Picking a first birthday theme can be hard, but luckily with both of my boys I knew exactly what I wanted. When K turned one we chose a caterpillar themed party as a play off of his nickname of squishapillar. While I toyed with doing a nickname themed party for Baby D as well (his nickname is Bacon Bit), I finally decided to use his elephant nursery theme as his first birthday … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Handprint Frame Craft
I love Michaels craft store! I can easily walk around that store for hours... in fact these days I often consider my "me time" any time I get to go to Target or Michaels on my own! Last week while looking for things to stuff our non-candy treat bag Valentine's for K's class I found these frames for $1 and quickly decided to do a Valentine's Day handprint craft for all of the kid's … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Treat Bag Tags #FreePrintable
With Valentine's Day right around the corner I thought I'd share these Free Printable Valentine's Day Treat Bag Tags that K will be taking to school as his Valentine's. I love doing non-candy related options because these days so many children can't have them due to dyes or allergy issues. We certainly try to limit K's sugar intake as well. These are so cute kid's won't even miss … [Read more...]
The Best Valentines Call Me “Mom” | Free Printable
My husband and I both agree that the holidays are a lot more fun with children. To see a child get excited for a holiday, even one that is considered a "Hallmark Holiday" like Valentine's Day is like experiencing the holidays for the first time all over again. As a result the holidays are a lot more special to us with our boys. Last year my husband asked me what I wanted for … [Read more...]
DIY Merry Christmas Banner | #FreePrintable #Tutorial
Christmas is right around the corner, and I will admit I hadn't done much decorating until recently! However, I decided it was time to get everything up. Since we've rearranged our furniture to make room for our new china cabinet I now have a large blank wall that was begging for some decoration. That combined with the holiday cards that were piling up in a stack on our table I … [Read more...]