With Thanksgiving happening later this week, I put together some fun "Thankful for You" teacher gifts for all our wonderful teachers who we appreciate and adore dearly. I feel like I say this every year, but it's just so true...and worth saying again...my kids really do have the such wonderful teachers. We are lucky and very blessed to have teachers who care so much for … [Read more...]
Fall Themed Thank You Gift Idea
With Thanksgiving coming up in just a couple of weeks I thought it would be fun to put together a little gift for our teachers, something to let them know we are thankful for them (because we are)! I know I say this a lot, and I probably sound like a broken record, but we love our schools and our teachers. Each end every teacher that has come into our lives has just been … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Make a Wine Bag in 10 Minutes
Today I thought I'd bring home another super easy yet fun to make tutorial I did as part of the Riley Blake Project Design Team! Today I will be teaching you how to make a fabulous Wine Bag, and it will only take you 10 minutes…10 MINUTES!!! So fast you could crank out quite a few in less than an hour and have an array of pretty packaged hostess gifts to bring to all … [Read more...]
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Read Aloud and Movie Party
Last week my littles had an early release from school and what better way to celebrate it with than another story read aloud and movie party! This time around we did 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' as this book and the movie are so fitting to this time of year! … [Read more...]
Thankful November: Chocolate Dipped Spoons
This week we decided to treat our wonderful teachers to another small and simple gift that is also really fun to make: Chocolate Dipped Spoons! These are so easy to make and can be decorated in so many fun ways for different holidays or party themes. They are perfect when you crave a little something sweet and they are great stirred into a hot mug of tea, cocoa, or coffee! … [Read more...]
Thankful Jar with FREE Printable for a Thankful Paper Chain
At the beginning of November my littles always look forward to starting our Thankful Jar. It's a simple but powerful idea, I think. I place a bunch of strips of colorful paper in a large mason jar and everyday my kids stop by sometime during the day and fill out a slip, "I Am Thankful For…" with whatever they are thankful for that day. Then they staple the slips of paper … [Read more...]
TUTORIAL: Turkey Table Favors
Need a super cute idea to give to your guests as a "Thanks for Coming" favor this Thanksgiving? These adorable and easy to make Turkey Table Favors will be the hit of your dinner table this year! I love this idea as you can use these favor bags to place a few mints, a piece or two of good chocolate, or even a little piece of paper for your guests to write down what they … [Read more...]
Give Thanks Wall Art Tutorial and Cricut Mini Review
Today I'm excited to share with you some fun wall art I made that is currently gracing the walls of our home. I thought this "Give Thanks" phrase was totally appropriate for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday as well as it's a great reminder each and every day to give thanks to all that we have in our lives. I was contacted not too long ago to review the Cricut Mini and … [Read more...]
The Thanks Giving Tree-TUTORIAL & Giveaway
With Thanksgiving coming up right around the corner...less than 6 days away, oh my! I thought I would share a fun tutorial for a project that the kids and I did earlier this month as a reminder of all that we are thankful for in our lives. Earlier this fall, Elmer's and X-ACTO sent a kit full of goodies out to me so I could try their new Z-Series Knife. This knife is … [Read more...]
Pecan Pie {Recipe}
I've got another one of our favorite recipes we like to enjoy on Thanksgiving (and throughout the holiday season!) for you today. I don't know about you but I absolutely love pecan pie, there is just something about sweet, caramelized, crunchy pecans in pie form...delish! I love it straight up, no brownie bottom or chocolate pieces immersed in it please. This classic … [Read more...]
Cheesy Cornbread Pudding {Recipe}
Did you all know that Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away? For reals friends, for reals. Well, if you are from the States that is ;-) I thought I'd try put up some of our favorite dishes that we love to indulge in during the big meal, first being this one for Cheesy Cornbread Pudding. This dish is cornbread-like but let it be known that it is not cornbread consistency, … [Read more...]
Appliquéd Turkey Placemats with the Go! Baby Fabric Cutter {Tutorial}
So I received a Go! Baby Fabric Cutter from Accuquilt a while back and can I just tell you how much I love this machine! It's seriously rad to the tenth power. It makes cutting out appliqués a breeze which is the part I always dislike when I want to appliqué clothing. The Go! Baby is the smaller of the two machines that Accuquilt offers although I think it is perfect for … [Read more...]
Chocolate Pilgrim Hats
With Noah being 3 going on 30...err 4, he loves his questions. All. Day. Long. From the minute he wakes up until his head hits his pillow at night, he is non-stop with the 'whys'. The other day he wanted to know 'why kids' can swallow their toothpaste but adults spit theirs out?' and 'where does everything go when you flush the toilet?' Right before I had Eloise he … [Read more...]
Happy Shopping to You!
Happy Thanksgiving ...a day late! We were busy eating and playing yesterday, sorry! I hope you all stuffed yourselves full of all the Thanksgiving goodies on your table. I am home now, on a mini-break from shopping. Oh, trust me. I did NOT start at 5 am. I contemplated it, not gonna lie. Instead I slept until 7:45 am and then ran out to Best Buy. This must be … [Read more...]
Felt Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream Tutorial
It's finished! I finally have the pumpkin pie and whipping cream tutorial up!!! Wahoo! Sorry about the delay, I was having a baking marathon yesterday and it just got way out of control. So, right about now you can get your felt-on and get to making this before T-Day. This way you and your littles can share in some delish dessert eating after your very own … [Read more...]
A Turkey Feast and Other Birthday Goodies
Ahhhh, so I finally finished my felt food birthday gifts for Noah...that is unless I come up with any more fun ideas. Felt foods are so easy to make and they are just so freakin' cute that a few more to make this week before his big day won't put me over the edge. Here is a look at the completed Thanksgiving Dinner. What do you think? Besides the turkey with detachable … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Dinner Kidlet-Style
Ok, the felt pile is going down. Down, down...down! Yippee! I have been knee deep in lots of felt-y fun these last few days but all for a good cause. As of right now, I have 8 days remaining to get Noah's birthdays gifts finished and I am actually doing pretty good, knock on wood...or a pile of felt :) I thought I'd share with you one of the gifts that I just finished and … [Read more...]
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