There are so many fun things you can create from recycled materials. We’ve made tin can drums, chip bag book covers, paper tube lightsabers, and grocery ad color wheels. I actually love to use recyclable containers for toys at the beach. Some of the plastic cartons make for great sand castles! My daughter has recently made a paper tube tower castle, yogurt container home for a lizard, and a cheese grater for her play kitchen....
One day I casually flipped through one of my favorite cookbooks, The Joy of Cooking, and looked to see if there was a recipe for BBQ sauce. Of course there was! And not just that–it’s a good recipe. A REALLY good recipe. My husband declared it to be the best BBQ sauce ever. (We never exaggerate in our family.) I have tweaked it a bit, but not too much. You can tweak it too....
Popsicle Stick Button Flag Kid Craft If you are looking for a festive red, white and blue craft to do with the kids, today’s fabulous American flag craft is sure to be a real crowd pleaser! PLUS it’s the perfect excuse to pull out that button stash and go through it looking for the right shade of colors for this DIY idea! So what are you waiting for? This patriotic craft is a unique take on the American flag and your child will enjoy making it!...
If you’d like to make Popsicle Stick People and a theater to match, here’s what you will need: Wooden Popsicle Sticks Markers and an Ink Pen (my older children found the ink pen was helpful for drawing eyes and other small features) A shoe box Some scrap fabric Yarn (Optional) Hot glue gun and sticks (Parents only) Scissors Box cutter (Parents only) Paint (Optional. We painted our box) To get started, make your popsicle stick puppets!...
Download and print out this Halloween Puppet Printable. Cut out each little Halloween character. For the circles inside the body, it’s best to punch each circle with a hole punch first, then carefully cut around the circle. Here below, my daughter thought it was funny to put the hat on the owl, the holes match up perfectly! Have children place 2 fingers inside the holes of each puppet and they are ready to play!...
Chicken is one of those meats you can cook ahead of time. Dice, shred, or slice it up, and it’s ready to be added to meals for dinner all week long. Cooking my meat on the first day of the week, preferably Monday, is a great way to save on time for the following days of the week. Or you can buy it already cooked, like rotisserie chicken, and simply cut it all up and it’s ready to go....
How to knit a slouchy beanie hat If you’ve always wanted to knit a beanie but aren’t ready to try circular needles, then you will love this easy slouchy hat knitting pattern using straight needles. Our pattern is perfect for beginners. Supplies 1 ball Scarfie yarn from Lion Brand – we used rust/cameo 5.5mm (size 9) straight knitting needles yarn sewing needle scissors Instructions 10 stitches = 2 inches: use this as a guide for casting on if you need to make your hat smaller or larger Cast on 90 stitches....
Jump to Recipe Technically this Spinach Quinoa Salad is a springtime recipe, but I’ve been making it almost weekly since I found the recipe in one of my new cookbooks, Salad as a Meal by Patricia Wells. Why You’ll Love This Spinach Quinoa Salad First and foremost, quinoa is a nutritional powerhouse. It’s a complete protein and a great source of fiber, which makes it an ideal base for balanced meals....
Our treats never make it to the pan for cutting into squares. When I was little, it got plopped onto some wax paper, hot and yummy, then devoured in seconds. We even lick the stir spoon! Here is another fun way to use Rice Crispies. Try this giant Rice Crispie’s Cake in place of a traditional one. Or delicious Rice Crispy Cookies. These are the kind with no marshmallows, but lots of yummy chocolate frosting on top!...
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Invitations: Food: For Woody: Hey all you Cowboys! Get ready to ride into the sunset with (child’s name) birthday party. On the __ of __, come join in the toy mania fun and celebrate (child’s name) (years old) birthday. Space Ranger Sodas Slinky Dog Pasta – Cook the corkscrew pasta and add an alfredo sauce. Cook and cut up some hot dogs and add them to the pasta. Cake: I decorated cupcakes to look like the 3-eyed alien toy....
Thanks to the folks at Martha Stewart and Plaid, who’ve teamed up to create a power pack of decorative paint and supplies, I received a fun box full of supplies. Right away I headed for these circle sponge stamps, endless possibilities with these sponges, I’m sure you’ll be seeing more crafts from these. Supplies: circle sponge brush, straight paint brush red, brown and green craft paint card stock paper plate optional: cellophane bag, ribbon, tag...
Here are Lucy and I crafting for Hanukkah: We will be showcasing our Craftspiration videos all year long to celebrate holidays and events throughout the year. Yippee!
Mandarin orange popsicles Simply squeeze mandarins and pour the juice into popsicle molds for refreshing after-school or weekend treats for the kids. Alternatively, follow our recipe below that combines two of our favorite summertime treats, ice cream and popsicles. You can also make this recipe using regular oranges. It will be just as delicious, like a Dreamcicle. What you need: Vanilla ice cream – we prefer extra creamy Mandarin oranges Popsicle molds...
Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a 3D-animated musical based on the adventure books by Roger Stanton Baum, the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum. A continuation of one of the world’s most popular and beloved fairy tales, Legends of Oz finds Dorothy (Lea Michele) waking to post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), the Lion (Jim Belushi), the Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer) and Glinda (Bernadette Peters) from a devious new villain, the Jester (Martin Short)....
9 DIY Creative Ideas for 2022 DIY rag rug: A rag rug is a perfect way to use fabric scraps. It doesn’t matter how long each piece is, or how many different patterns and colors you use. You don’t even need expert sewing skills. DIY Concrete and Wood Planter: This DIY Concrete and Wood Planter is perfect for your front porch or back patio. Easy Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board: To help keep dinner meal ideas in one place, put together this super easy wipe-off weekly menu board to keep track of what’s for dinner each night!...
Have you ever heard a child asking you this question? I have. Too many times. While their imagination is impressive, sometimes it’s difficult to step out of the box and figure out what to draw. We have found a solution that can inspire and bring the imagination back to a whole new different level. We are in love with this drawing activity. Drawing Activity With Fruits and Vegetables Supplies For Drawing with Fruits and Veggies: pencils paper fruits and vegetables...
Homemade Dinner Rolls Ingredients You can find the full list of ingredients in the printable recipe card below, but the key items you need are: Bread flour Instant yeast Warm milk Butter Egg Sugar Salt How to get bread dough to rise Our house is always cold. While I’m walking around with blankets, sweatshirts, and fluffy socks, everyone else is in tees and shorts complaining that it’s too hot. Our temperature is generally set to about 64 degrees....
Everyone in our family loves it. It’s great for big groups too, if you’re hosting another family. Pair with with some chips and sour cream for toppings. I love corn chips or tortilla chips. This could also work really well as a dip too, like salsa. Host a party and serve up some yummy taco soup! Easy Taco Soup for Dinner, Ole’ Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef, cooked 1 14oz....
Since we were in town, we got everyone together and had a fun family party at the water park. A perfect way to get us all together and have some summer water fun. It’s such a great way for the older kids to pal around together. I felt really safe with them on their own. Having an older son reminds me of my youth and visiting the water park. Did you grow up going to water parks?...
