I'm thrilled to share how to make wings at Happily Ever Mom today! My four-year-old would wear wings all day long if she could.  Because she loves everything pretend play and fairies too, wings are a staple in her wardrobe.  After lugging groceries bags home one day {when I forgot the totes}, we decided to make into a quick and easy art project that I knew my daughter would love to wear! continue reading...

I vividly remember the Columbine shooting. I was terrified.  I read everything that I could about the shooting as if I'd find some kind of answer: Why did he do it?  What was the motivation?  Will it happen again?  Was he crazy? How did those kids feel when it happened?  Will it happen to me? I just couldn't stop myself from wondering and searching.  You see, I was in high school myself and it continue reading...

Today, I'm thrilled to share my tips for taking better photos of baby. While I love dreaming up fun activities for babies, I love taking better photos of my babies even more.  Since I've joined up with the ultimate guide to baby milestones, I was inspired to share how to preserve baby's first year through some easy photography tips.  Grab your camera {whatever you use} and get ready to start continue reading...

Today, I'm thrilled to share this simple very hungry caterpillar activity. If you're like me, then you've probably read, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, book more times than you can count.  I certainly love the book, but I always struggled to come up with great activities and crafts to go along with it.  After grabbing a stack of foam sheets, I was inspired to make this super simple, reusable continue reading...

We have pony bead suncatchers scattered throughout our house. I think my obsession with suncatchers is because I love to open up windows in the house and let the light inside.  We have done melted pony bead suncatchers and touch and feel suncatchers for my baby, but our bug pony bead suncatcher is our new family favorite <--they are just too cute! continue reading...

There were a few things that I kept in mind when we had our second child to make baby part of the family. I truly believed (and still do) that giving baby a voice in the family would help him to bond and play with his older sister. Here are my quick tips for building sibling relationships with a new baby. continue reading...

April has come to a quick close and it's time to think about our monthly goals. Our monthly goals from last month were focused on my kid's birthday party.  My daughter turned four and we just finished celebrating last weekend.  It was a day that we were surround by wonderful friends and awesome family (while missing the ones who weren't with us, too).  There was a lot of love and celebrating continue reading...

My baby loves sand. But, I've never been a big fan of sand myself.  While we do have a small sandbox for my kids outside, I wanted to bring sand play inside for rainy days and long days indoors.  We made an edible rainbow for him and since that was such a hit, I wanted to come up with a quick and easy edible sand recipe that would be easy to clean up, too. The best part is that it takes only continue reading...

We love chalk art. The i Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival comes through our city in May.  The Santa Barbara mission hosts crowds of people each Spring to see the amazing chalk art that local artists create.  Last year, we loved seeing the artwork and we can't wait to see them again this year. We've done process art before, but we couldn't wait to try street painting in our own back continue reading...