Hi Everyone! Welcome back to the second week of our Light and Reflections series! Last week, we explored light and art with our Melted Pony Beads and Tissue Paper Sun-catchers. This week, we worked with melted pony beads again, but, unlike last week, we used clear beads and put our sun-catchers on the light table as "puppets." What you'll need: Clear Pony beads Cookie cutters Oven continue reading...
Magic Love Notes: Secret Messages for Kids When a Parent is Away
Hi There! This morning we dropped my husband off at the airport. He'll be gone for five days at a conference. It may not seem like a long trip to you, or perhaps it does, but the length of time doesn't matter for a child - they almost always miss their parents. I knew it was going to be hard for my daughter to have him away, so my husband took five minutes to make these magic love notes for continue reading...
Melted Pony Bead and Tissue Paper Suncatcher
Hi Everyone! I'm excited to launch our Light and Reflections series this morning! Each Monday in November, we will be posting about different ways to use light and reflections as a tool for learning. This week, we are focusing on art - whether that be painting, music, collages, etc. After viewing these ladies' blogs (And Next Comes L, Racheous, and Where Imagination Grows), I was really continue reading...
Mixing Dramatic Play with Science: Erupting Cupcakes!
Hi There! It's been a busy week for my family. We are preparing for my husband to leave for a conference, my son is seconds away from being able to crawl, and my daughter is still on a high from going trick-or-treating! This past week, I wanted some uninterrupted time with my daughter to play. I've been dying to open a cupcake shop with her (since she wants to be a baker when she grows up) continue reading...
DIY Glitter and Pipe Cleaner Wooden Peg Fairies
I could just hug our peg fairies. They are so sweet and simple to make. We paired our fairies with a pumpkin fairy house and it inspired hours of play. The nice thing about this project is that it's quick to make and quick to dry, so little one's can start playing right away. I'm just glad I knew what to look for at the store... We started off with a three wooden pegs from Michael's continue reading...
Noodle and Glitter Pumpkin
Hi Everyone! I'm quickly trying to share this post before Halloween is officially over! L and I worked hard on carving this little beauty, adding skewers, threading colored noddles, and topping it all off with glitter and a crown. It's a perfectly adorable (or, scary according to my husband ;-)) pumpkin for your porch! We started with L drawing the shapes for the pumpkin face. I carved continue reading...
DIY Cupcake Clip for Kids
Hi Everyone! For my family, it's all about Halloween AND Pinkalcious this week! We are throwing a Giveaway that you can enter here and, let's just say, it's super tasty :) The book and the giveaway inspired me to make this DIY cupcake clip my daughter. We will make more for her friends that are coming to our Pinkalicious party - I can't wait! A big thank you to my awesome sister in law who continue reading...
How to Throw a Fun and Easy Pinkalcious Party!
Hi Everyone! We recently had a giveaway on this blog for 2 Pinkalicious cupcake cookbooks - congrats to the winners! The best part was that we threw a perfectly Pinkalicious party for my daughter and her friends. Here's the details from our party:I started with just a few simple decorations including this cute paper plate center piece. I took one of my large Pinkalicious themed plates and continue reading...
Pumpkin Hide and Seek!
Hi there :) We are getting back into the groove after we visited family this past weekend. We traveled with two adults, two kids, and two kittens - and, survived! Over the course of the weekend, my daughter barely let her Nana out of her sight. When Nana had to leave to pick up my daughter's Great-Grandy, I decided to help the time pass with a quick game of pumpkin hide and seek! When I continue reading...
Spooky Storytime Silhouettes for Halloween
Hi everyone! As much as I've tried, it's taken me a week to get a new post up! But, we worked on this little project last week and we have been enjoying playing with them ever sense. Although it's no secret that my daughter is weary of all things spooky, she also adores a great story. I wanted to put her in the driver's seat (so to speak) as we told spooky stories. As the storyteller, she continue reading...