I love partnering with fun brands that make the ordinary pop with personality. It's not hard to fall in love with Sweetworks especially if you're hardpressed on time or not confident you can decorate a cake. With just a little frosting and all the colorful Sweetworks assortments, you can have a sweet creation that looks fantastic. Circa 2015, my then 8-year-old and 4-year-old created this beautiful floral cake using nothing but ...
Crafts
How to make wood pallet coasters with personality
My oldest insists she doesn't have a creative bone in her body. I, however, love to disagree with her stand and find enough ways to prove to her this is not the case. Our recent craft evening was one such instance. I challenged all three kids to a Supermarket Stakeout styled craft project. Each child could go through my craft drawers and pick any 5 items to make their craft project. No creative boundaries were set. Dottie grabbed the mini ...
How to Make a Sonic the Hedgehog Craft: A Sensory Calm Down Jar
When it was announced Sega's iconic video game character was coming to life on the big screen, in CGI form, redesigned, the buzz intensified. Would the movie live up to the status Sonic the Hedgehog held in the hearts of many, or would it be yet another video game movie that was best left untouched? My family's vote is unanimous. Did we enjoy the early screener? For sure! (As of 4/7, the movie is now available on digital.) Would we watch the ...
DIY Easy Kindergarten Graduation Gift: A Keepsake Jar
When I ordered little surprises for Baby Girl's kindergarten class, early on in Feb, I had big plans to make kinder graduation goodie bags for the kids. Thanks to a sponsored partnership with my go-to for party and craft supplies, Oriental Trading (OTC), the bags were to be filled with cute graduation duckies, blue and silver Hershey kisses (symbolic of their school colors), mini bubbles, small bouncy balls, and stickers. The bags would ...
DIY Graduation Gift: An Inspirational Promise Jar
Do you know a senior who, because of the COVID-19 cancellations, won't be having a high school graduation this year? With this quarantine in place, schools, and families have been thinking of creative ways to honor their graduating seniors. From drive-by parades and sidewalk chalk inspirational messages to yard signs, Adopt-A-Senior programs and decorated front doors, everyone is doing what they can to bring joy to that child who feels he/she was ...
How to make a Stained Glass Tissue Paper Cross
I've always loved walking into traditional churches and cathedrals to look at their stained glass windows. The older the church/cathedral, the more intricate the stained glass art is. With Easter just a few days away, I wanted to help the kids make a craft that not only celebrated the Easter story but also would serve as a symbolic reminder that God can bring beauty from ashes. As we look at this beautiful craft may it stir within us the ...
DIY Easter decor: How to make a beautiful Button Cross
My kids don't have art incorporated into the curriculum at school and most evenings during a routine school year are packed with homework or an after-school activity/commitment. Sadly arts and crafts get thrown to the back-burner. Now with school indefinitely closed because of the mandated Covid-19 Stay-At-Home order in our city, we've been diving into my craft totes more often than ever. Thanks to my sponsored partnership with Oriental ...