It is Spring Break which means I have been trying very hard to keep the kids occupied without electronics (TV or Kindle). The Princess pointed out our house lacks of St. Patrick’s Day Decor and we needed to make some. I told her to come up with some ideas and we would make it. The … Continue reading
Last week I needed an easy idea for my Girl Scout Troop, we are currently working on our Inventors Badge. I wanted something that would make the girls think outside the box. As with all my projects it had to be easy and cool, going with the “season” is a bonus. I was using my … Continue reading
The princess has wanted to make a “real” bird feeder for quite sometime now. Last week we finally made one using a recycled bottle (Bacardi Bahama Mama Bottle – a thick plastic bottle is what you are looking for) and a wooden spoon. The decorating process was a no brainer for my daughter she … Continue reading
The Fourth of July is tomorrow which means we needed to get some Patriotic Items for our cook out done. I had quite a bit scrap fabric laying around and the princess has been asking to make stuff with it. She suggested we make 4th of July decorations because it would be pretty and fun. … Continue reading
The three dreaded words of summer vacation… MOM, I’m Bored! I heard that every day last week, even on the days we went to the pool. Growing up is so different now than when I was a kid. For example I had kids to play with no one went to summer camp meaning there were … Continue reading
Booga kept saying, “Mom we need Leprechauns to live in our house.” Mom put her thinking cap on and decided to make a Leprechaun Clothes Pin. Materials: Clothes Pin Pencil Craft Paint in Assorted Colors Paint Brush Fine Tip Permanent Marker Small Google Eyes (optional)
St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday so I have been trying to create some fun St. Patrick’s Day projects with Booga. We decided to make a leprechaun house so we could catch a leprechaun. I built the house because a three year waits for no glue to dry, meaning I hot glued it together to expedite the process. … Continue reading
I have been trying to get Booga a little more active in the arts and crafts because I find myself comparing what I did with the Princess to what I have done or not done with Booga. The biggest difference between the two is the Princess was far more interested and listened far better than … Continue reading
We actually made our own Valentine’s this year (I am as shocked as y’all are) they were extremely easy and they are fun with no candy (mean I know). Materials: Construction Paper Red and Black Scissors Craft Sticks White Glue Packing Tape Pens to write message on the Valentine Note I free handed my lips … Continue reading
My children like most children are a tad obsessed with Angry Birds, Booga especially if he could have an Angry Bird drive a Train it would be the greatest thing ever. I have been really trying to do more projects with Booga but he has the attention of a 3 year old boy (imagine that) … Continue reading
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