Spring break, rainy days, and long summer vacations will be here before I know it. My kids have about a 50/50 chance of figuring out what to do on their own, and they spend the rest of the time saying “I’m bored” and asking me what they can do. I have decided to prepare for the seemingly unavoidable phrase “I’m bored” and I’m taking my inspiration from this month – which is National Craft Month – to start my planning. {Read More}

It is that time of year again.  You probably have endless gifts to think of and purchase, not to mention restless children to entertain.  Why not tackle both these problems with the same activity?  Finding the perfect gift for all your out-of-town relatives can be tricky, not least because shipping is so expensive.  Maybe the best way is to create a workshop Santa would be proud of.  You can entertain your children with crafting activities that can double as sweet, {Read More}

Kindergarten has just ended for my daughter and her first “official” summer vacation is here. While we have many fun activities planned for summer, I want to make sure that she doesn’t forget many of the skills she learned this past year. I really want to make sure that she keeps on writing and sound spelling so that she is ready to go when school starts back up in a few months. I have always loved to journal, and thought {Read More}

My daughter loves to create anything. She is one crafty little lady! I am always on the hunt for new projects to do with her, and I was pleasantly surprised when my Gramma came over today and whipped a craft project out of her bag. As a child, my Gramma was the go to gal when you wanted to do something crafty, so it was a lot of fun for me today to see her teaching my kids a new {Read More}

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I am gathering up all of our craft supplies, finding some great projects, and crafting with the kids! My daughter loves to give Valentines to all of her grandparents, her Dad and step-mother, myself and Jay, her little brother, and just about anyone else that she can think of to make one for. She has also decided that she wants to make her Valentines for her class as well. PLUS we like to decorate the {Read More}

I have been plugging along on my resolutions, and one that I am doing pretty good with is learning to knit. I have been having so much fun with it that my daughter has begged me to teach her how to knit too. While she may be too young to use knitting needles, she is not to young to finger knit! Never tried finger knitting? You can see my post – Teach your Child to Finger Knit! – on the {Read More}

My daughter’s girl scout troop is making ornaments to take with them next weekend to the nursing home in our town. The girls are going to be caroling for the residents, and decorating a tree with homemade ornaments. My daughter had so much fun making these, as did all the other girls, that I wanted to share the super easy recipe with you. Salt Dough Ingredients: 1 cup table salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup warm water   {Read More}

I am so excited for Halloween, I can hardly wait! We are planning on starting our decoration on October 1st, and we will keep adding to it as we make new decorations throughout October. I have been searching the past week for some great projects, and here are a few we are planning on doing! I LOVE this super cute Monster Treat Holder! Check out this easy to follow tutorial over at Freckles Crafts. I also really like these Ghost {Read More}