Can You Ever Have Too Many Butterflies?
July 22, 2008
According to my five year old, there can never be too many butterflies. In fact, she saw a commercial for one of those butterfly kits where you grow your own butterfly and begged me for one so she could add to our local butterfly community.
Her little face looked so sad when I had to explain to her that those butterflies would die when we released them because it was so late in the summer now (But maybe we could try it next year, I told her.) Then I found out that she wasn’t sad because she couldn’t grow her own butterflies this year… she was sad because other people would buy the kits this year and their butterflies would die. “Those people shouldn’t sell butterfly growing kits when the butterflies will die. Poor butterflies!”
We opted to make some clothespin butterflies instead!
Bugs Aren’t Enough… We Must Have Butterflies!
July 15, 2008
At my house we’ve been doing many of the bug crafts that I blogged about last week, but my five year old wasn’t very happy to be doing bugs… she wants to do butterflies. And what self-respecting five year old girl wouldn’t want to do butterfly crafts?
So now we have butterflies! Read more
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs… Everywhere!
July 9, 2008
At our house we’ve gotten a little extra rain, which is great for the flowers, but also has one big side-effect… the bugs are completely taking over! It doesn’t help that we are out in the semi-country and it’s hatching time for a lot of those annoying little critters.
We decided not to fight it… we’re doing bug crafts!
Don’t Fall for Jury Duty Scam
July 5, 2008
I have a friend who actually got a call like this about the same time someone emailed me about this scam.
I know it’s a little bit outside of what I usually post here, but I can see how easy it would be to get caught in this scam and I wanted to let as many people as possible know about it.
Looking For Letter X Projects?
June 23, 2008
Coming up with good crafts and activities centered around the letter X has always been a tough one for me… there just aren’t that many things that start with X. Fortunately, many of you are much more creative than I am! Last week Claire was kind enough to send me a couple of her X-cellent ideas!
Daddy Snack Packs… Yummy!
June 3, 2008
Here’s a couple more Father’s Day craft ideas that I thought you might enjoy.
As I was writing this, my youngest informed me that she wants to make the Daddy Snack Packs for Dad this year. I don’t think she remembers making them last year with my son. If she doesn’t change her mind… which she’s done several times now… and we do make one, I’ll post a picture of it.
Anyway… Enjoy!
Father’s Day Footprint Poems and Projects
May 29, 2008
A couple of people have asked me for some cute Father’s Day poems to put on cards and gifts, so I did a little research and found these Father’s Day footprint projects.
Next time, I’ll post some handprint poems… but in the meantime, if you’ve come across any cute Father’s Day poems that would go inside cards, let me know and I’ll post them for everyone!
Father’s Day is *Creeping* Up on Us!
May 27, 2008
With all the Spring gardening, end of school year events, and great weather, I just didn’t realize how close to Father’s Day we are getting until I heard my five year old ask Daddy what he wanted for Father’s Day yesterday… out of the mouths of babes! I’m sure that you’re already way ahead of me and have already planned your Father’s Day crafts, gifts, and activities, but just in case I’ll start working to post some of my ideas this week. Read more
Check Out My Mother’s Day Tree
May 14, 2008
You know, there are days when being Mom wears me out. Luckily, there are a lot more days that make me realize just how fortunate I really am!
My Mother’s Day was absolutely awesome! I may have silently wished the night before Mother’s Day for a new car in the driveway, a “day off,” or a luxurious spa day, but what I got was far better.
Mother’s Day Gifts
May 5, 2008
This is probably the last post I’ll do for Mother’s Day crafts since we’re getting so close now (Next Sunday!). I thought I’d just concentrate on gifts this time. Enjoy!
By the way, what do you think of the new layout? I’m still working out some of the kinks, so your comments are very much appreciated!
Mom Shrink Art Pins - I love doing things with Shrinky Dinks! The creator of this craft made the pins pretty elaborate, but you can make it really simple for younger kids. All you have to do is let them color the basic design, shrink it (which they love to watch!) then glue on the pinback. This is a really fun craft/gift idea for Mother’s Day! Read more
