Category: Crafts
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Painted Pumpkins
With small children running around, sometimes it is virtually impossible to accomplish a messy, time-consuming decorative craft like pumpkin cutting (notwithstanding the dangerous tools). Thankfully, when I was growing up, my mom started an awesome tradition of painting pumpkins, and I’m trying my hand at it now too! After years and years of sharing Halloween […]
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Thomas the Steam Engine Costume
My almost-two year old is VERY interested in trains, so I wanted to see if we could make him a Thomas engine to wear for Halloween (I’ll update this post once I have some action shots from Halloween itself). After searching online, I found this simply amazing tutorial!!! I’ve updated some of the printables and […]
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Fall Plate Charger
When we found out that our son was due in mid-November, I realized that we would inevitably have family visiting us during the Thanksgiving holidays. For someone who had ALWAYS traveled to family for Thanksgiving, this became a daunting realization. Fortunately, our visiting family offered to cook the meal itself and, while my mom assured […]
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ABC Fabric Blocks Tutorial
After purchasing foam from a craft store (ridiculously expensive stuff), I saw these blocks at a friend’s house and wanted to try something similar in the colors of our big kids’ room. Using this tutorial, I developed my own tweaks, and here’s how it worked! What I Used: Foam Bread knife Cardboard scrap Fabric scraps […]
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Church Quiet Books
When board books and the contents of mom’s purse weren’t quite cutting it during Mass to keep our then 18 month old engaged, I decided to create a quiet book to help her (and my husband and I) remain calm during our weekly church services. After using it successfully for 3 years and another child, […]
