When we went to the dollar store buy items to make a Easter Basket gift we also purchased some fun items to make these little mini Easter Gift buckets. We got three small white buckets in the package and decided to use the grass from the basket we made. After adding ears, "whiskers", a nose, and a tail, we then put four bubble gum eggs in it for my Princess' new friends here in Arkansas. We had fun making this craft together. I think next time we will get googly eyes to put on … [Read more...]
10 Christian Easter Books for Your Child’s Easter Basket
I have had a few great non-candy Easter basket ideas on my blog lately (Veggie Tales DVD, Strawberry Shortcake DVD, Puppet Monster and Little Angels Prayers For Children.). I also wanted to share with you 10 great Christian Easter Books for kids that you get on Amazon. These would be great for your child's Easter basket. I love bringing the true meaning of Easter into the holiday. These books help do that: 1. The First Easter (Easter Board Books) 2. An Easter Gift for Me 3. … [Read more...]
Dollar Store Easter Gift Basket
I mentioned previously that we arrived in Arkansas to food and gifts in our apartment. We were so blessed after a long day of travel and lost luggage. Then to top it off, we were treated to an amazing lunch this last week with church members. As a way to say thank you, my Princess and I went to the local dollar store and picked out some items to make a small Easter Gift Basket. We purchased 5 items for a total of $5 {so affordable, easy, and cute!} Easter Gift Basket: Lined … [Read more...]
Climbing Gym With My Princess
After we made it through the stomach flu from hell, we went out to Arcata, Ca. They have an amazing indoor climbing gym. If you are ever in Humboldt County this is a must - Far North Climbing Gym. … [Read more...]
Simple Watercolor Monogrammed Art
Living by the beach, it is essential to have watercolor paint, especially when you have a preschooler. Truthfully, we all love to water color paint. Do you like to water color paint? This last week, we had fun looking around Pinterest for watercolor ideas that we could replicate. We want fun, pretty and simple ideas for watercolor painting. We came across these two amazing ideas: Watercolor Party from The Handmade Home Watercolor Valentine's from Nest of Posies Using these two ideas as … [Read more...]
How to Make a Shell Garden #WordlessWednesday #Linky
We arrived to Northern California this last week and had some sunshine! Off to Moonstone Beach to play! We decided to make a Shell Garden. What is a shell garden you ask? Scour the beach with the kiddos and find as many shells as possible. {Broken shells are just fine.} Flatten your sand for a garden, make rows and "plant" your shells. 30 minutes of Fun Fun Fun! What do you like to do at the beach? Do you have a Wordless Wednesday post? Link up below! … [Read more...]
Living by the Beach: What a Great Life!
We survived a road trip to Northern California. Kind of. We learned that my 5 year old now gets car sick when she is watching a movie in the van. {Car sick to the point of throwing up. Twice. Yuck.} And doing anything for 10 hours straight with a teething baby can become torture. But we survived. We made it! We are living by the beach and loving it. We are now settled nicely in Northern California a five minute walk from the beach. A down hill walk which is easy, the uphill walk takes … [Read more...]
