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Easy DIY red, white and blue patriotic ribbon wands. They are so easy to make that a preschooler can make them! Preschool activity. Perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day or any other parade or reason to wave a ribbon wand!

Easy Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Ribbon Wand

(Thank you to Woodpeckers® for sponsoring this post in return for my honest opinion about their products. All opinions stated are 100% mine.) Easy Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Ribbon Wand I heard a quiet mumbling coming from the other room. Jansen had been playing by himself for quite some time View Post

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The Cutest Insect Peg Dolls

The Cutest Insect Peg Dolls These adorable insect peg dolls were created out of necessity, out of a need to cheer up a frazzled toddler. But they quickly became my favorite craft - and his favorite toy! We released our newly “hatched” ladybugs into the wild (aka our backyard). The boys were View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Featured, IG Links, Popular, Reviews, Spring

printable cards for Father's Day

The Printable Father’s Day Cards He Will Love

The Printable Father's Day Cards He Will Love Is it me, or does Father’s Day always sneak up on you too? After the crazy year we’ve had of COVID and pandemic life, the dads in our lives definitely deserve their own day, as we mothers had our special time in the spotlight.  Over the years, our View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Featured, Gift Guides, IG Links, Printables, Summer

perler bead bowl instructions

Make Your Own Amazing Perler Bead Bowl

Make Your Own Amazing Perler Bead Bowl These bright and cheerful melted Perler bead bowls are so easy a three-year-old can make them! Actually, our three-year-old DID make these. Tomorrow our six and eight-year-olds want to make some too because they felt like they missed out on ALL the View Post

Filed Under: Creative, IG Links, Perler Tagged With: Danish, DIY, Kids, Pin THIS!

LEGO Batman Shadow Box

How to Make an Awesome LEGO Shadow Box

How to Make an Awesome LEGO Shadow Box Looking for a simple way to make a LEGO Shadow Box? You're about to fall head over heels with this easy craft! Our two youngest share a bedroom and OF COURSE, their room is decorated with LEGO everywhere. Their LEGO room was a lot of fun to put together, View Post

Filed Under: Creative, IG Links, LEGO

DIY Amazing Front Porch Decorations For Fall

Create awesome front porch decorations for fall - using the "junk" you own! Upcycled flower pots for the win - a little paint and googly-eyes do the trick! DIY Amazing Front Porch Decorations For Fall The start of fall is one of my favorite times of the year. We anxiously await the coolness in the View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Fall/ Autumn, Life Style

How to Make Friendly Halloween Spider Tea Lights

These adorable Halloween spider tea lights are perfect for a not-too-spooky Halloween party or simply fun decorations to make with your kids! How to Make Friendly Halloween Spider Tea Lights What do you do when your toddler decides to take an early nap, all of a sudden giving you a few hours of View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Fall/ Autumn, Life Style

DIY Adorable Halloween Bat Wreath

It sure is a challenge when you have to out-do last year's awesome Halloween wreath. We went from a spider, to this year making a cute Halloween bat wreath. DIY Adorable Halloween Bat Wreath "Mama, remember the awesome spider we had on the front door last year? What cool thing are you going to View Post

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13 Cute and Quirky Pine Cone Crafts

13 Cute & Quirky Pine Cone Crafts The kids and I recently went for an evening walk along their favorite route: through a nature preserve. Thankfully, I had correctly planned ahead and brought along a bag. Yes, our kids are gatherers by nature, so wherever we go, they collect. Kids (and View Post

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DIY Danish Christmas Heart Craft. These adorable felt hearts are a wonderful way to give a gift card, small present or handmade ornament! Fun to make with kids.

How to Make a Woven Danish Christmas Heart Craft

My childhood Christmas memories came flooding back with this Danish woven Christmas Heart craft. They make adorable handcrafted ornaments and they are fun way to give a gift card. Woven Danish Christmas Heart Craft Christmas is about upholding and creating traditions. Every year families bring out View Post

Filed Under: Creative, Hygge, Printables, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, Crafts, Danish, DIY, Heart, Pin THIS!, Printable

How to make the most awesome LEGO blanket. This blanket is an instant hit with children, adult fans of LEGO and kids with sensory processing issues.

How to Make The Most Awesome LEGO Blanket

How to Make the Most Awesome LEGO Blanket I hear the sound of eager little footsteps jumping down the stairs. The pitter-patter continues through the living room. I think “wait for it, wait for it…” - as expected, like clockwork, Jordan enters the room much more stealth-like than his descent down View Post

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LEGO display shelf

How to Make a LEGO Minifigure Display Shelf

How to Make a LEGO Minifigure Display Shelf Our house is drowning in LEGO Minifigures. I am constantly finding yellow heads in our laundry, little body-less plastic pants in our beds, and tiny swords get sucked up by the vacuum cleaner weekly. We are slowly being invaded by these little quirky View Post

Filed Under: Creative, LEGO, Life Style Tagged With: Danish, DIY, LEGO, Pin THIS!

LEGO flag wreath

How to Make the Most Awesome LEGO Wreath

How to Make the Most Awesome LEGO Wreath I am wide awake while everyone around me is happily snoring. My mind is racing a million miles an hour. I have a love/ hate relationship with my brain when this happens. There is an idea brewing in my head and it just won’t stop nagging me. I MUST CREATE! I View Post

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pineapple themed planter

Learn How to Make This Festive Pineapple Planter

Learn How to Make This Festive Pineapple Planter This DIY pineapple planter is a surefire way to bring some brightness and fun into your home. Plus, it's really simple to create, too! I'm not even going to claim that I have a green thumb. As much as I want to, I can pretty much say with View Post

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