A bike is an warm weather must, and why not ride in style? Prince Lionheart makes a series of Wheely Bugs in several favorite animal themes (mouse, lady bug, bee, cow) that are so darn cute! Each wheely bug has a strong wooden base with smoothly rolling wheels attached to the bottom. The animal’s body … Read more
You can do anything with almond bark. It’s probably my new favorite baking item – you can cover pretty much anything with chocolate and be confident that it will taste good. With some pumpkin cookie cutters you can make some delicious and special rice crispie treats. 1. Make a double batch of rice crispy treats, … Read more
I have been collecting fun Halloween ideas for a while now – here are 7 of my favorite Halloween treats! Cobweb cookies Ghost cookies Witches’ brooms Haunted gingerbread houses Forked eyeballs Creepy Cupcakes Halloween cookie pizza Happy Haunting!
Check out this kid friendly pumpkin carving activity that is fun all year round!
Glue and tiny pieces of paper are a great combination for a toddler, so this craft from The Arts & Crafts Busy Book by Trish Kuffner was lots of fun! And it’s Halloween-ish too…Here’s what you’ll need to make your tissue paper cat: glue stick scissors tissue paper cat printable (or you could trace a … Read more
Make your (or your friend’s) Cricut work this Halloween by using it to make your own custom coloring pages. (designs from Paper Doll Dress Up) The Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge has lots of awesome Halloween stuff, so I switched out the cutting blade for a marker to make some custom coloring pages for Elliot. … Read more
This is my last official post as a Frigidaire Test Drive Mom, and this has been such a fabulous experience. I could not have hoped and prayed for 15 years for a washer and dryer as efficient, quiet, solid, and swanky looking as this and I honestly enjoy doing laundry more now than ever before. … Read more
Who says broken crayons are trash?!? We had just enough broken to make one crazy pumpkin crayon with a Wilton silicone pumpkin mold. Put your broken crayon pieces into a well greased muffin tin and bake in the oven at 400 degrees until the wax has melted. Let your new crayon completely cool before removing … Read more
Join Elliot and I to learn how to make your own spider webs!
Coming up with fun holiday crafts for my 18 month old son has challenged my creativity, but we found an activity we both enjoyed. Making hand spiders is a great craft for kids of all ages this Halloween. Supplies for Hand Spiders a hand cardstock paper scissors crayons/markers/colored pencils a Popsicle or lollipop stick Fold … Read more