Father’s Day is almost here!! If you are looking for a special project for dad that the kids can make, look no more. This Father’s Day bobble head is both cute and silly and is sure to creates some smiles and maybe bring out a few giggles too.
Father’s Day is almost here!! If you are looking for a special project for dad that the kids can make, look no more. This Father’s Day bobble head is both cute and silly and is sure to creates some smiles and maybe bring out a few giggles too.
I can’t speak for all the moms out there, but this mom loves books. I love reading books for me and I love reading to my little girl. It is very common for me to bookmark our pages with cards or small cut outs of drawings that my daughter makes me. Lately, I have been reading to my daughter less and less. My six-year-old has been learning to read and has been wanting to read books on her own more frequently. I knew this day would eventually come. It is here and it is the inspiration for these Mother’s Day bookmarks. This is a sweet keepsake that will make you smile every time you read a book. A grandma and blank name template are also available.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the best mom of them all. Well you do, of course. This is the perfect craft whether you are looking for a special gift for mom, grandma or anyone else that deserves a special Mother’s Day surprise.
My daughter loves to run around the yard and pick flowers for me. It is the sweetest thing. We will usually put the flowers in a Dixie cup and save them, but we thought that it would be nice to make and design our own bud vases. These cardboard tube vases are perfect for the spring and would make an adorable Mother’s Day gift. You can choose to make a tapered vase, as we did or keep it even simpler and keep the tube as is and glue it to a base.
My little girl is a huge Lego lover. We have more Legos than we know what to do with. Her last birthday was even a Lego themed party. When thinking towards Easter and what I wanted to fill her basket with, Legos were the first thing to pop into my mind. Then I thought it might be even more fun to make her a Lego Easter basket, so I played around with her Legos to see what I could come up with.
Love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away and my daughter is loving all of the hearts. She has been making sweet Valentine’s every chance that she gets. She even learned to spell and write the word love on her own. It is wonderful to get love messages from my little girl now.
My daughter is 4 this year. This year I promised her that she could have a garden of her very own. We have selected our spot outside & are getting ready to prep the area. I let her pick the seeds that she wanted to grow. She picked 2 flowers & 2 vegetables.
Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away. There are many things that us mother’s could get on Mother’s Day, a day at the spa, flowers, maybe jewelry or chocolates or perhaps just some time to take a much deserved nap. My favorite part of the day will still be to cuddle up with the ones that made me a mother in the first place.
My daughter & I had a little question and answer session that we turned into a customizable poem that I thought that you all might enjoy.
MY GRANDMA FILL-IN PRINTABLE POEM
Here is the poem that my daughter came up with based on her answers about me.
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Last week my sister-in-law had asked me to make Star Wars inspired footprint crafts out of my nephews feet. I was so excited being that I am a bit of a Star Wars geek. I was happy with the results & so was she.
The post was very popular & after a lot of feedback on our Star Wars project, I realized that a new generation of Star Wars fans were here. Star Wars is a favorite of both young & old & with the new movie coming out it is just gaining more fans every day. I can remember being a young girl and playing with my action figures. Leah was my favorite, of course. I loved her so much, that my mother had to put my hair in those famous side buns every day.
The holidays are upon us. If you have a little one that embraces the force as much as I did, I know that they will love these great Christmas gift ideas inspired by the movie.
JEDI MIND TRAINING
Use science to suspend and move things in air with this …
Star Wars Jedi Force Levitator
Challenge your mind or a friend with this 3D maze puzzle.
ITS ALL FUN & DROIDS
Now why didn’t they have these when I was little. I am half tempted to buy these for my daughter just so I can play with them.
Darth Vader Potato Head or Storm Trooper Potato Head
What child doesn’t like Legos? They always make the perfect gift.
TO DECORATE YOUR DEATH STAR
All of these would be great for a Star Wars themed room.
Star Wars Peel & Stick Wall Decals
FEELING CRAFTY
I am a huge fan of hand, foot & finger print crafts. This is adorable & all of the creations look like so much fun to make.
Make 30 different folded flyers.
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH FOOD
I am sure a few little Star Wars fans will love waking up to a waffle in the shape of the Death Star.
If your child enjoys helping you cook, check out this adorable measuring set.
Star Wars & candy.. two great things that go great together.
Star Wars Jelly Belly Dispenser
This R2D2 lunch box has both light & sound.
LUKE, I AM GOING TO READ TO YOU
See the gentler side of Vader in these sweet & funny children’s books.
Darth Vader & Son or Good Night Darth Vader
AND FOR THE STOCKING
If your child is anything like mine than they love Bandaids. My daughter fakes boo boos just to be able to put them on & just a plain Bandaid won’t do.
Add a little fun to tooth brushing with these cool toothbrushes.
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This has been a big year for babies in our family. I just became an auntie for the first time last week & I have a few cousins that are expecting soon as well. I have had and still have quite a few baby showers this year. A couple of months ago I was feeling brave & tried my hand at my first diaper cake.
I had so much fun making it, that I was feeling brave again. My cousin is expecting a little boy in June. Her nursery has a whale theme, so in keeping with her theme, I decided to make a whale shaped diaper cake.
If you have ever thought of making a diaper cake, it can be a lot of fun, but it requires a little bit of patience & in the case of the whale, the ability to improvise.
What you will need:
A box of diapers (about 150 count)
Receiving blankets
Wash clothes
Paper towel roll core
Ribbon
String or yarn
Foam sheet (to make the face)
Pipe cleaners
Craft sticks
Safety pins
Glue gun
Directions:
Start with an empty paper towel roll. Wrap two rows of diapers side by side around the roll. Overlap the diapers slightly until they go all the way around. Secure in place with string or yarn. We used yarn.
Wrap diapers around one end of the roll covering the hole & rounding the end. Layer them in different directions to achieve this. Secure with yarn. Secure with yarn after each layer.
Wrap another layer of diaper around the first layer of diapers. Leave the rounded portion peeking out.
Bend another paper towel roll & insert and glue into the existing roll. Be careful that you do not get glue on the diapers.
Layer diapers around the new tube. Make this layer of diapers thinner than the others. Grab another paper towel tube & cut a 1/4 of it & glue & insert into the other. Place another smaller layer of diapers adjacent to the last layer.
Our tail was formed from craft sticks. Glue 2 craft sticks in a wide “v’ shape to the top of 2 more craft sticks. Insert & glue the bottom sticks into the tube so that the “v’ shape is sticking out & let dry. Add another small layer of diapers.
Add another layer of diapers down the center of the front portion of your whale, so that it covers the divide between the first two diaper layers. Do this all the way around. This will help round out the head more.
Add another layer of diapers now running horizontally to the same front portion. Do this all the way around.
Once you have achieved the whale shape that you want, you can begin decorating. Mai informed me that this looked like a plane, not a whale. I guess this would work as a plane as well. (Please excuse the messy work space.)
Wrap the whale’s tail with a folded receiving blanket. Secure into place with yarn. Wrap a ribbon around the yarn. Secure it with a safety pin it at the bottom. Make sure not to pin the diapers.
Wrap as many more blankets as you would like in the same fashion. Fold a couple of washcloths to form a fin. Tuck into an existing ribbon or add another ribbon. Form another fin for the other side. Wrap washcloths around the craft sticks to form the tail.
Cut eyes and a mouth out of foam & glue them to the ribbon. Be careful not to drip glue on the blankets or diapers. Finish the whale off with a pipe cleaner water-spout.
The whale was a huge success. My cousin loved it.
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