This year, my goal was to add a handmade element to our holiday celebrations. So many store bought toys are broken after they are barely played with and they don’t hold the same memories as the homemade ones. My mom isn’t a crafter, by any stretch of the imagination, but the presents she made instead […]
Arts and Crafts
Canning Lid Ornaments (A Great Christmas Craft for Older Kids)
I am getting a little giddy planning my Christmas tree this year. I think it is going to take everything my husband has to make me keep the tree in the closet until after Thanksgiving. I am just so ready for a little holiday magic. These canning lid ornaments are easy to make and are […]
Turkey Hand Print canvas
Every year, my daughter and I love to make Hand Print Turkeys to display around our house. This year I decided I wanted to make one that was a little more permanent. The little ones grow up so fast, I want to be able to look back on her precious little hand prints, so this […]
Snowman Kids Ornament
It is the time of year when I start breaking out my Holiday crafts and ideas, so you can be well done with your crafting by the time Christmas rolls around. I have some fun Thanksgiving ideas too, but I thought we would kick of the holiday crafting season with a kids craft. This craft […]
Halloween Village for Under $10
We love Halloween in this house. I think I have almost as many Halloween decorations as I have Christmas ones, and that is saying something. I have been obsessed with little villages since our wedding when a sweet friend of my mom’s, who has since passed away, gave me my very first Christmas house. Our […]