We made bird feeders today. The kids had fun, and they are pretty easy to do. Everything I used we already had here at home, so the only thing I paid for was the bird seed. Here’s what I used: sharp scissors milk jugs acrylic paint (because it’s water resistant when it dries) sticks found […]
Kids' Corner
start a garden with your kids :)
It’s that time of year again… Time to start planting! Wooo hoooo!!!! Since I kind of have a secret desire to homeschool my kids, we started yesterday and made it a multi-age activity. Thought I’d share in case you want to give it a try too. I saved my pumpkin seeds from last Halloween’s pumpkin […]
How I (Easily) Dye Easter Eggs With 5 Kids Under 7 Years Old
My husband had to work yesterday, so I was flying solo on egg duty. I decided to try the muffin tin strategy. First I covered the table with an old plastic table cloth that I keep and reuse for messy projects. Next, I mixed up the dye in measuring cups. The kids watched the tablets […]
A tisket, a tasket, we make our Easter baskets.
I was 35 when my husband and I got married. I had been living in my cute little condo before that. All alone. It was really nicely decorated. Almost magazine-worthy. In my spare time on the weekends I did things like paint furniture. You know, Martha Stewart-y kind of shit. So when we got married […]
Easy Thanksgiving activities
My kids are always asking for pictures to color around the holidays. Crayola has some pretty cute Thanksgiving coloring pages, as well as some easy-to-print-out activities. I really like this easy card activity…. I’m going to have the kids make some this weekend and use them for place settings for Thanksgiving. They have some easy games and […]
today’s tip — easy thank you notes for kids
As soon as my kids can write, they are in charge of their thank you notes. But for a 6 or 7-year-old, writing an entire note over and over is a little too much. So I have this saved on my computer. I print it out on some “party” paper, it looks cute, and the […]