookies!
how to: holiday gift bottles
With Christmas now just mere days away, I have been trying to figure out my “bag of nuts” for the year. What is a “bag of nuts” you ask? Well, that’s just my way of describing the neighbor gift, teacher gift, 2nd cousin twice removed gift, you get the idea. To start this particular craft...
gift card tray: DIY holiday presents
If you’re wallet looks anything like mine, it has way too many used up gift cards crammed in there for some unknown reason. Lightbulb!- we’ve come up with a fabulous and creative way to re-purpose all of those gift cards (or even hotel key cards) into a personalized serving tray. So round up all of...
post weekend update: holiday bazaar
Curse you American Girl Magazine with your crafty ideas that inspire kids to take on projects way too lofty for their tired mothers to keep up with. Why must you dedicate 5 pages, with great big colorful images and diagrams, to the “Holiday Bazaar” concept complete with compelling quotes from real kids who have supposedly...