Advent Calendar Activity
Sorry this is a little late, but here is an idea for an activity kids can do when counting down the days until Christmas. It is a magnetic Advent calendar so you can put it on your refrigerator. …
Cardboard Fireplace
We moved this year and we don’t have a fireplace at our new house, but…… we do have a lot of moving boxes and moving paper, which can be just as good! I wanted to make a fireplace…
Thanksgiving Activities for Toddlers and Kids
Turkey “Sandprints” I thought it would be neat to color a turkey handprint using sand instead of the usual crayons, markers or paint. It is a great way to capture your child’s handprints and it is…
Field Goal Football Crochet Hat
Here is a fun football hat to wear while watching your favorite team! Lift the goal post earflaps up when your team kicks a field goal, scores, or does something awesome! My husband came up with this…
Turkey Sugar Cookies
My daughter loves using cookie cutters to make shapes with Play Doh so I thought it would be fun for us to make some Thanksgiving cookies. I was looking through my cookie cutters to see if I…
Thanksgiving Table Place Marker for Kids
This is a quick and easy place marker to make for kids at the Thanksgiving table. Put this turkey jar along with some paper or coloring pages related to Thanksgiving to keep kids occupied. Materials:…
Minnie Mouse Thank You Cards with Printable Labels
I used circle labels I created on the computer and a Mickey Mouse punch (found on Amazon) for the Minnie Mouse pops and thank-you cards I made for my daughter’s 2nd birthday party. Below I provide…
Turkey Pen Pail
For a new spin on flower pens, I decided to make feather pens. They would be neat by themselves, but I thought for Thanksgiving, I would make them into turkey feathers. I didn’t know if they made brown…
Bowtie Pacifier Clip
I designed this bowtie pacifier clip so that you can remove the attachment for the pacifier if your baby no longer needs a pacifier or if you just want it to be simply a clip-on bowtie. It…
Modern Newsboy Crochet Hat Pattern
My cousin, who is expecting a baby boy, has commented on how she thinks it’s cute when babies wear bowties. I knew I wanted to make a bowtie for her baby as well as a hat since he…
Minnie Mouse Cookie Pops!
I made these Minnie Mouse cookie pops to give out as favors at my daughter’s Minnie Mouse birthday party. In the past, I have seen them made from Oreo cookies, so I wanted to try something different. Instead of…
Minnie Mouse Cake and Cupcakes!
My daughter absolutely adores Minnie Mouse, so for her second birthday, I wanted to make her a Minnie Mouse cake. I made her a large Minnie Mouse cake on her actual birthday and Minnie Mouse cupcakes for her birthday party the following week. I am…
Baby Footprint Frames
I love footprint crafts! Aren’t baby feet so cute?! This footprint picture frame (above) that I made with my daughter back in February 2013 was inspired by supermomsteph.blogspot.com. We were living in Texas at the time and I thought…
Crochet Stock Pot Pattern
I saw this lobster costume on Amazon and thought it would be adorable for my son to wear for Halloween. Since both he and his sister are still young, I figured this is probably one of the…
Halloween Yarn-Wrapped Letters!
Happy Halloween, everyone! I have always liked the look of yarn-wrapped letters so I decided to try making some of my own. Instead of simply wrapping them and leaving them as plain letters, I made each letter…
Black Cat Pretzels
While shopping recently, I saw these awesome lime green candy melts that reminded me of cat eyes. Since chocolate covered pretzels are one of my favorite types of candy, I decided to make black cat chocolate pretzels…
