Make a Hairbow Holder from a Picture Frame
I started making the girls hair bows and headbands back in 2006. I made them various bow holders but with Shelby I wanted to make something different, and something I can hold both her bows and headbands! Later on she can use the hooks to hold jewelry or other things.
I h...
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New Year’s Eve: Journals
My girls love journals, so of course I wanted to make them a little journal for them to write what they hope to accomplish in 2012, or if they have their own little Resolutions (like do better in school, or get 5 straight 100's on a test etc.)
These little journals are ea...
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New Year’s Eve: Party Hats
Another super simple item to make for the kids to wear on New year's Eve! Again, I used coordinating paper to match all the New Year's Party Crafts I was making for the kids.
These are super easy to make, and can be made anyway really. Your kids will love sporting around...
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New Year’s Eve: Party Poppers
What's a party without a popper? These fun little gifts can be filled with anything you want! Toys, candy... anything really! I thought they would be fun to make in coordinating paper to match the Noise Makers. These too are simple to make and you can even have the kids help...
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New Year’s Eve: Noise Makers
This year I wanted to do something fun for the girls for new year's Eve. It will just be us (unless we go to my inlaws house). So I thought it would be fun to create a little goodie bag for the girls to ring in 2012 with!
I decided to first start with Noise makers. These ...
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Crafts: Snowman Soup
Every year we like to do something fun for the girls and their classmates. This year I came across a super cute idea of Snowman Soup. I originally found the idea on YouCanMakeThis.com I purchased the kit instructions but after I printed one set I realized it would take way...
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Make Your Own Burp Cloths (and other baby things)
When Sarah was six months old I took up an interest in sewing, crafts and making hair bows. I would make bibs and burp cloths for Sarah, and even made tops for the girls. I had a huge obsession with Chenille, Minky and Flannel. But over the years our lives have gotten so b...
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Celery Science Experiment
The "Celery Science" experiment is a classic demonstration in the primary classroom. It clearly demonstrates how water moves though plants.
Samantha's 1st grade class had this as a homework assignment and we of course couldn't wait to do it. Both girls were so excited abo...
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St. Patrick’s Day Egg Head
Looking for a fun craft to do with your kids for St. Patrick's Day? How about the fun and easy St. Patrick's Day Egg Head Planter?! Head on over to Jolly Mom to find out how to make them!
These were a lot of fun to do with my girls. Below are the planters after about a we...
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How to Make a Tutu
Tutu's are probably one of the cutest accessories for little girls. They are fun and all girls love to dance around and pretend to be a ballerina in them.
I recently was asked to make the tutus for Sarah's pre-school ballet class for their spring recital. Her class is doi...
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Winter Craft Idea: Holiday Painted Pine Cones
Last week the girls and I went for a walk and collected pine cones. We decided to paint them all festive for the Holidays and then sprinkled glitter all over them!
I recommend that you have your kids paint their pine cones in the inside of a box or lid. This way when the...
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