In honor of the release of Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2, and of course the soon to be released in theaters Kung Fu Panda 3, I wanted to share a fun and easy panda bear craft for Valentine's Day. I got inspiration from two website: Plaid and Crafty Morning for this simple Panda Bear Valentine Box for Kids! The materials are simple for this easy Valentine craft: empty box construction paper cardstock paper scissors glue and tape Wrap the box in black construction paper. Cut out … [Read more...]
15+ Free Printable Valentine’s Day Treat Bag Toppers
I like simple things that look like I put a lot of work into them. Printable treat bag toppers are exactly the kind of Valentine that I like sending my daughter to school with. What about you? What does you kid bring to school for Valentine's Day? Let your child have the cutest Valentine's to pass out to their friends at school and after school activities. They can color their own, or print out these free printables. Either way you can create the best Valentine's. Also, some of these may … [Read more...]
Game Day Printable Cupcake Toppers
Our family enjoyed our playoff game on Sunday - what a close game! We thought we were going to lose and we ending up winning. We are advancing in the playoffs! That's always a great feeling. We enjoyed cinnamon rolls at 10 am and then at noon we had lunch and cupcakes. This game, we bought large cupcakes at our local Costco and I simply added cupcake toppers to them. It's such an easy way to make the party more festive. Do you like using cupcake toppers? I am not super crafty, so this … [Read more...]
Improve Fine Motor Skills with Star Wars Crafts and Activities
It's Star Wars mania right now. In honor of the release of the new film, I wanted to share Star Wars crafts and activities that will help improve your children's fine motor skills: Star Wars Light Sabor Counting Blocks Light Sabor Crayon Resist Star Wars Craft Star Wars Slime Star Wars Sensory bin Star Wars Moon Dough Star Wars Perler Beads Star Wars Planet Book Star Wars Sight Words Star Wars Folded Flyers Star Wars ABC Games Star Wars Lego Science Star Wars … [Read more...]
Christmas Advent Countdown with Books!
What is the Christmas Advent Countdown? Celebrating the Advent* season in our home is an exciting, fun, yet meaningful way we countdown the days until we can celebrate the birth of Jesus. Honestly, we are really celebrating his birth all month long. Advent is a fancy way to say "coming". So our family loves to celebrate by doing a Christmas Advent Countdown. Beginning December 1st and ending December 25th we celebrate his first coming as a baby. We are also reminded during this season, that we … [Read more...]
My Daughter is Making Handmade Gifts this Christmas
My Princess is making her own handmade gifts this Christmas for family and friends. We were sent two amazing products to review from Cool Brands - Text Cool™ and Knit's Cool™. We both LOVE these. She is happy to be creating gifts for friends all on her own. I am so happy that these products are so easy to use, with very clear instructions - she honestly figured both out on her own and started creating fun crafts. Handmade Gifts with Text Cool Text Cool is an easy to use Bracelet Studio, … [Read more...]
15+ DIY Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
I find it difficult to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here and 2015 is quickly coming to an end. Time seems to escape and fly by so quickly in our busy life with two kids. I'm not the only one who is shocked that it's almost Thanksgiving right? This year, we are spending Thanksgiving in Florida. We will be staying in a condo near the beach, and it will have a fully stocked kitchen. Wouldn't it be nice to bring some cute napkin rings for the Thanksgiving dinner table? The kids and I love … [Read more...]
