We are finally getting around to planting our flowers and vegetable garden this year. As we try to get the soil tilled, it seems like there are more rocks than dirt in the ground! I happened to complain about it to my next door neighbor, who told me our houses are built on top of an old river bed. That explains a lot! The silver lining on our rock cloud is that the smooth stones are perfect for this painted rock garden markers craft I recently ...
Crafts
Wine Bottle Crafts: DIY Chalkboard Vase
Wine bottle crafts are a fun way to upcycle empty wine bottles. If you don't drink wine, make friends with someone who does so they can save their empty bottles for you! I started off with this one, and now I can't wait to add to my collection of wine bottle vases. They look really cute as table decorations and centerpieces. Chalkboard spray paint is one of my favorite crafting materials. It is so easy to use and dries quickly. This project ...
Cinco de Mayo Crafts for Kids: Water Bottle Maracas #cincodemayo
We had so much fun making these with my son's first grade class last year, I just couldn't resist reposting it here. These DIY Maracas are just the thing you need to get into the Cinco de Mayo spirit. Shake your maracas along to festive Mexican music at your Cinco de Mayo party. It is simple to make your own maracas out of water bottles in this Cinco de Mayo craft. Younger kids will need adult assistance with this craft. Older elementary ...
Happy EOSter Easter Basket (eos lip balms are cute and colorful “eggs”!)
One of my favorite things ever is eos lip balm. I have used them for years, but only recently realized that their rounded shape and cute colors make them look a lot like Easter eggs. With that in mind, I bought some cute little tin Easter baskets and eos lip balm in all sorts of colors. Purple, pink, blue, green, pastel stripes...you get the idea. I knew the little "eos"-ster "eggs" were going to look so adorable in the Easter basket. ...
DIY Balloon Flower Centerpieces
Balloons are one of my favorite ways to decorate for a party. They are colorful, fun and can be used in a lot of different ways. An easy DIY party idea is to make balloon centerpieces. A Balloon Flower Centerpiece is the perfect table decoration for Easter and Spring parties. It only takes a few minutes to make one when you use a Balloon Time Kit, which includes a portable helium-filled tank, 30 assorted colors 9" latex balloons and a spool of ...
Origami Easter Place Cards for a HoneyBaked Ham Dinner #HoneyBakedEaster
Thank you to HoneyBaked Ham for sponsoring this blog post about Easter dinner ideas. Easter is one of the big holidays for my family. As in, We-Must-Get-Together-And-Eat-A-Huge-Feast type of holiday. We have so many aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins that it takes a lot of extra tables and chairs to fit us all. We set up a separate "kids" table so the adults can all sit together and eat. One way to make the seating arrangements fun and ...
How to Make Your Own Business Cards (Fast and For Free!)
#spon: I am in a partnership with Intel. Through this partnership I gain access to content, product, or other forms of value. Business cards are one of the easiest and most affordable ways to market your blog or business. If you don't have a business card to hand out, what are you waiting for? Today I'm going to show you how to make your own business cards. You don't need to be a graphic designer, I promise. DIY business cards are especially ...
Dinosaur Crafts: DIY Dino Fossil Kit and Party Favors For Kids
My five-year-old's dinosaur obsession is still going strong. He has loved everything dino from the time he was two. Dinosaur books, toys, blankets, clothes, and of course he must have a dinosaur birthday party every year. His most recent dinosaur birthday party was lots of fun, and fairly simple for me to pull together. One of the fun things we did was let the kids make dinosaur fossils using homemade chocolate play dough and dinosaur skeleton ...
Doodlebug Busy Bag Kids Subscription Box
Kidable Adventures Doodlebug Busy Bag is a monthly subscription box full of easy crafts for kids. We received the December Doodlebug Busy Bag free for review, which came with everything we needed to create 6 fun holiday-themed projects. Based on the $15.99 price (which does include shipping), each project in the December box cost about $2.67 each. It is convenient to have a variety of kids crafts ready to make. The Doodlebug Busy Bag ...
