A while back, I bought a stack of burlap canvases. They having been sitting there collecting dust for several months now. Last night after dinner, I wanted to try one out. I painted a peacock, while Mai watched. “What you making, Mama?” “A peacock.” “I want to make a peacock too!” Egg Carton Peacock […]
Paper Plate Carousel What you will need: 2 Paper plates Paper bowl Paper towel roll Construction paper 4 Wooden sticks, straws or any straight rigid object A piece of egg carton Acrylic paint Glue gun Directions: Draw a circle in the center of both paper plates & the paper bowl & then cut it […]
This has been an amazing few days. There is still snow in my front yard despite the fact that we have had two warm days in a row, but I don’t even mind. It is almost gone & the nice weather is here. It felt great to get outside. Sunday we spent the day at […]
Our little girl is growing up so quickly. It seems as if she went from baby girl to young lady virtually overnight. She has become quite the little girly girl. A tutu must be worn at all times, she digs into mommy’s make-up brushes and she has already found her love for hats & […]
April showers bring spring flowers. This spring also is bringing us some baby showers. With my sister-in-law, a good friend of mine & my cousin all expecting at roughly the same times, we will be busy shopping for these new little bundles. Our daughter is very excited to welcome all of the new babies. I […]
Our little munchkin is still battling her cold. We have been trying to keep her from talking too much & running around. The past few days have been filled with cartoons, cuddling, coloring & crafts. Our little raspy voiced girl has been drawing & painting up a storm over the past few days. In […]
Our house just cannot catch a break. This winter we traded one illness for another. With the spring finally here, we thought that our luck would change. Unfortunately, we were mistaken. Our daughter is sick again. She has a runny nose, a junky cough & laryngitis. Trying to keep an inquisitive 3 year old from talking […]
The wonderful thing about doing crafts with my daughter is watching her creativity grow. Lately she has been taking the lead in what kind of crafts we do. A couple of nights ago before bed she told me that she wanted to make boats out of milk cartons. After I stopped grinning from ear […]
It has been a tough couple of weeks in our house. Our daughter was sick last week & this week I have been battling one heck of a head cold. That means that my daughter & I were house bound yesterday. She wanted to play hide & seek, but mommy didn’t quite have the […]