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...so we'll post him again! Last year I made these ornaments for several family members and it was a big hit! If you missed it the first time around, here it is again!!! Be sure to check out the comments section on the first post because there were...

**SPOILER ALERT** -- Family members, keep in mind that if you continue to read this post your Christmas present surprises may be ruined! Read at your own risk. Fortunately this message will not self-destruct in 30 seconds...   This year is a "...

Today we made some chocolate covered pretzels. We used small pretzel knots, dipped in white chocolate that we had colored with orange food coloring. I got this idea from this website and you can view it for a more detailed explanation of how to...

 I have always done a Christmas countdown with my children... but last year my friend pointed me towards an idea for the month of November as well. I have been wanting to do an activity of Thanksgiving with them for awhile now and I decided this...

Here's a fun activity to do with your kids for the month of October: Candy Corn Footprints. I found a similar idea online and created this decoration for my home. I happened to have two frames that I had bought for 25cents each at a yard sale. We ha...

I am having a lot of fun with this project.  Here's how it looks now: I started with 6 sheets of different sizes that I bought at my local thrift store for $2.50 each.  The sheets were green, yellow, orange, pink, floral, and red -- the...

The other day I posted on Facebook in frustration that I couldn't find just the right area rug for my daughter's small sitting room here in our new (old) house.  A friend commented that I could crochet one.  At first I kinda laughed at the...

Here I go again, trying another way of keeping myself on track with meal planning! This time my attempt looks pretty, so maybe it will work... Supplies needed: 8x10 picture frame (find one at a yard sale or thrift store, you are going to cover it a...

So I had double inspiration for my creative project this week... my friend, Mariah, found this idea on Pinterest and she adapted it to suit her needs in her boys' playroom. She used clear push-pins and created a cute saying in the colors that matched...

The boys asked Daddy to make an obstacle course today... or as my three-year old said it, "Dad?! Can you make us an awesome horse?" So, off my three guys went into the back yard to see what they could make with what we have lying around. [There's...

So, my middle child likes to break things. He averages one item (usually it belongs to me) per day. Recently he broke an entire dresser. He apparently thought that pulling out the drawers like steps and then climbing up to reach the clothes on the ha...

Here is a great place to go for easy directions to create simple homemade flower headbands out of tee-shirt fabric. I wanted to make these because I thought that the fabric (being stretchy) might just feel more comfortable on baby's head over the ela...

Our last post talked about making dyed past to use for all kinds of crafts and activities with your children. Here's one way you can use your pasta--sorting! As you can see in the pictures, my son used both kitchen tongs and tweezers as he picked u...

My mom and I managed to make these a few years back after my holding on to the fabric squares for a few years and doing nothing with them... I know you know what I mean! Dear mommies of littles, some day you will have time for projects like this, d...

I recently came up with a fun way to teach my pre-schooler about the four seasons... and since my older son was home on spring break, he helped out and made one for himself as well! We will call this my Hand-Tree Mobile. The first thing you will...

You know you want to use all those craft sticks you have laying around, since it turns out that the box of 1000 is only a bit more than the package of 150. I wrote about making this house a few years ago.  This was a fun project, though it sure...

I was reading an article that Heather on Want What You Have wrote about making your own homemade baby wipes and decided to give it a try! As you can see from other posts that I have been writing, I am very "into" making as much from scratch as I poss...

With the online world threatening to take over our lives and most of our interaction with our friends and family, push back a bit and send an actual, tangible, through-the-mail, birthday or anniversary card.    You can: &nbs...

Some of you may remember my Chores Chart that used to reside on the front of my refrigerator... well now that my younger son has reached the phase I like to call   "I'll Do It Myself and/or Exactly Like My Brother" I needed to come up with somet...

I decided that a Valentine decoration was needed in my living room this year. So I got creative! Materials Used: 4 - 3" wooden blocks [purchased at a local hobby store] brown paint black paint cardstock printed paper vinyl letters embellishments r...