Valentine’s Day Round-up

January 25, 2021January 24, 20214 Comments

Good morning! It’s been a couple of weeks since I have been here! Life has been a little crazy since the new year started. Not just in world news, but in our little family too. We are all okay, but we have had some stressful times. And now, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! It’s the perfect time to show a little extra love to those we care about.

I thought I would share some of the past ideas from the blog. If I can get some things together, I will show you next week, what I will be sharing with my friends for Valentine’s Day.

It’s A Valentine Tablescape-Set a pretty table to celebrate with your family.

Vintage Valentine Tablescape– Here is another tablescape using some vintage pieces.

Cute Valentine Printable– This is a cute little printable card to pass out to your friends…or pets!

Recycled Hardware Heart– Looking for a craft project? Go through your stash or hit the thrift store and see what you can create!

Faux Flower Heart- Here is a craft using Dollar Tree flowers!

Ombre’ Wooden Heart– Another craft idea with Dollar Tree items.

Gum and Candy Basket- Here’s a cute way to give some special treats to your special someone!

Valentine Pixi-Stix Flower Vase– Or maybe you want a special vase to give some flowers to someone!

I Love You Wooden Blocks– Another easy craft project for you!

Stamped Heart Treat Bag– One last idea for a goodie bag! (Scroll to the end of the post for the how-to)

I hope you enjoyed this round-up and found some ideas! I would love to hear about what you do for Valentine’s Day!

Backyard Camping Crafts and Activities

July 27, 2020July 26, 2020Leave a comment

Good morning everyone! I know I haven’t been posting as often, but I have been busy with stuff around the house. Most things have been simple projects, nothing really to blog about, but I think I will take some pictures, just to show you what I have been up to!

Today I have a special guest post for you all to enjoy! Back in February, we shared Gabrielle’s valentine printables. We have some new summer printables for you today. My family went camping a couple of weekends ago, and while I don’t have any little children, we still had fun with these!

Here’s Gabrielle:

Summer is finally here and backyard camping is super popular. You don’t have to leave the safety of your own yard to enjoy some camping-themed fun in the sun. Of course, no “camping trip” would be complete without plenty of activities. Below, check out some printable crafts and activities to get you started. You’ll be creating summer memories before you know it!

Creative Nature Collage Critters

Use natural materials found in your backyard to make creative critters. Collect flowers, twigs, leaves, and more to design unique-looking animals. All you need is some glue and imagination! You can download these printable animal faces here.

Campfire Story Activity

Have some laughs together by taking turns storytelling based on random story elements. All you need is a single die, the story creation sheet, and your creative mind. Each person rolls the die 5 times, circling whichever story elements correspond with the number rolled under each category. Download this printable story activity here.

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Sensory Scavenger Hunt

Discover the hidden wonders of your own backyard using your senses. Download this printable sensory scavenger hunt here.

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Constellation Connect-the-Dots

Connect the dots of some favorite constellations to prepare for stargazing. You can color in the constellations, making them as bright and elaborate as you would like. When the stars become visible at night, you can find the constellations together with your knowledge gained by drawing them. Download this connect-the-dots activity here.

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Thank you so much Gabrielle! These are so cute and fun!

Okay, now I will show you our versions! My girls and I each created a collage critter. We gathered our supplies from around our campsite and then started gluing our pieces on. I love how different each one was!

Next, we did the story time activity. Um, I found out we are NOT very good story tellers! Haha! We had a story about a Ship Captain and a Vampire struggling to rule the kingdom in the middle of the dessert, a Witch and a Detective battling to save the world, and lastly, a Werewolf and a Detective in an adventure to solve a mystery on the ocean!

Lastly, we did the scavenger hunt. We divided into two teams and set a timer for 5 minutes. We tried to find each thing on the list and take a picture of it. We got one point for each item, but if we had the same answer, neither one got a point. It was interesting to see what we each came up with for our answers!

Can you guess which category each of these pictures went with? Scan over each picture to see the answer!

Fuzzy

warm

spotted

shiny

bird eats

This was so much fun to do together as a family! Thank you again Gabrielle for sharing these activities with all of us!

Here are a few other posts you might be interested in!

Easy St. Patrick Day Ideas

March 16, 2020March 15, 2020Leave a comment

Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day! Are you ready? Do have your green on? I found a few simple and quick ideas you can still get done before tomorrow!

This is such a cute idea for your kiddos! I would have done this with my preschoolers, but it’s good for older kids too.

Kids love to marble paint! And every design looks great! Add a little gold glitter to look even more festive!

Looking for some snacks? This looks delicious!

I actually made this one for my Bunco group! They loved it! Just be sure to use small cups or buy lots of Skittles! There aren’t many red ones in the bag.

Maybe you need a little healthier snack? I love the rainbow!

Or maybe all green!

Here is a cute wreath to hang on your door or in your house. And it’s all made from the Dollar Tree!

This banner is adorable! I love the sparkly shamrocks!

Here’s a free printable for you to enjoy too!

I hope you have a lovely green day!!

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Cute Valentine’s Day Printable

February 7, 2020February 6, 20201 Comment

Good morning! I hope everyone is doing well this week! We are just a week away from Valentine’s Day and we could not be more excited!

We have a special featured guest post for you this week. Gabrielle from Siege Media was kind enough to send us this cute printable to share with you! I hope you enjoy the printable and her little post.

Valentine’s Day is coming up fast, and it’s the perfect time to share love and appreciation for each other. There’s nothing better than spending quality time with your family and enjoying a festive activity together. These folding heart cards are easy to create and provide just enough space for customization.

To get started, print out several of the cards below. Don’t forget to print front-to-back to make sure the pattern is on both sides. Cozy up in some pajamas, play your favorite music, and get crafting! You can also turn the activity into a fun pajama party and play some games, too. You’ll be making Valentine’s Day memories before you know it.

I downloaded the printable and did it myself. I made each of my kitties a cute little Valentine! Neither of them were super thrilled with receiving a piece of paper but they were mostly good sports about taking photos. I made the heart envelopes on cardstock to make sure they were more stable.

Click here to download the printable card.

Gifts to Print for You!

November 27, 2019November 26, 20192 Comments

Good morning! I hope everyone is ready for Thanksgiving! I cannot believe that it is tomorrow! I still have some baking to do before the big turkey day, so I better get going on that…

Welcome to the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications and Erlene of My Pinterventures Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers!

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This blog post is about printables. We have 4 different printables for you today and I hope that you enjoy them. They were fun to make!

The first printable I have is actually from a previous blog post for the 2019 Christmas Blog Hop post. This printable is a Christmas To Do Coloring Page. This is a cute Christmas tree with ornaments on it. Some of the ornaments have Christmas activities that you can do and others are empty to put your own Christmas activities in. Click on the link below to download the printable and use it yourself!

Christmas To Do Coloring Page

The other printables that we have are all gift tags. There are three different kinds of tags for your Christmas gifts. There are blue circular tags that fold over so you can hide the to and from on the inside. The second tags are pink (my favorite) with cute little pink Christmas trees on the front and the third ones are silver with little black reindeer. These are all easy to punch a hole in to tie a ribbon through it.

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Gift Tags 2

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And that’s it! It’s not very much, but we enjoyed putting this all together. I know I personally will be using the Christmas To Do List because it’s a great way to keep my Christmas organized. And I will definitely use the pink tags for all of my Christmas gifts. Let me know if you are going to be using any of these for your Christmas!

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