As my children get older and older, they seem to make bigger and bigger messes. My husband and I have been trying to teach our children the value of working and helping with the chores around the house. To help organize the house cleaning and to teach my kids responsibility, I created a free printable job chart for my own personal use AND to share with you! I included the basic tasks of cleaning up the dishes after dinner and getting the kitchen cleaned up. Next to each task is a blank ... [ Read More ]
Panda Bear Food Art
I'm convinced that whoever said not to play with your food had no idea what they were talking about. If you look creatively at your food, you can make fun food art for your kids, or even yourself! I decided to take one of my favorite foods, California ripe olives, and make a fun after-school snack to surprise my kids. Last week was their first week back to school, and they have all been starving by the time we get home! If there's one thing my kids can't resist, it's olives! They love to ... [ Read More ]
Turkey Hummus Wraps + A Summer Party
Thank you to Pacific Foods for sponsoring this summer wraps recipes post. As always, all opinions are 100% mine. With summer nearing an end, I decided it a fun pool party needed to happen. What better way to say goodbye to summer than with swimming with family and friends and enjoying great food? I made some delicious Turkey Hummus Wraps and some Southwest Chicken Wraps that were the star of the show that I wanted to share with you today! I wanted my party food to be light and easy since ... [ Read More ]
Kermit the Frog Paper Lanterns
This Muppets craft is sponsored by Disney and Blueprint Social. As always, all ideas and opinions are 100% mine. I fondly remember sitting down with my family as a child once a week after bath time for the Muppets Show. We looked forward to the show every week, and would have so much fun laughing together as a family! Today's project features one of my favorite Muppets characters, plus a new character from Disney's new movie, Muppets Most Wanted. These Kermit the Frog Paper Lanterns are ... [ Read More ]
Easy DIY Confetti
Have you ever tried making your own confetti? You don't have to spend countless hours punching out holes, or resort to buying the cheap stuff at the store that doesn't match your color scheme. Today I'm going to show you how to make easy DIY Confetti! I wanted to make confetti circles in a bunch of pretty colors and in all different-sized circles. Watch how easy this is... First, I pulled out my trusty Big Shot die cut machine, and then the new Tim Holtz Confetti Sizzlets die. I ... [ Read More ]
Popsicle Stick Bracelets
Did you know that you can bend popsicle sticks to make cute popsicle stick bracelets? I'm so excited to share this easy and cheap craft with you today! These are SO easy, and cost just pennies each. They are the perfect craft to do with your kids, or as a camp, church, or school craft because they can be made so quickly... and did I mention that they're so cheap to make?! ;) There's not much hand-on time to make these, but there is some hands-off waiting time involved, ... [ Read More ]