Last month my niece turned FIVE! To celebrate her birthday, we set to work writing special birthday notes and pictures that we tucked inside tiny balloons. In honor of her 5 years, we also tucked in 5 one dollar bills. I had seen a similar idea on pinterest and decided that this would be the perfect […]
Creative Pursuits
Guess Who? President’s Edition
** UPDATED 2017 ** “Who is the 12th president, Mommy?” “Millard Fillmore?” {snickers…} “No Mommy, it’s Zachary Taylor.” Nothing like getting drilled from the back seat while running errands. Even the four year old has memorized most of the presidents by face and can recognize their numbers in our little flip book that we keep […]
Kindle Crafting…
There is something about birthdays {and Christmas too} that bring out the crafty side for me. The older my kids get however, I’m finding less and less time for those pursuits. My dad brought up wanting a bag to carry his kindle in while he walks and listens to his books. This seemed to be a […]
The Picture Chore Chart Tutorial
Here is the tutorial for the awesome chore chart that I had as a young girl. I’m just so in-love with the late 70’s/early 80’s artwork! It makes me feel nostalgic every time I look at it! Of course, we’ve included a page of blank cards for you to personalize it and add your own […]
All patched up and ready to take-off!
Anyone remember our patches from last year? Well, I’m at it again… This stack of holey jeans has been staring me down to no avail for some time now. But then in the course of a week, Keegan – our 4yo, put holes in his last three pairs of pants, leaving him with only a single pair […]
Painting Joy
Joy to the World… …the Lord is come. We’ve been learning Christmas carols this month. There is so much rich truth tucked away in those familiar songs. And with all of our world geography explorations over the last several months, it only seemed appropriate to put this easy craft together! You can really use any […]