I had seen this idea pinned once, several months ago. I tried to find it again to reference it, but I couldn’t find it. (Have you ever tried to go back and search for a pin you saw but didn’t pin?!! Tricky!) Anyways, I like decorating for birthdays, but always seem to do the same thing – streamers in the same spot, ... Read More »
Every child loves the story of the Very Hungary Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. Or, at least, I did, and all the children I’ve read stories with so far do! I remember doing this craft when I was in Kindergarten – and it’s one that I do with the kids I babysit, too – it’s a great way to combine different ... Read More »
This was a fun craft we did, along the same lines as the Nativity Stained Glass. I love doing the tissue paper stained glass on clear contact paper because you don’t get all that sticky mess from the white glue! We got the idea from this post at “I Can Teach My Child.” I had the boys cut strips of ... Read More »
We have been doing cloth diapers for the past 6.5 years, most times having 2 in diapers. Someday, soon, we’ll be done. When we first started, I wanted some sort of reusable wipes to go with the diapers. The easiest, cheapest solution was to make my own. I started with any old recieving blanket (this is a good time to ... Read More »
Well, I didn’t find this one on Pinterest, but I did steal the idea from our Guest Poster Rachel’s sister-in-law. This year for Christmas, all of the nephews and and the niece gave 1 present to one of their cousins, and since my little man is still a little too little to be picking out presents himself, I took charge ... Read More »
We did this marble activity last year – I don’t even remember where I first saw it. For my 3-year old, it was an activity to identify lowercase letters. I wrote the lower case letters in the egg carton and put a marble inside. He would close it, shake it up, and wherever the marble landed, he would have to ... Read More »
At this time of year we get lots of free calendars from many different places. I like finding ways to use them with the kids. This use is so very simple – number writing practice. Each box provides a space with the number in the corner for copying. Easy! We also cut up one month into the squares (great fine ... Read More »
I saw this idea in a Canadian Living magazine sometime in the last couple of years and have always meant to put it into practice while decorating but didn’t get around to doing it until this year. The idea is simple – just add whole coffee beans to your regular pieces of decor! Adding coffee beans to a candle platter ... Read More »
So, I think a lot of people have pinned this pin about a clementine candle. It looks really neat, and I’ve always wondered if it would work. First of all, the link only took me to a picture, so I had to google the original post. But there were very few instructions – only pictures. In the comments section, someone ... Read More »
I love Christmas decor. I’m the kind of person who, as much as I am always shocked by how Christmas stuff seems to come out earlier and earlier each year, I am secretly thrilled that it means I am soon “allowed” to decorate my house. This year I wanted to add something to our porch steps as the old painted ... Read More »
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