Our boys have been desperately waiting for the snow to arrive, and it still hasn’t come. We have tried our best to welcome it, by making snowflakes, a snowman fridge, and getting out the shovels at the first sign of any flakes. But still, our yard is bare, and the boys are waiting. Today my 4-year old asked if ... Read More »
When I discovered Epicure Selections, my favourite product quickly became the Mulling Spices. A small scoop of this product can transform a normal can of apple juice into a festive, spicy, and incredibly delicious hot drink. However. Last year, on the eve of our annual Most Wonderful Time of the Year Christmas Party, I checked in our cupboard and alas! ... Read More »
These discovery bottles have been around for a while – the basic idea is to take a clear glass bottle and fill it with something interesting for kids to play with. I was fascinated when I saw this one where you cut up pieces of pipe cleaners and use a magnet to manipulate them. I only had white pipe cleaners ... Read More »
I actually first made this years ago in highschool. It’s called a Swedish Love Knot, and it’s supposed to bring good luck to all living in the house. I also like an alternate meaning – it represents the real meaning of Christmas: God the Father (large circle), the Son, and the Holy Spirit (two smaller circles). It hangs nicely on ... Read More »
It’s been a tradition in our home to hang a new ornament each year for each of our kids with the intent to eventually pass the ornaments on to them when they have their own home/family. Traditionally I have been purchasing ornaments to some how commemorate their year/Christmas. My son’s first ornament for instance was a pair of blue porcelain ... Read More »
We’ve done stained glass projects before – a Veggie Tales one, and I love the idea of using clear contact paper to stick the frame on, then putting the tissue paper right onto it. We decided on a Nativity stained glass. No mess with glue, and it looks great. We ran out of contact paper to go on top, so ... Read More »
The boys wanted to make some gifts to give to their friends. I thought about various ideas, but settled on this one because it was easy to make, neat-looking, and fun to use. The most tedious part was ripping the labels off all our old, stubby crayons (although I have since heard that soaking them in water makes it much ... Read More »
I’ve seen a variety of lightbulb ornaments and projects, but I never really planned on doing any. But the bulb burnt out on my desk lamp, and the glitter was just sitting there on the counter, so I thought I’d try. First of all…if you have a dark burnt spot on the bulb, don’t try it…you can see the dark ... Read More »
I don’t do a lot of sewing, but I like to try and make one gift each year for the boys. I saw this cute tutorial for fleece Dragon Slippers and it didn’t look too difficult. She had great step-by-step instructions for creating your own pattern based on your child’s foot size. I spent two evenings drawing, measuring, calculating & cutting, then ... Read More »
This week, my little guy and I made a birthday present for his daddy, but it would work great for Christmas gifts for grandparents, too! I found the recipe here. The salt dough was super easy to make, especially with a stand mixer to do all of the kneeding for me while I cleaned up my kitchen! I rolled out ... Read More »
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