If you’re just tuning in, you might like to head over to check out this post from Monday about my daughter’s third birthday party, a Frosty Treat Party complete with a visit from the ice cream truck. We had such a fun time! Today I’m going to share with you the menu from the party….
Kid-Friendly Projects
We all scream for…
…Ice Cream! This summer’s heat can only be summed up with one word: hellacious. Seeing triple-digit temperatures for each and every day in the extended forecast no longer causes me to bat an eye. My sweet Miss Charlotte is a firecracker, and it couldn’t possibly be more appropriate that her birthday happens to coincide with…
A remedy for summer bored-itis!
Create a fun lineup of puppets straight from a Picasso painting with your children this week! Let me show you how. Let me preface this post by stating what is most likely the obvious: In a household with three children aged 4 and under, we eat a lot of macaroni and cheese. And I do…
Bubble Wrap Crocodile Craft
Kids and bubble wrap go together like peas and carrots, so any children’s craft project the utilizes bubble wrap as a central supply is sure to be a hit! These Bubble Wrap Crazy Crocs are a fantastic kids’ craft to do to while away an afternoon. And the end result is too adorable to resist!…
A treat for your honey-bunnies
I posted yesterday here about some of the veggie purees I have been making and freezing to feed Tink as she begins to explore the world of solids. Today I thought I’d share with y’all a recipe my older kiddos love that incorporates the same carrot puree I feed their little sis. I will be…
Computer savvy
This boy. I tell you, he is really something! I need to watch it, or he is going to surpass me completely in the depth of his computer knowledge. 😉 Recently, it dawned on me that he really needed more experience negotiating computer tasks completely on his own, so I [insert huge gulp here] have…
Homemade Bird and Squirrel Feeders
Spring has sprung! Hooray! It seems like all creatures great and small are thankful for the change of seasons, and we have so enjoyed seeing our little backyard wildlife refuge return to life. With two 40-plus-foot oak trees just outside our back door, we have never been lacking of birds and squirrels to keep us…
$1.74 well spent
Oh, I do love this time of year for so many reasons. The weather is warmer. The days are longer. And Hobby Lobby’s shelves are stocked with a plethora of VBS goodies. 🙂 If you are a mama of little ones and you’ve never perused the wares in that particular aisle during one of your…
December Daily – Days One and Two
~December 1~ A couple of years ago, I made our first Advent cookie tree. I have always really enjoyed the process of baking and decorating the 25 cookies to be eaten over the course of the days leading up to Christmas, but I have to say that the process this year was better than ever….
Turkey time
Many of you already know how much I love to create. Honestly, if a day goes by that I don’t get to flex my creative muscles, I feel a little off. I love to sit down with the kiddos and do little projects, and when I found this idea for turkey hats on Parents.com the…