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

A Few DIY Details for a Paw Patrol Party!

I’ve got a huge backlog of fun stuff that needs to go up on the blog, but June was a heck of a busy month for this family – three birthdays, a big birthday party, Father’s Day, end-of-year MOMS Club events, ear tube surgery, preschool graduation, AND an exciting visit from the out-of-town grandparents –Read 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

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

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

PJ Masks Hooded Sweatshirts – An Update, and a Review!

Big News 3/18/16! CowCow.com found this post and reached out to me to say thank you for the review. And guess what! They offered me a special coupon code for my readers – for one week only, with the code “rocketmommy” you can get the kid’s hoodies for $29.99 with FREE SHIPPING. That’s a greatRead 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

12 (Really) Easy Valentine’s Day Mailboxes – Thinking Outside the Shoebox!

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and there’s a good chance that your kid has a crafty little homework assignment this week – decorate a box to keep your cards in for Valentine’s Day.  Now, this is the exact sort of homework that crazy crafters like me would LOVE to be forced to do, but alas,Read more