Here’s a super Valentine’s Day idea for children in preschool and elementary school: printable Super Friends temporary tattoos! I made these for Elise when she was in her Super Hero phase. All of her buddies loved them, and now they can be yours too! These are easy to make on your own. You basically purchase …
Holidays
Happy New Year! Today I want to share our family’s new year’s card and talk a little bit about measuring time. First, I love these photos of the kids. I took them on Damen south of Cortland in Chicago. We had a lot of fun doing a little photo shoot and then walking down the …
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is decorating our house to feel super festive and cozy. Chicago gets dark at 4:30 PM in wintertime (sigh) so I like using scented candles to add a warm glow and create a happy mood …especially these modern DIY Christmas candles using washi tape and pom-poms. …
It’s mid-November and high time to really start cranking on Christmas decorations and gifts. Enter to win the ‘Tis the Season to Be Felt-y craft book filled with super cute Christmas ideas to make out of inexpensive craft felt. Keep reading to see how to enter!
Here’s an easy and tasty complete Thanksgiving dinner menu with recipes, grocery shopping list, and daily preparation schedule for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner that combines traditional favorites with fresh modern twists. This is Thanksgiving menu planning made easy!
Make an easy no-sew DIY Halloween Treat Bag to haul your kid’s Halloween loot. It takes just a handful of supplies, there’s no sewing, and you can make it in about an hour. How’s that for a treat? This no-sew DIY Halloween Treat Bag is an easy, no-sew version of my popular DIY Trick or …
Here are three easy ideas for DIY Father’s Day decorations: Colorful paper tie napkin rings, tie garland bunting decorations, and a cute handmade tie card. These cute paper ties is both a kid-friendly Father’s Day craft activity and a festive way to colorize your Father’s Day brunch. Keep reading to download my free printable tie …
This healthy, creamy cauliflower soup recipe is super delicious and takes just 30 minutes to make. It’s full of veggies and dairy-free. Yum This pureed cauliflower soup recipe needs just a handful of ingredients so it’s just my style. It’s made with vegetable stock instead of dairy, then topped with caramelized Brussels sprouts and some …
I designed some Kiss Me (I’m Irish) t-shirts for St. Patrick’s Day and added them my Zazzle store. The simple and classy design spells “Kiss Me” using both three-leaf shamrocks and lucky four-leaf clovers. Sláinte! Here’s a close up of the letters because the Zazzle photos are kind of fuzzy. Not to worry – t-Shirt …
Here’s a pork carnitas recipe that’s not only kid-friendly but also foodie-friendly. This pork carnitas recipe works for my picky toddler, my adventurous five-year-old, and my foodie husband and I tell you, finding a meal that pleases them all is like finding a tiny unicorn.
Make a quick and easy DIY gift idea with a hint of glamour: a gold and white painted wooden storage box. And there’s a surprise inside: this cute little wooden box actually fits two decks of playing cards. Hooray, this is a perfect handmade gift idea for my bridge-playing mom! Are you making DIY gifts …
Here’s your Halloween treat, friends: The Best 30+ Halloween Songs for Kids playlist (that parents will like too) – and you can tune in now! While I usually post crafts, I thought you might like to listen to some Halloween music while carving your pumpkins and making Halloween costumes, yes? Plus creating this “G-Rated Halloween …
Feel like you’ve seen every possible incarnation of a Mason jar? Yeah, me too! Mason jars are the current Prom Queen of Pinterest – wine glasses, soap dispensers, makeshift chandeliers, wedding reception tables, pantry storage, and on and on. Whether you love Mason jars or loathe them, I thought that making a funny Mason Jar …
This Bull in a China Shop DIY toddler Halloween costume was inspired by my charming 2-year-old boy. Liam is deliberate, like whenever he picks something up or puts it down it’s just a wee bit more aggressive that it needs to be. Things get broken. Ripped. We’ve made a handful of ER trips. Liam just …
Here’s a handmade kids Halloween costume idea that’s sure to be a trick-or-treating masterpiece: a classic watercolor paint box, topped with a handmade French-inspired beret and a jumbo paint brush made from a pool noodle. It’s a simple and clever DIY Halloween artist costume with just a little sewing needed. DIY watercolor paint box artist …