Printable play mats encourage creative fun! Download a set of printable placemats to entertain your kids during meals. What are your mornings like? I usually try to cram in a little bit of work before the kids wake up and it’s time to fix breakfast. Most mornings are easy breakfasts, but I like to have …
Kid & Family Crafts
This Growth Chart Photo Prop isn’t a groundbreaking tutorial, but I hope sharing my experience will answer a few questions about how to make one of these for your own family. **Amazon Affiliate links are included in this post. We brought home an unfinished wooden Growth Chart last Thanksgiving. It was a Black Friday deal… and …
If you’ve got young children; chances are that they bring artwork home. Mike and I have had this repeated conversation about what to do with all of our son’s art. He’d like to keep it all, I’d like to keep only the special pieces. This personalized art book ended up being a great compromise. **Affiliate …
It has already been 6 months since our baby girl was born. Purchase the monthly photo shoot prints here. She likes to…. play on her belly watch her brother smile at everyone hold toys in her hands eat sweet potatoes go on hikes splash in the pool sit up in her bed scoot toward her …
We’ve made a lot of progress in our entry and have, most recently, been working on the stairs. I’ve been piecing together a family focused gallery wall along the left side. **Amazon Affiliate links are included in this post. In effort to give it a collected and casual feel, I’ve been mixing in some rustic …
There is this cute little show called Creative Galaxy available through Amazon Prime and it has gotten my 4-year-old son so excited about crafts. The show follows a little alien, named Arty, as he solves problems with arts and crafts. It’s like a DIY mom’s dream, right?! Anyway — one of my favorite projects {inspired …
My son brings home crafts from preschool several times a week. One of my favorites was a watercolor “U is for Umbrella” page. However, it was on blue construction paper and the teacher had written “U is for Umbrella” along the side. Of course, that is perfect for school; but not so much for wall …
It’s amazing how quickly a month passes, right? Or even a year, for that matter? When my daughter was born, I wanted to design a monthly photo shoot that was simple and easy — otherwise, I knew that I would procrastinate each month and get behind. If you’re like me and know that you’ll be …
Happy New Year! I’m glad to be back blogging after a nice break. We marked several things off our “to-do list” and I’ll be sharing more of that over the next few weeks. For today, I wanted to share this fun DIY gift that I made for some of the kiddos in our family. …
So, how many of you already have your Christmas tree packed up? Ours is still up – I love having a Christmas Tree up and like to enjoy it a couple weeks into January. One little ornament hanging on our tree is this gift that I made for Mike. It was one of his Christmas …
Today, I’m going to share with you a great kids nativity set to make during the Christmas season. I will be doing this activity this upcoming Sunday with my second grade Sunday School kiddos. I didn’t create this idea but found it on Pinterest and decided to check it out and share it with all …
Last week, in my 2nd Grade Sunday School class, our story was about the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary. The kids in my class really enjoy crafts so after we finished the story, we worked on making these fun angel ornaments using coffee filters. They’re easy to make and are a great addition to your family …
Well, change of plans, folks. Lora’s husband, Mike, was going to be sharing Part 2 of the Window Seat (See Part 1 here) project today — but Lora and I are pretty tough on our deadlines {not really} and he missed it. Not that moving and starting a new job has anything to do with …
As I mentioned last week, my mom and I recently threw a double baby shower for my two sister in laws. The theme of the shower was Bows & Bow Ties since one baby will be a boy and one will be a girl. The shower colors included pastel blue, yellow, and green. To see …
During the summer, I volunteer at my churches Vacation Bible School by teaching crafts to the six year old class. Each year, we take the kids’ pictures and create a picture frame that they can use to hold their yearly VBS pic. This year, I chose to create a fun Photo Booth area in our …