I won’t call these lava lamps for lack of lighting. I saw this on http://www.quirkymomma.com and thought my babies would appreciate it. They have been begging for the real deal after all. Lol after doing this nifty project I’m probably going to get them some. Anyway, without further ado: Materials: Vegetable oil Country jars Water…
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I am not a winter person AT ALL. Not even a little bit. I grew up in the north, Connecticut to be specific. When I turned 18 I migrated only 3.5 hours to Philadelphia. Winter always sucks in the North. When my husband and I decided to move to Georgia I was SUPER excited because…
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I promise this blog is a lot cleaner than the title sounds ;-). I spent my evening doing a couple of arts and crafts with my husband, son and daughter. I gave them separate crafts to do because I thought my daughter might have found the one I did with her brother a little below…
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I’ve found in my years of motherhood that if you give your children the time and energy they will give it right back. One way I’ve found to connect with my children is much like my mom did with me; art. When I started out doing art projects back when my oldest was a little…
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For months I’d been saying I was going to try to make Puffy Paint with my kids. Problem was, I kept putting it off because of things like…you know…procrastination. I’d seen it on a blog somewhere and immediately thought “O that looks fun.” But as I googled puffy paint I kept coming across all these…
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I’m all about DIY arts and crafts for the kids, but every so often mom gets the urge to create too! One day a few weeks ago my husband purchased a 20 Grand bottle of vodka. Needless to say it was an evening spent with me putting him to bed while he rattled off all…
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So, as I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, I did a few different arts and crafts with the kids over their break from school. This one I’m posting is a really easy one. If your little boys are anything like mine then you know that at 6 years old, action figures are everything and so is…
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DIY Friday is back! So it’s been awhile since I’ve posted a DIY item. I know, I know; I am slacking. So, to make up for my lack of staying on task, over the next few days I will be sharing a few crafts I’ve done with the children over vacation. Today’s craft is making…
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Who knew DIY crafts and laundry could keep a gal away from her blog? I did not blog all weekend because I was too wrapped up in laundry, arts and crafts and sipping Moscato in between screaming children. That was my weekend how about yours? I normally use the weekends to spend time with my…
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Just one of those days. I know, I know the title is super clichéd; but sometimes parenting feels like one big ol’ ironic cliché. Quick recap of my day goes a little something like this: I started babysitting my 4-year-old niece recently. She’s too young to start school but has this ravenous desire to learn.…
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