Did you know there is over 100 billion wild birds on earth!!! How awesome is that, in order for these birds to survive they must eat so much a day. So to make things easier on birds we like to build them houses and feeders. What is more beautiful then watching a mess of hummingbirds eat. Making a bird feeder with a child is not only educational but it is super fun. One great thing about this craft is you {Read More}
Easy Play Dough
The other day as I was cooking I noticed some flour that has been in the cupboard for some time. I am not sure how long flour keeps, but I know this has been in there probably 6 months or so. So instead of throwing it away I made mention to Gillian maybe we would make some play dough with it. Well, needless to say she has been bugging me several times daily. So I looked up online on how {Read More}
Craft Ideas Kids Can Do For Dad
With the economy being a bit off whack I know a lot are pinching pennies to make ends meet. However, we can still make Father’s Day special for the wonderful dads in our life. All it takes is a bit of a crafty hand. What you do not have a crafty hand? Of course you do, you just don’t know it yet. :) Below you will find some great fathers day craft ideas that will not break the bank to {Read More}
Bird House Update
After talking to my husband we agreed the bird house needs to stay inside. So it turned into the Littlest Pet Shop Barn. Hasbro was not fast enough to make a barn for the littlest pets so we had to make one. It is so colorful. I guess they are having a barn party. I am glad I talked her into turning this into a barn for her pets. It took a lot of work to make. What is Needed {Read More}
Bird House
So, today I decided for schooling we would build a bird house with Popsicle sticks. Here is Gillian hard at work.It is coming a long GREAT. Here is the floor of our soon to be birdhouse. We are making this, because soon will be her Pops birthday and he loved watching the birds. He passed away August 22, 2007 so this is going to be our gift to him. We have almost all the walls up now and we are {Read More}
Making your own Pinata
Last year I made my daughters pinata for her birthday. I was a bit upset because we didn’t get to use it. We live in the country and we had mice bad and lets just say the mice found it and destroyed it. Decon works wonders :) No more mice in this house. Would you like to make a pinata for your next special event? Well I will tell you how I made my daughters. What’s Needed… 2 Big Cereal {Read More}