Last week (or was it the week before? everything is a blur) all the girls caught some sort of infection that weirdly came out through their eyes and ears. Of course they passed it down the line: Abby to Cameron and Cameron to Shae and probably to me too, but moms don’t have time to
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For one birthday, nearly everything Abby got as presents from friends and family was from the kid’s aisle at the local craft store. Oh man, that girl was in HEAVEN! She loves everything on that aisle, complete crap or not. Near our home, we have Michaels, JoAnn’s, Hobby Lobby and Robert’s jam packed full of
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Do your kids like that new show, Jake & the Neverland Pirates? My girls do! So when Poki told Tyler that she “needed to make boats like on Jake with the Neverland Pirates,” he was right on that! Adding Pet Shoppes to them and turning on the jets to make a “storm” makes it even
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I don’t know if my girls are old enough to really understand this as a science experiment but either way it was a fun activity to do. This teaches them about “High Pressure.” When you blow through the straw in this activity, a jet of air whooshes up under the foil ball. This high pressure
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Yes! I have to put the standard “baby name” somewhere in the room but I wanted something to go along more with the 20′s/30′s fabric theme so decided to do fabric covered letters. They really are simple and inexpensive to do! Supplies: Gift Boxes Scissors Fabric Scissors Fabric-tac (it’s the adhesive/glue to attach the fabric
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My mom dropped off these packets for making our own snowflakes. They were such fun! Make Your Own Snowflake Craft Supplies: Pipe cleaners Wire Plastic Spoon Large Plastic Cup Borax Directions: 1. Create your snowflake shape with pipe cleaners. Make sure you trim it so it will “dip” into your container. 2. Attach a piece of
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My camera is broken…so basically the universe was telling me to take a break…so this week is “Re-Run” week of my past posts. Enjoy! P.S. Don’t you think you could do these for V-Day? I think so!! Kids Clay Necklaces These Kids Clay Necklaces were so easy and fun for my young girls to make.
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My camera is broken…so basically the universe was telling me to take a break…so this week is “Re-Run” week of my past posts. Enjoy! These “Be Mine Valentine Bracelets” are AMAZING (in my humble opinion)! How clever is this? You could even tie one of these around a lollipop to bulk it up as a
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I know Valentine’s Day is a while away…but listen, it is freezing cold and I have cabin fever. And we needed to do something to take our minds off being stuck inside way too much. I saw this idea about three years ago and it has been on my to-do list since then. I wish
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During our night out at Thanksgiving Point the lady at the floral section of the Emporium showed us a great holiday gift idea. I think this would be an awesome gift for a teacher, extended family member, neighbor, or small gift exchange. These are pictures of the 30 I made at my house yesterday for neighbor
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