During our snow days last week the boys and I made Valentines for some very special people. After browsing Pinterest for inspiration, I knew I wanted to do something using the boys’ hands and feet, but also not overly complicated or time consuming. What You Need: -Pink and red acrylic paint -Paintbrush -Cardstock What To Do: 1. Using the paint brush, draw an “L” and “E” on the paper and let it dry completely. Note: If you’re doing this with two kids, I suggest doing the handprint for the older kids and footprint for the younger. Bigger kids have bigger feet which might not fit on the paper and have…
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A Mustache Themed Baby Shower
A few weekends ago I attended a baby shower for my friend Melissa. We’ve been friends since middle school so it’s neat to celebrate all the big things in life together now. Her shower was an mustache theme and it turned out so cute! It was great seeing old friends from high school and getting to play around with hairy mustaches:) Sorry the pics are such low quality, the lightening in the room wasn’t the greatest. The momma to be and I.
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DIY Paint With Ice Cubes
What better time to update our Summer Bucket list now that we’re officially in the heart of fall. Better late than never right? To read the original bucket list click here. Glow in the dark sticks in the bathtub. This one is for Ben although somehow I think the kid inside of J might also want to do this. Go camping. Even if it’s in our own backyard. Have a picnic. This one may need to be indoors if it doesn’t get below 100 soon. Make an obstacle course out of paper streamers. Fly a kite. Paint with ice cubes. Have a spray water bottle fight. Go on a picture scavenger hunt. Go…
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DIY Burlap Banner
Want to know the great thing about baby showers? Besides the soon to be born baby and teeny tiny clothes baby showers also come with lots of projects and recipes. So without further adieu, here’s another one! Once again, Jennifer was my inspiration for this DIY banner. The best part was that I already had all the materials except for the ribbon so this cost me next to nothing to make! What You Need: -Burlap (I have no idea how much since I already had some left over. I would say a yard depending on how big or small you want to make it) -1 Sheet card stock or cardboard…
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“Owl”dorable Cupcakes
Remember this post about the Owl themed baby shower I threw? Today I’ve got the tutorial so you can recreate these cute cupcakes whenever you want. What You Need: -1 package of Oreo cookies -1 bag of plain M&M’s -Box of chocolate cake mix -Can of chocolate icing What To Do: 1. Make the cupcakes according to the directions on the box and frost when cooled. 2. Un-twist the Oreo cookies. One side of the cookie should have icing on it, the other will be plain. 3. Break the cookie without the frosting in half. It doesn’t matter if the cookie doesn’t break evenly, you won’t really be able to…