What Do You Want to Make Today?
The best thing about Halloween is leftover candy, of course, but sometimes you want something a little more — or a little different — from just a candy bar stolen from your kid’s pumpkin bucket. Here’s a fun way to get the kids to hand over some of their loot and to get to eat […]
It’s well documented that sometimes I have an idea for a project and am not really sure how it’s going to turn out. Usually I don’t take pictures at all when I’m doing such a thing, even if I hope to be able to blog about it when it’s done. So it is with this […]
The other morning, after we had been out on a date, the girl woke us up just a little entirely too early. She was totally ready to go and we totally were not. As husband made pancakes, I offered the girl a project I’d been saving for an occasion when I needed something simple to […]
Halloween is a lot of fun, but it can be overwhelming for little kids, who still need bedtime to happen earlier than big kids will want to go inside. This trick or treat table is just the thing to keep your house welcoming even after bedtime. You could also use it as a candy station […]
I know I just wrote about pumpkin crafts last week, but tis the season for lots of fun fall things so I wanted to add a few more in case you’re still looking for ideas to do as we gear up for Halloween or if you’re planning a Halloween party for your kids. If you […]
Through the years the girl has made a lot of great Halloween crafts at school. These are actually just a few of them. I love the yarn-wrapped mummy, of course, and the spider is pretty awesome, too (it’s made out of a Laughing Cow cheese container). Then there are all the pumpkins she painted last […]
I’d been worrying about Halloween for a while. After our trip to Tulsa was sent completely off track by a scary inflatable skeleton, I knew it was going to be a tough day. And it was. Somewhat for the reasons I expected, and somewhat for other reasons. But if I’ve learned one thing while being […]