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A tisket, a tasket, I made my Easter basket.

April 1, 2014 by not your average mom 3 Comments

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 stuff. So when we got married […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Timesavers, Your Daily Dose Tagged With: DIY Easter Baskets, Easter, easter baskets, Martha Stewart, Recycled Easter Baskets

How I (Easily) Dye Easter Eggs With 5 Kids Under 7 Years Old

April 1, 2013 by not your average mom 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner Tagged With: Easter, easter egg dying, easter eggs, muffin, muffin tins, PAAS, reduce/reuse/recycle

A tisket, a tasket, we make our Easter baskets.

March 31, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Kids' Corner, Moneysavers Tagged With: candy, Easter, easter baskets, Easter Bunny, Easter crafts

If you build it, he will NOT come.

March 19, 2013 by not your average mom 6 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I don’t give a crap about St. Patrick’s Day. I don’t make green food, or green drinks, or green crafts. If you want to do your corned beef and cabbage, and Guinness, and whatever else,  go for it. But hey… Teachers. Leave my kids alone. Since when did leprechauns […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Easter, Easter Bunny, easter eggs, leprechaun traps, leprechauns, lunch boxes, lying to your kids, Santa Claus, St. Patrick's Day, tooth fairy

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