Am I a bad mom because I loathe having to get out our water table each year? It’s always filthy and has a film of who knows what on it. Not to mention the fact that you pretty much have to clean it after every use in case your kid decides to drink all the water in the table instead of actually playing in it. No, just mine? If you’re like me and hate cleaning ALL the outdoor things, I have a quick 1 minute trick to get rid of the germs and grim. This not only works on water tables, but even lawn and riding toys. I bought this…
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Easy Easter Snack {DIY Carrot}
If you need an easy last minute Easter themed snack to take to your kid’s school or work this is for you! It doesn’t need much of a tutorial but I do have a few tips that might make putting this together even faster. What You Need: -Clear plastic favor bags -Jumbo box goldfish -Printable Easter labels- I used these, but there are several other free ones on Pinterest -Green ribbon What To Do: The key to getting this kind of bag to look like a carrot is to make sure the goldfish get into the corner of the bag like below. Once your bag is filled (fewer fish works better)…
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DIY Gingerbread Man Playdough
With the kids out of school and Christmas quickly approaching, I have one last DIY activity that’s perfect to make while waiting for Santa to visit. Not only is gingerbread man playdough easy to make, it smells heavenly as well! What You Need: -2 cups flour -1/2 cup salt -2 tbsp cream of tartar -1 tbsp cinnamon -1/2 tbsp ginger -2 tbsp vegetable oil – 1 to 1 1/4 cup water What To Do: 1. In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients together. 2. Add the oil and 1 cup of water to the bowl and mix together. If the dough is too dry, add a tbsp of water at…
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“Love” Valentine Using Hand & Foot Prints
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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Ben’s Big Boy Room
Before the baby came, I knew I wanted to update Ben’s room and give it a new look. I also wanted to get rid of his toddler bed and replace it with a bigger bed since he loves for us to lay with him at night. I had pinned a few inspiration photos and the common theme was navy, white, and gray. I fell in love with this bedding from Pottery Barn Kids, but couldn’t justify spending almost $300 for kids bedding. You can imagine how excited I was to find almost the exact same bedding at Target for a fraction of the price. I was able to get the Queen size…