Happy Cinco De Mayo! If you are looking for a fun and simple way to celebrate Cinco De Mayo with children I have a few tips. We have a book we just love and read all the time (even when it isn't Cinco De Mayo). I love everything about this book! I love the illustrations, I love the way it sounds when I read it to Quinn. The word choice and vocabulary is awesome! Sorry, the elementary school teacher and English major in me is coming out. The book is called, Cinco De Mouse-O!. Seriously, how ...
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DIY Magnets
I bought a package of those clear marble rocks when they were on sale at Michael's for $1 a while back now. All along I intended on making magnets, it just took me until now to get around to it. I am going to show you how I made them. There might be a better way or you might prefer to work with different adhesives, but this is how I rocked them. These magnets are so fun and simple. They would make a great Mother's day gift. You could even use photos to personalize them. I used a sheet of ...
Mother’s Day Bouquet
I first did this project with my second grade class. The neighboring teacher, who was super awesome (Beth), taught this lovely craft to me. I just adore it. A fun twist on a bouquet, perfect for Mother's Day or spring. The Supplies (and a stapler, which isn't pictured): You will need to cut the tissue paper into small squares. Then you take your green construction paper. These will be the stems. You can fold the paper either way. You will have to decide if you want short stems ...
Wedding Card Box
Now that we are heading into wedding season, I am sure there are a ton of brides working out the details to their big day. I know when my sister was at the bitter end, she was scrambling to work out a few. One of those was a card box. The card boxes that were available to purchase were expensive and didn't really jive with the feel of her wedding. We ended up making our own card box that felt more like her. We found a mailbox for $9.99 at Walmart. We used masking tape (we were out of ...
How About Them Knobs?
Door knobs people, door knobs! Back in the fall we updated a Goodwill headboard (you can read more about that here) and while we were in spray painting mode we decided to update some hardware in our bedroom as well. I don't know how months and months have gone by and I haven't shared this with you all. The good news is I can tell you that the hardware is holding up really well. Here is shot of the closet door knob before. Yikes! Yeah, apparently at some point we got paint on our closet ...