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Seasonal Fun

image via Nancy Nikko Design   This February 14th will be the 12th Valentine’s Day my husband and I spend [...]

Despite February 14th still being over a month away, re-posting last year’s shaving cream valentine has opened the Valentine DIY [...]

I can’t believe it’s already Christmas Eve tomorrow.  I used to be one of those people that complained about the [...]

Last year I posted on our newly formed Christmas Eve tradition a few days after the fact.  This year I [...]

I’m over at momtastic this week with a list of 10 awesome things to make this Christmas.   From kid [...]

I promised I’d be back today with ideas for teacher Christmas gifts.  For me, a handmade food-centric gift is the [...]

For some reason, this year I just can’t stop coming up with stocking stuffer ideas.  Maybe it’s because I’m really [...]

Between last year’s Sensory Box and Easy Handmade Gifts for Imaginative Play posts and this year’s DIY dress up box [...]

It’s been a great week and we have a few more winners to announce.  Congrats to Kristen, the winner of [...]

photos via MADE and the rigneys   The popularity of our current giveaway for a 6 month kid craft club [...]

  With two toddlers running around the house, I’m all for the trend of ditching the candy and filling the [...]

December seems to sneak up on me every year, which wouldn’t be too worrisome except it means that I never [...]

Looking for a simple way to commemorate Veteran’s Day with the kids?  I love this flag project from For the [...]

When I polled you guys a few weeks ago on what you’d like to see more of here, one of [...]

Happy Halloween everyone!  We’ve been talking about it for so long I’m sort of wondering what to do with myself [...]