We love anything simple and easy to do at our house--if it's too complicated it doesn't happen around here! That's why I'm thrilled to have my friend Erica from What Do We Do All Day? here sharing a simple (and sparkly) cornstarch salt clay recipe. I bet you have all the ingredients you need to make it right now! Kids love to make little souvenirs and sculptures out of clay or dough. This cornstarch salt clay recipe is super easy and makes a nice, … [Read more...]
Handprint Flower Pot Craft
Spring is in the air! And I know because pollen has covered everything in our yard. I cannot say I love how the pollen makes me feel but I do love seeing all the trees and flowers start to bloom. I just love flowers. Real, as well as the ones crafted with the kids--like this handprint flower pot craft! Mother's Day is coming up soon here for us so I wanted to make a flower craft with the kids. Something we could have fun doing … [Read more...]
DIY Oatmeal and Cinnamon Soap
I grew up making homemade or handmade gifts with my mom for family and friends. Often gifts from the heart are the best gifts to get and receive. Once I became a mom, I found myself following in her footsteps. The kids and I enjoy making homemade gifts for others too. Recently I started thinking of what we would give all the teachers and aides in our lives. We started gifting homemade soap at little brother's first birthday party 5 years ago and … [Read more...]
Coconut Lime Sea Salt Scrub
We love to make homemade gifts. It is a great way to teach kids to think about others and it's a simple way to show someone how much you care without spending a lot. This coconut lime sea salt scrub is totally luxurious--each time you use it is like a mini-vacation. We made a batch of sea salt scrub to give as gifts and went through it all "trying it out"! We need to make more for Mother's Day and to give as teacher gifts this spring. Coconut … [Read more...]
Lavender Apricot Foot Scrub
We love to make homemade gifts for teachers, family, and friends. We were in need of a few teacher gifts. After a little thought, foot scrub came to mind. We have made hand scrub for past teachers and they LOVED it. I wanted to mix up how we made it and try something different this time. And so we got Lavender Apricot Foot Scrub. This stuff is amazing. It was also easy enough to make that the kids got to help make it with me. (affiliate … [Read more...]
Back to School Teacher Gift
We like to make back to school teacher gifts for our teachers at the beginning of the school year. This year we were short on time so we grabbed Starbucks gift cards and I came up with cute free printable gift tag to go with them! Back to School Teacher Gift Printable coffee gift card of your choice empty iced coffee cold cup tissue paper (Starbucks has cappuccino colored tissue paper they will give you!) BACK TO SCHOOL TEACHER GIFT … [Read more...]
Easy, Last-Minute Father’s Day Gifts
Father's Day is Sunday, but don't fret if you don't have a gift idea yet! I've scoured the web for easy, last-minute Father's Day gifts that kids can make and found so many cool ideas! Last Minute Homemade Father's Day Gifts: Paint your kids' hand prints on a T shirt for a cute homemade gift and keepsake from Coffee Cups and Crayons. Make a gorgeous bottle cap bird house using materials you may already have like Kids Stuff World. Create a … [Read more...]
DIY Father’s Day Handprint Shirt
My husband loves to get homemade gifts from the kids for Father's Day so I am always on the lookout for easy ideas. When my oldest was just a couple months old I found a Father's Day handprint shirt kit at the grocery store and we've made a bunch of them over the years! Father's Day Handprint Shirt Cotton T shirt Fabric paint Fabric markers Paintbrush or sponge stamps wax paper or newspaper Prep your shirt by washing and … [Read more...]
