We made this today at out Girl Scout meeting and the girls LOVED it. They loved it so much that I decided to post a picture on Instagram. For those of you who have reached out and asked what it is, we gave it a name. it is Friendship Mix and let me be the first to say, it is addicting. [amd-yrecipe-recipe:44] This would make a fantastic item for a …
I have so many friends who are gluten free and I am telling you…baking gluten free from scratch is hard stuff. I have tried and failed and tried and failed again. The other day in King Soopers I ran across these darling round cartons of baking mix…gluten free. Truth, I fell in love with the packaging. They seemed a little expensive but hey, gluten free tends to be. I bought …
Creating a way to combat stress for kids is a winning idea for sure. Life can be overwhelming sometimes. Crafting makes it a more joyful and happy for me. Whether painting, drawing, sewing or creating with recycled materials – making things calms my spirit. I especially love when I make something that is totally 100% useful like this fun craft project. These balls are super fun to make with kids …
Pete’s Dragon Party We simply must have a party to celebrate Pete and his Dragon, Elliott! After all, Pete’s Dragon was one of my favorite movies growing up. I LOVED it so so so much. The whole idea of Elliot is so super magical and wonderful. I mean who doesn’t need a friend like Elliot when life gets tough. Pete didn’t think he would ever be happy until he met …
Yesterday was the day that our kiddos went back to school. My bestie (Housewife Hellraiser Laura Neiman) and I threw a celebration in the Starbucks at King Soopers with full support from the King Soopers marketing team. It was fantastic! One of the things that we gave the moms was homework emergency kits…for those times when a kid can’t find what he needs! Check them out! We included the necessities… …
If you follow along on my blogging journey, then you already know that I am sort of a Southlands Shopping Center girl. I love to shop. I love the outdoors. I love pretty landscaping and art. I love yummy food. Southlands has created opportunities for all of this and so much more in their first ten years of being Colorado’s largest outdoor shopping spot and I feel so fortunate to …
Let me start by sharing that Lawson Adventure Park provided our family with the most awesome opportunity to explore, take risks and grow together. In return for their generously providing us with day passes to play in their amazing outdoor playground, I am sharing my experiences and some of my lessons. The ideas and thoughts are my own. While I have some great parenting lessons from Lawson Adventure Park, I …
We have sooooo many supplies for school in this house. We have things for studying, for projects and for crafting. Here are a few ideas for back to school organization with recycled containers! I used some of my favorite dies that I created for Ellison Education to create the tags. Then I used packing tape to apply them to the containers that we randomly found around our house. We …
Here is some awesome sauce back to school fun with Where Women Cook’s dies for Sizzix! Jo Packham is the creator of the dies and she is not only an amazing friend but also a visionary, creative spirit and complete supporter of the artistic community. It makes me so happy to create with not only her dies for Sizzix but ALSO her papers that she has with AdornIt! I usded …
Summer can be challenging on adult friendships if you are used to spending your adult social time during the days. I created a little friendship bingo board to keep those friendships alive and healthy and IN PERSON. I do love social media but I much prefer BEING with my friends, hearing them laugh and creating adventures. Okay, let’s be real here. I am talking about my bestie, Laura (Housewife Hellraiser). …