Matilda! When I was growing up, my Aunt Susan called me Matilda. She was a high school teacher, remembered for her teaching of honors English and literature. She was dedicated to the love of reading and gave me books for every occasion. I have them still…picture books and chapter books, fiction and non-fiction. She gave me books filled with poetry and books signed by famous authors. I think a large …
Cereal bars with melted butter and marshmallows make my kids so happy. Today I mixed up some sweet stuff and created these Candy Corn Treat Bars and a free printable too! It is so easy that it is almost hard for me to call it a recipe. Anyway, here it is! [amd-yrecipe-recipe:21] The printable is fun and can be used in tons of ways. I used it to create a …
Why not make ugly sweaters for all of the holidays. I mean we did them for Christmas and those details are all here on the blog with Christmas printables! Grab the free printable ugly sweater coloring page here and also on the Christmas post! When one of my kids asks if we can make ugly sweaters for Halloween like we did last Christmas, I say….OF COURSE. I mean, what a …
Here are some great ideas for SWAPS and more SWAPS. I tend to think that Girl Scouts are great at creating and with a page full of sayings alongside crafty materials, they are all set. If you are new to this whole SWAPS thing and wondering what it is…here you go. They are Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere. The girls trade them at events, camps and with each other to …
I am so excited that this year I am one of the three leaders for ZoZo’s Junior Girl Scout troop. I created these bags to use to kick of the year at our first meeting and am happy to share that the girls LOVE them and what they stand for. Here’s the deal. Ten year olds are learning about being responsible for their belongings, their calendars and their relationships. This …
Handmade cards are so fun to create and receive. Here is a super easy one … a lil pumpkin button card. You will need just a few things…paper, BUTTONS, glue and scissors. If you are adding a note, a pen will come in handy too! Cut out your decorative paper and attach it to your card with glue then add a BIG orange button for a pumpkin. I added a little …
It is true, I am almost finished with my coloring designs and they are so super fun! I am going to be selling them in my online store to start out and then…who knows! I created this one just to get things rolling because I can’t wait… Let’s color! You can download the ‘Just Be Awesome’ right HERE! Doodling and coloring have always helped me organize my thoughts and center …
While grocery shopping this morning, I came across wide egg noodles. They were on the bottom shelf. They were looking up at me as if to say, “Buy me. Buy me and make tuna and mushroom casserole.” I grabbed a bag, circled back to the product department for fresh mushrooms and an onion and decided today was the perfect day for this. It is one of my favorite things. My …
It’s true…limes are for more than Mexican beers in our house now! Laura was here this morning and saw my jar of Cherry Man cherries and mentioned that she loved lime and cherry slushies. I took that as an opportunity to make one. I mixed up a few things and TA DA…I made it. I made my first ever fresh squeezed lime and cherry slushie. I wish I knew how …
I always believe that when kids can get craft materials in their hands, their creativity and imagination have a million times better chance of igniting then simply “putting on their thinking caps”. I shared over on the Sculpey blog these super simple and fun aliens using my Cosmic Cafe collection as inspiration. Encouraging kids with imaginative writing is FUN with clay. The printable I created to go with this educational …