The Bald Eagle is our National Bird. With all the red, white, & blue crafts and décor during the summer months, a Bald Eagle sounded like the perfect symbol of freedom to add to the mix. This fun project turned out to be my little guy’s favorite of all time. HE LOVES HIS EAGLE.
A weekend roundup of TEN activities for kids! Included are activities that help develop fine motor skills, a couple crafts that grandparents will love, along with homemade Play Dough and Fun Foam. Who doesn’t love creating with the squishy stuff? You likely have the supplies in your kitchen to make Play Dough or Fun Foam. And if your kids like Fruit… Read More
This Caterpillar Clothespin is a fun project for all ages! These handmade clips add a cute touch to the refrigerator and serve a real purpose when it’s time to tuck open bags back into the pantry. They also make a great handmade gift for grandparents, neighbors, and teachers. To find out what you will need… Read More
The book The Very Hungry Caterpillar (by Eric Carle) is a favorite at our house. And a perfect craft to go along with reading this colorful Caterpillar book is painting and creating your own colorful Egg Carton Caterpillar!
This preschool age activity is perfect for working on fine motor skills while practicing counting, sorting, naming colors, creating patterns, and enjoying a sugary snack while learning. It is a busy time activity that will keep those toddler & preschool minds as busy as their little fingers.
My three year old loves to use binoculars. Even out of focus, there’s not a chance in the world he can see through them, binoculars. When my tot is watching a football game, searching the sky for planes, or hunting for backyard insects – he “needs noculars”. To keep his fingerprints off of our finer… Read More
DIY Ceramic Tile Photo Coasters. Perfect for Mother’s Day. Because Mother’s love displaying photos of their babies. Just ask me… those are my two babies displayed on this photo coaster. And because Mommas love receiving an original & thoughtful gift, that their babies took the time to create just for them.
I am often amazed at what a coat of paint can do… A couple weeks ago out of the blue my husband decided he was going to sand and paint our front door. He said to me, come help me pick out the color and we were off to the hardware store. I, of course,… Read More
With a new house comes new furniture. And in this case; old furniture. Of all the furniture we already had and all of the furniture we purchased new… my very favorite piece in my home is one that my Aunt acquired and made over for me… An antique desk that dates back to pre-1930. It… Read More
My lil’ guy loves bath toys and he especially loves sailboats. Lately he has also been working really hard at learning to spell & write his name. To join my little guy’s love of counting along with sailboats and learning how to spell his name we made Sailboats out of a pool noodle, foam paper… Read More
At our last house we had a wood sandbox complete with an attached blue & white striped umbrella. It was quite the gathering spot for my morning tea with my little guy as well as play dates with his friends. Unfortunately the wood didn’t hold up so well and neither did the umbrella in the… Read More
The nighttime routine at our house begins with bath time & brushing teeth, then we exchange hugs and kisses, followed by reading books & saying prayers, and finally we sing some of our favorite songs including “I See The Moon”, “Jesus Loves Me”, “Twinkle Star”, and “You Are My Sunshine” before our little guy drifts… Read More
Crayola defines Color Wonder markers as “inks that color only on special paper and won’t color on skin, furniture or fabric”; it is “mess free”; for “ages 3+”; and is “the magic of color without the mess!” tagipedia defines a 3 year old as an active, smiley, cuddly being who loves the outdoors; trusts there… Read More