I needed to think of some way to keep track of my daughter’s lunch/snack menu for the week. The only real criteria I had was that it had to be easy enough that she could do it herself because it is her lunch and she has a right to pick a healthy lunch/snack. Also needed … Continue reading
I have mentioned my giant box of Craft Sticks before and believe it or not I will have to replenish my supply shortly. My daughter starts school on Monday so she only has a couple more days of being “crafty” with mom. Today I wanted to do something simple and fun. My daughter loves puzzles. … Continue reading
Today’s craft project was all about Ladybugs! Before we started I looked up information on Ladybugs, so we could all learn something about Ladybugs (which aren’t really bugs they are beetles). Here are the two websites I read to my daughter about Ladybugs:National GeographicEverything About Ladybugs Once we had our fill of knowledge we made … Continue reading
I know I haven’t been posting a lot of new crafty projects lately primarily because my 11 month old has been a bit of a handful and doesn’t believe in naps! He finally took a half way decent nap and my daughter and I got to work! I have been saving old DVD/CD for a … Continue reading
So my daughter is getting ready for Pre-K in a couple of weeks and one of the things I have been thinking about is how am I going to keep her lunch cool. We have one ice pack that Jeff takes to work everyday and when it starts to thaw it leaks blue goo. Personally, … Continue reading
Last year for Christmas I wanted the Princess to make Jeff something really, really special but it had to be with stuff I had. I had craft sticks lots and lots of Craft Sticks. I did a Google Search for Craft Stick Projects and came up with a Craft Stick Trinket Box (Family Fun). This … Continue reading
This morning I thought I would recap one of my crazy ideas from last year making cardboard doll furniture. I had this idea after my daughter’s high chair, stroller, and crib were recalled for lead contamination. I did some research on how to make cardboard furniture and how I wished I knew French. I found … Continue reading
Every year we get cheap, ugly advertisement magnets on our phone books, I never want to throw them away because I always say I’m going to do something with them. This morning I got inspired, I was cleaning and I came across some of the PrincessE’s paintings and decided to stop what I was doing … Continue reading
Every year a friend of ours has a costume party for his business’s anniversary party. This year the theme is 9 – you can interpret it anyway possible. So we rented Plan 9 from Outer Space… it was a horribly awesome movie. It was super cheesy and I loved it! I made a cheesy UFO … Continue reading
Origami and I are mortal enemies but every now and then I actually do something right. I made a book. I can’t remember where I originally found the instructions to do it but I retyped everything from my experience and added a PDF for everyone to share. My book was a quick thing I made … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 