hello CUPCAKE!

Because my large derriere was not planted in front of the computer screen yesterday I was able to be productive! I made these slumbering children cupcakes with Rebecca yesterday. I am so happy (as is Rebecca) with the end result. Hours of work will be devoured in a minute or two! I got the idea [...]

Elegant, Organic Holiday Centerpiece

        I made this last year with the help of my kids. I was decorating the front entranceway at my children’s school and needed something that was festive, attractive and inexpensive. Since the school works hard to conserve energy and recycle in as many ways as poossible, since the school tries so hard to be [...]

Decoupage Ornaments

Here is another craft that is very family friendly. The end result is nothing less than spectacular. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. You won’t be disappointed and everyone will marvel at your wonderful ornaments! You’ll need: a couple of large paint brushes — the disposable foam varieties work [...]

Got buttons? Got a craft!

Alexander was feeling rather crafty today. More specifically he wanted to use the glue. I’m low on lots of my basic supplies so we went hunting around for things we could glue… that’s when we found some buttons. Lost and lonely buttons. Perfect for gluing! I thought the buttons would make cute ornaments on a [...]

Make your own Holiday Gift Tags…

Or, What to do With Leftover Paint!   To tell you the truth I hate when the kids want to paint! It takes about 20 hours to set them up to have them paint for 20 minute (tops) and be done with it. Not to mention all the leftover paint that I hate to waste. [...]

Spectacular Painted Pumpkins

I am reposting this because I do not think that the last post and photos did any justice Here are her directions! For the glittered pumpkins at school, I used Martha’s glitters in Green Agate, Copper and Antique Silver. Honestly, the glitter pumpkins are easy and fast. I did 1/2, let it dry, then the [...]

Have you seen my Pilgrim Hat Cookies?

Go check them out on my other blog, The Entertaining Kitchen! Older kids will love to help make them and kids of all ages will love to eat them!

Nature in Art

My Not So Artisitc One made these wonderful pictures using simply the twigs and sticks from our back yard. His brother and sister were busilly Crafting at the table and he came up with and created these. He randomly placed the sticks on the white paper and painted and glued them to the paper with [...]

Fun Halloween Craft for all ages!

I love this craft. It’s fun, simple, different and the end result is spectacular. What’s best is that children of all ages (2+) will delight in making their own Jack-O-Lantern Luminary. You can find most of the necessary tools in your home, and if not at your local arts and crafts store, drug store and [...]