This past weekend we threw a last birthday and farewell party for Olive and Charlie. Since it was so close to Halloween, Bee thought it’d be fun to do a Little Red Riding Hood theme and it worked out perfectly because the kids were so into the costume!
It’s going to be a strange Halloween this year but it doesn’t mean we can’t still have fun and share some goodies! This no fuss, hands off favor will not only keep your treats clean but sure to please everyBODY!
Never worry about getting your plates back after a get-together! Click read more to see this in action!
We almost always make some sort of rice krispy treats for most of our celebrations. This one was to mimic cake pops. Tru helped roll the shapes into circles and quickly stick a mini straw in before it hardened. The plastic straws all didn’t stick too well- paper straws or wooden sticks would have been better.
Instead of a traditional card, Tru wrote each of his classmates name on the colored pencils. He loved using the white sharpie paint pens and it ended up looking super cute!
One year candy was banned for Valentines! So we got creative and wrapped up our treats to look like candy. We happened to be in Chinatown few weeks before for Lunar New Year celebrations so we grabbed a box of these snappers. The color went perfectly with the packaging so I was happy.
This was one of my favorite Valentine’s we did together. I had little tru make 1 design with black marker. I sized it so 4 can fit onto 1 letter size sheet. I scanned and set up a sheet to make prints from my laser printer. Before trimming I had him do shades of pink watercolor swashes. Each sheet was different and messier the better! This worked great because the little ones feel like they had a big part of the making. Also, since it’s black and white you can have your child write their friends name in black and it looks like each was hand made!
Paperlesspost asked me to share about some tips about kids parities and one of my favorite ones came to mind. Last year we weren’t able to do a proper birthday party with a cake and decor. So we decided on a big play date at the park with a fun Oreo challenge.
Sharing today how to make paper flowers in small mini sizes but how they can easily translate into giant ones.
Gift-purse bag for your next par-tay. See how paper bags and coffee filters get all dressed up!
I used to make these cards for my friends back in my college days. Nowadays, my little crafter and I have fun making them. Hope you will too!
It’s always hard to figure out how to make it fun gifting money or a gift card. This DIY video was inspired by what we made for Father’s day. We got big Tru an annual membership for citibike and didn’t know how best to present it so came up with this idea!
This is a fun and simple horseshoe game that is easy to craft with your kids. They’ll want to play this long after St. Patrick’s Day is over! (via Hellobee)
Create simple St. Patrick’s Day head decor for boys and girls using toilet paper rolls and felt fabrics! This easy shamrock headband and mini leprechaun hat each took around 5-10 minutes to craft, and your babes are sure to look adorable wearing them! (via Hellobee)
This easy good luck garland adds a little sparkle to your front door on St. Patrick’s Day. It also makes a great gift because who couldn’t use a little extra luck! (via Hellobee)
Download PDF here. I made 2 sizes- 1 full page for a print and 1 that can be folded like the card shown. No scissors or tape needed. Easy Peasy!
To celebrate Lunar New Year, we had a craft day at Tru's class to make these cupcake liner fortune cookies. Each child wrote their own fortune we used hot glue to make the shape of the cookies. This would also make for a fun Valentine's Gift!
This was a fun project I did with Hellobee for Parents Magazine. They sent me a white Ikea changing table and I had to turn it into something that can be used post baby needs. Read the full post here!
These can hold napkins or eggs! Either way they make a fun addition to your Easter table.
Brown paper packages wrapped up with custom tape… a few of my favorite things!