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Mummy Eyeball Wreath Tutorial

Here it is the Eyeball Wreath now cleverly named the Mummy Eyeball Wreath because my ideas seem to morph into something new.  The original idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while I had recently found an old sketchbook with a bunch of doodles, one was for an eyeball wreath.  My original … Continue reading →

Tie Dye Pumpkin Shirts

I saw this idea in October 2009 Family Fun Magazine I have wanted to do this ever since.  I personally have no Halloween shirts (sad but true!)  Last year tie dying anything was out of the question my son was a month old any free time I had was dedicated to sleeping.  My daughter and … Continue reading →

10/10/10 – A Brief Weekend Summary

So the only reason I wanted to post something today was because it was 10/10/10.  We had a fantastic crafty weekend, complete with a Dollar Store run!  Dollar Store Score The coolest Dollar Store Score EVER!  A gumball machine that I filled with CANDY CORN!!!  I LOVE CANDY CORN! We did a Family Craft which … Continue reading →

Shortbread Cookies

We (the kids and I) made Halloween Shortbread Cookies on Sunday.  I really wanted cookies so I pulled out my (very old) Betty Crocker cookbook (1960 – it was my grandma’s cookbook that she gave to me when I went to college).  This makes about 2 dozen cookies. Pumpkin, Bat, Cat, and Frankenstein Cookie Cutters … Continue reading →

Hand Bats!

I was flipping through the most recent Oriental Trading Catalog and saw the cutest little hand bats.  I thought is would be perfect for the kids (a little messy but still fun!)  It would also give my daughter a chance to practice cutting (THUMBS UP!) Materials:2 Sheets of white paperBlack Finger PaintSponge Brushpaper platescissorsglue stick*Glitter*Glitter … Continue reading →

Warhol Inspired Wall Art

Now that I am back to the land of the living after my battle with the Savannah Crud (yes, that is the technical name for it) I wanted to do a project with my son.  I was looking back through some of my Arts & Activities Magazines and I came across a project in the … Continue reading →

Pre-K Homework Fun…

Pre-Kindergarten Homework?  Well not exactly, at least for my daughter but homework for me.  I guess I missed that Memo in Mom School stating “You will have school every night when your child is in Pre-K.”  It is the little things such as writing the alphabet, holding your pencil correctly, your child learning and recognizing … Continue reading →

Vegan Applesauce – Oatmeal Cookies!

I really wanted to make cookies for my daughter to partake of after school. One major problem I had no butter and no shortening! So I once again Googled something: no butter or shortening cookie recipe.  Low and behold I found one that I had all the ingredients too! Applesauce-Oatmeal Cookies   3 c. oatmeal1 … Continue reading →

Portfolio for Youngsters

My daughter loves to paint, draw and color, so much that our fridge is an over crowded art gallery.  I decided to take my daughters pictures and trim them to 8 1/2″ x 11″ and put them in a spare three ringed binder with plastic sheets.  Not only can she look through all of her … Continue reading →