My daughter and I had a lazy pajama day yesterday. We starting baking for our annual gingerbread project and we painted, crafted and drew. We made a lot of mess, but had a lot of fun. *This post contains affiliate links* We painted and crafted a ton, but we did get a bit carried away […]
My daughter’s favorite movie is Madagascar. She is in love with the little penguins, especially Private. We had movie night this weekend and while in the middle of the movie, she jumped up and said, “Mama, what if we make penguins.” *This post contains affiliate links* We couldn’t decide whether we wanted to paint or make […]
When I was young girl, I can remember my grandmother’s Christmas village. She always set it up at about this time each year. Her miniature houses sat on a blanket of cotton and were surrounded by little pine trees and Christmas carolers. I used to sit and look at them whenever I would visit during the holidays. Looking at them […]
I am a big fan of using dry pasta for crafting. Painted pasta makes for great projects. Here are a few of our favorites. Pasta Shell Autumn Tree Pasta Dinosaurs Wiggly Pasta Snakes
My daughter and I went shopping the other day and found that the Christmas decor was already in full force. She was wide-eyed and excited to see all of the holiday items displayed. “Look mama, Christmas.” We saw a pretty sparkly wreath in the store that caught her eye. She oohed and aahed over it. […]
I am a huge fan of gingerbread. Every year in November, I start gathering my supplies to build a big gingerbread house.
Here is a little secret about me. I used to be a scrapbooker, a big one. I have books and books filled with lovely memories set on pretty paper with stickers and stories surrounding them.