Pumpkin Carving for Halloween with Mini Babybel! 

Mini Babybel (R) provided me with product for this review.  However, thoughts and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the brand. We already know that I’m a big fan of Mini Babybel cheese (or Baymax cheese, as my kids are still calling it).  So when Mini Babybel reached out toRead more

Felting Fun with Fuzzeez – A Review and a Giveaway! 

Bear with me, lovely readers – at the end of this rather long post, there’s a giveaway! It’s no secret to my readers that our family watches a lot of TV.  We aren’t among the many people I know who have decided they can live without cable, and most of the programming my kids watch comesRead more

DIY Insulated Sleeves for Freezer Pops – An Easy Sewing Project!

If your kids are anything like mine, they love anything that they can eat out of a tube.  Gogurt and Otter Pops are HUGE around our house.  And that’s fine, I suppose, but my kids are contentious little monsters when it comes to two things: what color Otter Pop they get, and which character isRead more

Using Step-By-Step Drawing Tutorials With Kids – A Fun, Simple, and Quiet Activity

The other day, G and I found ourselves stuck at home with both twins napping – a truly rare event these days – and I needed a quiet activity that would keep him occupied for a while without waking anyone up.  My eye landed on one of the Peanuts story/coloring books that the Easter BunnyRead more

How to Make Fake Cat Vomit – A Classic Prank for April Fool’s Day!

I love April Fool’s Day.  I mean, I’m a goofball at heart, and pranks are generally pretty harmless fun, so why not enjoy the day that’s set aside specifically for jokes and tomfoolery?!   I pulled a couple of silly little pranks this year that I thought were pretty fun.  I freaked Rocket Daddy outRead more

Our Funny Valentines, Past and Present – Doing Character Valentines the Not-So-Easy Way

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!  Now that all of the craziness of the preschool Valentine parties is behind us, I thought I’d take a second to share the cards that I put together with the kids this year and explain how I involve them in the process (and show off some of them from years pastRead more

Struggling with awful-tasting medicine? This could help!

I’m pretty sure my last post started off with a little lament about how we all were sick, and alas, here we are again.  This cold/flu season has really been kicking our butts, and we haven’t had a day where everyone in the house has been well since early November!  And as luck would haveRead more

Gingerbread House Fun with Kids – with a little twist!

Well, I intended to get a few more posts up here about holiday crafting, but the holiday season has been kind of a blur and not very much crafting has happened!  But as Christmas approaches, I’ve had some more opportunities to do some fun hands-on activities with the kids, and this is the first timeRead more

Baymax: Better than a Band-Aid!

*This post contains affiliate links. Rocket Mommy will receive a small percentage of any purchases made through these links, which she will likely turn around and sink right back into more crafty DIY supplies to share with all of you* I have a confession to make. I hate Band-Aids. I’m aware that this is heresyRead more