Category Archives: Crafts
December 16, 2024 Sometimes You Have To Take Shortcuts: Gingerbread Houses and Cookies
I think that when I had my first child I had these holiday visions of the perfect gingerbread house – beautiful icing, rainbow colors, gumdrop roof, peppermint walkway. And then I had my third child and reality set in that frosting ends up EVERYWHERE, its a sticky mess, there are globs and blobs, someone ends […]
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December 13, 2024 Holiday Pretzel Wreath
Looking for a fun and easy craft for the kids? Try making these cute holiday pretzel wreaths with the kids? They are no bake, and take less than 5 minutes to assemble! Cover your work surface with parchment paper and line up your circle of pretzels. Melt your melting chocolate in a microwave safe bowl […]
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November 20, 2024 Basketball Team Mom – Fleece Around and Find Out
This fall we started on a new basketball team and had loads of fun! The season went by quickly, and winter basketball is already in pre season, but to end the season, we picked up these cute sports fleece blankets on clearance at Target (can you believe they were only $3!!). A quick customization at […]
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November 15, 2024 Classroom Birthday Party
We decided not to do a big classroom birthday party this year. We opted for the big kids to come and read a story to the class and to give out these cute “party favors” instead. There is a small class, so we opted fot these Sun Squad chalk boxes with a cute home made […]
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November 14, 2024 How to Make Pumpkin Stacks Last All Season
If you are anything like me, you like to get out there and pick out your pumpkin stacks early – but you want to make those pumpkin stacks last all season because man, can they be expensive. First, when you are picking out pumpkins, rotate to see if they will stack the way you want […]
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November 9, 2024 Halloween Wrap Up 2024
This was a Halloween for the books! We must have boo’d every kid in town. The kids were so excited. Just seeing their faces and hearing them laugh made it all worth it. We were so busy that we managed to carve pumpkins the night before Halloween! EEK! One of our favorite spots to get […]
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October 4, 2024 Halloween: Crafts for Kids, Boo Baskets and Decorations
Putting together Boo Baskets is one of my favorite fall activities. I love these baskets from Target, they came in cute shapes like this cat, a ghost and a pumpkin. They remind me of those jelly shoes I used to have as a kid. I filled this one with a bunch of fun things – […]
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June 4, 2024 Let’s Get Crafty! Teacher Gifts: Crayon Wreath
I’m always looking for something crafty to give to our teachers along with a gift card, whether it be for Teacher Appreciation Week, the holidays or end of the year gifts. I found these wreath frames at Michael’s. I always buy extra boxes of crayons in September when they are $1 during the back to […]
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May 25, 2021 Making Home Made Gifts: Decoupage with Kids
My favorite way to decoupage is to use this product called Mod Podge. You can pick it up at Michael’s or even Target. It’s like glue, it goes on white and dries clear. I love the glossy but they also sell a matte finish. One of our favorite things to use is paper mache shapes […]
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May 18, 2021 Are You Team Candy Corn? Yea or Nay?
I feel like you either love candy corn or you hate it. There is no in between… For me, I am totally NOT on team candy corn. But they are fun once in a while to use to make crafts. For these cupcakes, it was more about decorating them than what they tasted like. For […]
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