Tate went to her playgroup Christmas party yesterday and took a little favor to share with her friends: candy cane playdough. I followed these instructions to make it and packaged it simply in mason jars with cupcake wrappers and ribbon. The peppermint essential oil makes the playdough smell almost good enough to eat … and […]
Jute Webbing on the Tree
Oh, Pottery Barn, I’m flattered. I had no idea you read my blog. When I saw this tree with its webbing in this year’s catalog … … I realized you must have been inspired by my Christmas tree last year. I’m glad I could help. I’ve started truncating my posts … please pop over to […]
Santa Snacks
Last night, the kids had a special bedtime snack … and a special visitor. Inspired by this, little bottles of milk became Santa milk. I copied the craft foam hat idea but used white pom poms on top and then glued the hats to the front of the caps to hide the blue lids. Rather […]
A Christmas Tree Shirt
This week Tate will be attending her playgroup Christmas party and I thought she better have something cute to wear. Every year in Canton I see shirts adorned with ribbon Christmas trees. I set out to make something similar but decided to slant my ribbon instead of laying it all out in parallel rows. Isn’t […]
A Christmas Book Countdown
Every December I set out a basket of Christmas books for the kids to read throughout the month but this year I decided we’d join the blogging crowds and do a book countdown. I wrapped up every Christmas book we have and each day the kids open one and we read it. I’m already enjoying this […]
Wrapping Up November
In November, I embellished a time out stool {and used it a lot}, wrote a tile ring tutorial, made shirts for the kiddos to wear on Thanksgiving, shared our 24 Days of Service calendar {it started this morning!}, shared forty facts in honor of my fortieth birthday, surprised Eli with a hot tub birthday party, […]
An Endless Cookie Jar Teacher Gift
Creative teacher gift ideas can be hard to think of but this endless cookie jar teacher gift idea was super popular with our staff and a fun way to bless the teachers all month long! Throughout the month of December, our parents are filling up the cookie jar every day. We passed out a sign-up list, […]
Christmas Cookie Countdown
I went through the old photo albums {yep, albums} and dug up some old photos to share a fun countdown idea for Christmas. Years ago {the year 1999, to be exact}, I made a Christmas cookie countdown for Elijah, who was just a toddler at the time. While neither the photos nor the cookies are […]
Chair Pockets for the Classroom
Thanksgiving Break included many hours of assembly line sewing, creating these DIY chair pockets for Luke and Lila’s kindergarten class. Their teacher, Ms. Wright {who I adore}, heard that I sew and asked if I would help with this project. Each student will now have a hanging pocket on their chair. We used denim, mostly provided […]
A Thanksgiving Table
Thanksgiving has arrived. I love this day. Great food and time with family … the perfect combination. Our fall Thanksgiving table is ready for dining. I used a mix of dishes {every second plate gets a piece of my small transferware collection} and brought the outdoors in to add some fall flair. Burlap runs down the […]
Thanksgiving Table for Kids
Do you have a separate Thanksgiving table for kids or do you seat everyone together? We’ve done both but this year {like last year} we’ll have separate side-by-side tables. Luke, Lila, and Tate will sit at the kids’ table while the older kids and the adults sit at the adult table. The little table is all […]
The 24 Days of Service Advent Calendar
I’ve had a number of questions about our advent calendar so I thought I’d share. A number of years ago, I became disappointed in attitudes of the heart that I was seeing around our house. I decided that Christmas needed to take on a different focus and become more about giving than receiving. And I […]
Handprint Thanksgiving Shirts
It’s almost Thanksgiving which means it’s time to whip up some matching Thanksgiving shirts for the little kids in our family! These handprint Thanksgiving shirts are not only a fun way to have coordinating shirts that look adorable in photos but they’re also a really cute way to capture those little handprints for eternity! I […]
Earth’s Best :: Thanksgiving Fun {and a Giveaway}
We’re busy preparing for Thanksgiving around our house and this week my three youngest did a little Thanksgiving fun crafting and a little snacking. In addition to paints and brushes, I put out Earth’s Best Veggie-Flavored Pop Snax and Apple-Flavored Sunny Days Snack Bars. Crafting is always more fun with a snack. The kids munched […]
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