Celebrate

From homemade birthday parties to seasonal crafts, here is our collection of play ideas for celebrating!

Chalk Pastel Hearts

Still have time for a little Valentine crafting? I’m sharing a fun chalk pastel hearts project at Make and Takes this week – if you and your kids have never played with chalk pastels, this is a great beginner project. And, if you’re all hearted-out, try the technique with a different shape! Head over to [...]

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Despicable Me 2 Valentine Printable

Happy Friday! My friend Marie of Make and Takes is sharing a super-cute Valentine freebie featuring those silly minions from the movie, Despicable Me. Did you know the sequel, Despicable Me 2, is coming out this July? My girls can’t wait to see what crazy antics those minions are up to next! If you’re still [...]

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Merry, Merry!

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Glittery Initial Ornaments

My girls love making ornaments, especially when glitter is involved! We enjoyed making these super-simple glittery initial ornaments for ourselves, and to tie on packages for friends and cousins. Supplies: Wood letters, or letters cut from cardboard (such as cereal/cracker boxes) Glue Glitter! Before adding the glitter, paint your letters if you like – we [...]

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Advent Activity Cards

Our family has done an activity advent calendar for years. My girls (ages 8 and 10) still get so excited to open a door of our wooden house and pull out an activity card (along with a treat, usually). It’s definitely one of the highlights of December. There are so many amazing advent calendar tutorials [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello! How are you? Are you hustling and bustling this week, or having some downtime? We are lucky enough to be taking the downtime route, along with a sprinkling of tidying, project-making, and wish-list writing. Tomorrow, we get to share a delicious meal and visit with family and the girls are quite excited for the [...]

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50 States Birthday Party

Way back in July, Delaney celebrated her 8th birthday with a 50 States Party. A few years ago, The Scrambled States of America became a favorite read-aloud. Since then, Delaney has been fascinated with learning all about the states. So, a 50 states party it was! Decorations I kept the decorations pretty simple. The late [...]

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Hanging Spider Treat Pockets

Create a simple spider pocket to hang on a doorknob or hook – it’s the perfect place to stash a few surprises or treats for your child! Supplies: • Paper plate – cut in half, holes punched around the edge • Paint – any color; we used purple with black glitter mixed in • Paper [...]

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10 Ways to Celebrate the First Day of Summer

Even though it has felt like summer for a while, we’re getting ready to officially welcome summer this Wednesday. We love to celebrate the summer solstice with some sunny crafts, snacks, and stories. Here are a few things we would like to do this week: 1. Play with paint and make sunshine monoprints :: my project [...]

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Father’s Day Crossword Puzzle Card

Happy Saturday! I wanted to pop in here for a minute and share our Father’s Day card with you. The girls and I made a personalized crossword puzzle for Dad. They had such a fun time thinking of ideas and clues all about their dad. We used the Criss-Cross Puzzle Maker at Discovery Education. We [...]

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