Halloween Preparations Begin! – A roundup of my favorite family Halloween costumes

Well, hello there!  It’s September 1st, which is an unofficial new holiday in our house.  This is the day that my children are allowed to start talking about plans for Halloween!  G has been trying to toss costume ideas at me for months, and while part of me would love to have some extra timeRead 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

“Finding Dory” Blankets Tutorial, Part 2 (Dory) – Taking the mermaid blanket to the next level!

Yesterday I shared my tutorial for a fun little fleece Nemo blanket.  Today I’ll show you how to put together a Dory blanket, so you can have an adorable little matching set – just in time for the much-anticipated Finding Dory release!  I’m thinking about taking these along with me to the movie theater inRead more

“Finding Dory” Blankets Tutorial, Part 1 (Nemo) – Taking the mermaid blanket to the next level!

My kids are so excited about Finding Dory coming out in theaters this month.  We are planning to take the twins to the movie theater for the first time to see it when it opens, and since all of them have loved Finding Nemo forever, they’ve been pointing out the ads and every Finding Dory-brandedRead more

Making an Angry Birds Bracelet – An exercise in taking direction from preschoolers

I’ve got a huge backlog of projects that are half-finished and need to become blog posts very soon, but I put this little quickie craft together today and thought it was worth sharing, especially for all the kiddos out there who are really into the Angry Birds craze right now. G has taken a hugeRead 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

Easter Eggs 2016

I promised a month ago, back when I posted showing off my Easter egg tradition, that I’d write a blog post sharing the Easter eggs I painted for the family this year.  I put a sneak peek of them on Instagram that night when I finished painting them, and then I wanted to wait to postRead 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

Commemorating the years with hand-painted Easter eggs

Every year, ever since the first Easter that Rocket Daddy and I spent together back in 2004, I’ve blown out an egg and painted it for him for his Easter basket.  I take it as an opportunity to look back at the year and highlight something that was important to him, something that is sortRead more