What Does Your Snow Day Look Like!?! Snow Day Ideas!!
This is what our snow day looks like! I have an apple pie in the oven and the kids are playing in the basement. Laundry, and cleaning the …
Valentines Day Ideas for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Activities In Between!!
Morning Messes :) Here are some great ideas for a fun filled Valentine’s Day! Start your morning off with some love, sprinkle in some …
Use Leftovers for Easy Pizza Bagels
This is a great opportunity to involve your kids in creating meals! One of the easiest crowd pleasers around. We had some extra mini bagels …
Free American Girl Ballerina Pattern
American Girl Ballerina Pattern I am loving this series on American Girl Doll Clothes! I am having fun taking scraps from other projects in …
American Girl Doll Pajama Pattern
18″ Doll Pajama Pattern This is a very basic doll pajama pattern for the intermediate-level sewer. These pajamas will look super cute …
Top Ways to Countdown to Disney
Disney on the brain? Whether you are taking your kids to Disney World for the first time or you have been several, something magical happens …
American Girl Sweater Outfit
Repurposed Doll Clothes Here it is! Our first official post in the new Make It! Mid-Week series. For the next month, we’ll be posting …
Cast Iron Cooking
What was your favorite Christmas present? My favorite present was an enamel covered cast iron pot. I decided to give it a try last night and …
Can You Encourage Someone If You Haven’t Experienced the Same Situation?
Comforting Others I can imagine that we have all experienced situations where a friend or family member is going through something tough. …
Adorable Little Girl Apron
Here’s a pattern for an adorable girls apron. Create a matching one for her 18″ doll too! The apron pictured on the left was …
Repurpose One Sweater into Five Gifts
I have stared and stared at this beautiful sweater that a friend gave me. I didn’t want to donate it to Goodwill, but it was just too …
100 Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas
Handmade gifts are fun, thoughtful and can be very budget friendly! They don’t have to be cheesy or tacky. On the contrary, the …
Gobble, Gobble!! Craft with Gourds
You will never look at gourds the same way again. This is a very easy project to do with kids. By simply taking a gourd and letting the …
Messy Mondays: The Play Room
The dress up area has been my nemeses for ages. Not because it wasn’t picked up today, but this is what is looks like cleaned up!! …
I Once Did Childish Things
Often we, as mother’s become upset when our children do childish things. I am not talking about willful disobedience. I am talking …
Once a Month Cooking: Chicken Tetrazini
This Chicken Tetrazini recipe produced 12 meals $29.20/12 = $2.43 per meal. This was one of the more expensive meals we did because of all …
Best Adult Costumes 2012
Regardless of if you want to go as a couple, by yourself or with kids, check out these photos of the best adult costumes. If you have an …
Best Kids Halloween Costumes 2012
So, here are the best kids costume ideas for 2012. Sorry some of the images are missing heads, but tis the season for headless things, …
Pumpkin Activity Pack
We’re really excited about this fun Fall Pumpkin Pack of activities!! Almost 20 pages chucked full of games, coloring activities, …
Once A Month Cooking: Southwest Vegetarian Bake
Yum! This recipe freezes really well and tastes really good when prepared! Here are the steps for this southwest vegetarian bake: First, I …
Healthy Fruit Smoothie: Use a Magic Bullet or a Blender!
I was recently at my sister’s house and she made the most delicious and healthy fruit smoothie!! She uses the magic bullet like …
Homemade Baking Mixes and Printable Labels
Homemade Baking Mixes In my attempts to save money and streamline my meal planning I decided to investigate homemade baking mixes. I decided …
Once a Month Cooking: Bird’s Nest Pie
Are you ready to have 11 meals ready to go in an hour and a half!! Bird’s Nest Pie (aka a Fancy Spaghetti) is on the menu …
Telling Time
Helping your children learn to tell time is an ongoing process. Space is a commodity around our house, so I really like to get things that …