Easy Acrylic Post-It Note Tutorial

I always like to start the school year out with a simple gift of gratitude for the time and care the teachers of my children will invest in them over the upcoming year. As I see it, if we expect our teachers to give our children their best, we need to let them know how [...]

Colors

Today’s Guest post is,  Naturally Curious Tots: Colors  for more about this, check out Through the Eyes of A Child.

The girls made Colorful Ice Suncatchers! They loved making them! Loved how they turned out and they are so pretty hanging in the tree!
To Make:

I froze different colored ice cubes the night before
I gave [...]

St. Patty’s Day Treasure Boxes

This morning I had no idea what we were going to do for art. Usually, I’m well prepared in advance, having made sure I have supplies and everything….not this week. I’ve been so scattered this week and so, so tired. BUT with St. Patrick’s Day being next week, I decided to have [...]

Guest Post: How to Have a Frugal Valentine’s Day

Thank you to Ellen from ConfessionsofanOverworkedMom for this guest post.
How to have a frugal Valentine’s Day
Ah Valentine’s Day, the day to declare our undying devotion and love to the special someone in our lives. The media would have us believe that the only way we can show our love is by emptying our pocket books [...]

Timberdoodle: Bucket of Bubber

Mel’s Thoughts:What is Bubber, you may ask?  Bubber was actually imported from Sweden and is now sold by Timberdoodle.  Bubber is a type of modeling compound that is very lightweight, colorful, and fun to squish around in your hands.  Honestly, it’d be a great stress reliever.  It has an aroma, similar to Playdoh too, that honestly doesn’t smell [...]

Friday Showcase: Fun Fall Window Silhouettes

We just love fall in our house; it’s such a fun time of year. It’s starting to cool down outside, and it’s getting cozy inside. With fall comes all the fun holidays, like Halloween and Thanksgiving.

I’d been promising Jacob for a while now that we’d make some fun silhouettes for our windows for Halloween. With [...]