November 2010

Origami Turkeys

Here’s a little something for the big kids to help the little kids make for Thanksgiving – origami turkeys! The origami turkey is folded like a swan. We used a great origami swan photo tutorial at Marcel’s Kid Crafts. We used 6″ squares of construction paper, which is a little hard to fold, but worked [...]

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Turkey Doodles

My girls love those doodle-style coloring books (like these) so I thought they would enjoy making some turkey doodles for Thanksgiving. I made simple turkey body tracers and drew turkeys all over some pieces of white drawing paper. Then, the girls got busy adding eyes, beaks, feathers, and all sorts of other details. They were [...]

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Monday Ramblings

Happy Monday! Hope your Thanksgiving plans are coming together. I am really looking forward to eating some yummy food and relaxing with family. Natalie can’t wait for the cranberry sauce – apparently it’s her favorite! And Delaney is really looking forward to the mini pumpkin cupcakes (muffins) we are taking for dessert – she is [...]

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Simple Yarn Wreaths

I posted these wreaths late in December last year, so I wanted to show them to you again. These yarn wreaths turned out SO cute and were very simple and affordable. I think even young preschoolers would have great success (and fun!) making these. Delaney’s ornaments for gifting this year are these simply adorable yarn [...]

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Give Thanks – Paper Quilt

I wanted to do a project with the girls that would help us focus on gratitude and all the many things we have to be thankful for. Last year, we wrote Thankful Poems and we enjoyed pulling those out and reading them again. We’ve done all sorts of turkey projects in the past, which always [...]

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Gift Idea: Beginner Microscope

I’ve been blogging in secret this week so I can show you some sneak peeks of the girls’ Christmas gifts. We often do at least one joint or family gift, and this year the girls are getting a beginner microscope. We are definitely ready to move beyond magnifying glasses around here. And, after spending a [...]

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Around the House: Weekly Jobs

Okay, so here is the rest of our job chart that you got a peek at when I wrote about our after-dinner jobs. We set this up with two main goals: 1. To give the girls a daily responsibility in addition to after-dinner jobs and nightly room tidying 2. To help my hubby and I [...]

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Teeter-Totter

A big hooray for a dad that says yes to requests for things like impromptu teeter-totters… Hope you find time to play this weekend!

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Gift Idea: Book Series Sampler

Natalie loves reading book series – she’s just like me! I am always looking for new series that will interest her and thought a book series sampler would be a great gift idea for many kids (and even adults) on my list. To make a book series sampler, just gather the first book of 3-5 [...]

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Simple Notepad Holders

Happy November! Our family is hoping to do lots of crafting for the holidays this year, so I’m planning to post tons of ideas for kid-made gifts this month. Time to pull out all those craft supplies and get busy! {Originally posted at Blissfully Domestic, November 2008} We’re already thinking about handmade gifts the girls [...]

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