25+ Rainbow Recipes and Crafts!

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More than 25 Rainbow Recipes and Crafts that are bound to make you smile! There’s just something about rainbows that make me smile :)  I hope you’ll find lots of reasons to smile from this rainbow round-up!  More than 25 rainbow recipes and crafts from some of your favorite bloggers: Rainbow Sugar Cookie Bark from [...]

Peeps in a Basket

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I was so excited to see Peeps when I was out shopping earlier this week.  Of course, the boys were MUCH more excited than me…what could be better than brightly colored, deliciously flavored marshmallows??   Peeps scream Spring time and Easter to me with their bright, bold colors – so much fun!  I got the [...]

Stained Glass Rainbows {Craft}

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Stained Glass Rainbows are the perfect craft for kids for Spring and St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up fast and the boys were reminding me that we hadn’t completed a single craft yet – GASP!  I asked them what sounded fun and they both wanted to do something with rainbows…or gold coins. [...]

17 Candy Cane Recipes and Crafts

Candy Cane Crafts and Recipes

We have had so much fun this past month decorating, crafting, and baking with candy canes I thought I would round up our ideas as well as some other fantastic posts from across blogland.  I hope you are ready to get inspired with these 17 Candy Cane Recipes and Crafts! Candy Cane Marshmallow Pops Candy [...]

Candy Cane Christmas Trees

Candy Cane Christmas Tree

Today I am blogging for the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary school.  I, like so many others, didn’t know what I could do to help and then I heard about Cookies & Crafts for Sandy Hook tribute.  I knew immediately that this was something that I could do to show my support in some small way. [...]

Fun Crafts and Activities with BabbaBox!

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Do any of you have kids that need constant activity to be happy?  That’s my boys!  Everyday “Mom, what craft are we doing today?” Followed shortly by, “Then what are we doing after that?”  As much as I enjoy crafts it can be a struggle to come up with new and engaging activities and crafts [...]

Candy Cane CD Wreath

Candy Cane Christmas Wreath Craft

Oh my goodness!  Christmas is coming up sooo quickly!!! I really wanted to make a wreath this year and then time just got away from me. That happens to me a lot.   Anyways, you may have noticed an abundance of candy cane projects around here lately and you’re about to get another one – [...]

Candy Cane Mice Christmas Craft

Candy Cane Mice Christmas Craft

I love spending time with the boys during the holidays baking goodies, decorating, and crafting. One of our favorite things to do is to make ornaments.  Both of the boys have a small tree in their room and that is where they hang up their ornaments as we make them during the season.  Each year [...]

Candy Cane Reindeer

Candy Cane Reindeer Craft

Today was all about Bryce.  He’s been feeling a little left out of our crafts lately and I wanted to do something that would be fun, easy, and age-appropriate for my little guy.  Reece and I have been crafting up a storm and I think the pace and the crafts have just been too much [...]

Wood Snowman Ornaments – Christmas Craft

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We have had some seriously crazy weather the past few days.  Of course crazy weather equates to crazy kids so I’ve been trying to keep them occupied with some Christmas crafts.  We’ve got several in the works right now and finally, this afternoon, there was a break in the clouds so I quickly snapped a [...]

Polar Bear Ornaments

Polar Bear Ornaments

Today I’m guest posting for Adrianne over at Hour Happy Projects.  I’m sharing these adorable Polar Bear Ornaments that are super easy to make and a lot of fun too!   They can be personalized and you can make them out of virtually any material.  Go check it out! Looking for more ornaments you can [...]

Pom Pom Turkeys – Thanksgiving Craft

Pom Pom Turkey Thanksgiving Craft

So far the extent of my Thanksgiving decorating has involved removing spiders, bats, and black cats from our Halloween decor.  Lots of pumpkins left though!  November just snuck up on me and now Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I have somehow failed to do any real Thanksgiving crafts with Reece and Bryce.  I [...]

Pom Pom Pumpkins {#Craft}

Pom Pom Pumpkins

I love making pom pom crafts because they are so easy to make and the boys can really participate in the fun.  Last year I shared my somewhat unorthodox method for making pom poms as well as some fun crafts for them.  This year we made Pom Pom Pumpkins and they are as cute as [...]

Halloween Subway Art {Free Printable!}

Halloween Subway Art Printable

I almost forgot to share this with you!  I made this Halloween Subway Art last month when we started decorating and I was just going through my files and found it :)  There’s still a few weeks before Halloween right??  This image is an 8×10.  You can download the file here.  Enjoy!  Linking up here, Home Stories [...]

Football & Field Party Cans

Football Field Party Cans

Last week I shared our NFL Kickoff Party with all of you.  If you looked at the table I’m sure you noticed the Football & Field Cans that were holding straws, cutlery, and treats.  They were a cinch to make and really added an air of festivity to the table.  Of course the Football Field [...]

Candy Corn Star Burst {#Craft}

Candy Corn Star Burst

Candy corn is the one candy that I feel is quintessential Halloween candy.  When I see candy corn in the store, I think two things “Yay!  It’s getting close to Halloween!” and “Why are they putting out Halloween stuff in August??”  Seriously.  Well, not TOO seriously ;)  We always have candy corn out during the [...]

Gardening in the Fall with Pumpkin Planters

Pumpkin Planters

This post brought to you by Scotts Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. Lately I’ve been so busy decorating for Fall inside of my house that the outdoors have been completely neglected!  There are so many ways to Find beauty in the Fall but one of my favorites is by planting flowers.  Mums are a favorite of [...]

Busy Bag Activities for the Little Ones

Busy Bag Collage

Last week I shared my Disney Tote bags that I made for our trip to Disneyland.  I wanted to show you some of the Busy Bag Activities that I came up with to put in the bags.  In case you’re not familiar with Busy Bags – they are just bags filled with simple activities that [...]

Summer Reading Adventure: Week 2 – The Rainbow Fish

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Fun Rainbow Fish book activities, crafts, and snack ideas!  Welcome to Week 2 of our Summer Reading Adventure! We’re back with Week 2 of the Summer Reading Adventure!  Last week Mari, from Inspired By Family Magazine, amazed us all with her fabulous crafts, activities and recipes for Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett.  This week I will [...]

Baby Doll Blankets {Crochet Patterns}

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Last week I emailed my cousin to find out gift ideas for her daughter who was turning two.  I asked the usual – what size is she, what is she into, any good ideas for presents?  I loved the response I got back! She wanted a  blanket for her babies!  She knows that I crochet [...]

Stained Glass Cross – Easter Craft

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This Stained Glass Cross craft is perfect for kids of all ages and ideal for an Easter craft. I love craft projects that I can do with both of my boys.  Stained Glass Crosses is a craft project that all ages can help with and the results are spectacular!  I think this is a great [...]