I absolutely adore this idea from Meaningful Mama. It is a project you can have your kids help with and it turned out super cute. Here is what Jodi said about this project: This remains one of my favorite projects, and it is really simple. All you do is take bright, hard candy and break…
Art Birthday Party Invite
I’ve been having fun preparing for my daughter’s art themed birthday party next week. One of the first things on my to-do list was to make the birthday invitations. Art Party Invitation I saw this idea for a crayon box birthday party invitation from Chico and Jo and knew I had to make it. I designed…
Nothing Happier than Airplanes, Bubbles, & Sparklers
What a week! Life just gets busier and busier, doesn’t it!? We had a fun, laid-back week. Our highlight for the week was lighting fireworks in our driveway on the Fourth of July. With the Fourth of July past, I’m getting prepared for my daughter’s birthday parties later this month. We are also busy decorating…
Lemonade Stand Sign
I don’t know if you can get any more creative and cute than anything created by a kid. My daughter is endlessly creative and always has crayons or scissors within arms reach for her projects. For birthday and Christmas gifts, she would be more likely to ask for craft supplies than Barbies. When school was…
Handmade Birthday Card
My daughter is very creative. For birthday and Christmas gifts, I usually give her some craft and art supplies. She has two buckets full of her own craft supplies under her bed. I like that she can use them however she wants, whenever she wants. I think this helps encourage her to be creative. I…
Nothing Happier than Sonic Drinks, Sprinkles, & Playing at the Park
I love to actively think about the things in life that make me happy. I love the new nothing happier series. It gives me the opportunity to ponder the things that make me happy, why they make me happy, and remind me to enjoy those little happy things. Check out last’s weeks post that kicked off…
Nothing Happier than Kids, the Sky, & Sugar Cookies
Throughout my life, I have been on a journey to find happiness. What does happiness mean? What makes me happy? How can I be happier? Over the last couple of years, I have learned a lot about myself. Most importantly, I’ve learned about happiness. What makes me happy. How I can be happy. What happiness…
Student Spotlight
Each year in school my kids have a week that they are spotlighted. I think this is pretty common. I think it is a fun way for the kids to get to know each other. A couple weeks ago my daughter came home on a Friday and reminded me that she was the student of…
The Tooth Fairy
My kids are at the age that they are losing teeth. My 7-year-old daughter has lost a handful of teeth, but my 5-year-old son hadn’t lost any – until this week. It kind of freaks me out that my kids are already losing teeth. For me, having my kids lose their teeth is a definite…