This tissue paper vase is such a fun project for kids! Just brush mod podge over the glass, add the tissue paper circles, then add another coat of mod podge to make it water resistant! This post contains affiliate links. Kaylee has an unhealthy obsession with flowers, so I decided to enable the obsession a bit more and help her make her own little vase. Tissue Paper Vase: A Quick and Easy Kids Craft! Supplies Needed: Vase or glass jar mod podge sponge brush tissue ... Read More about Tissue Paper Vase: A Quick and Easy Kids Craft!
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Make Your Own Yogurt Drinks
I buy yogurt almost every time I go to the grocery store. Fridge packs for school lunches, larger tubs to scoop out and add to smoothies, and whole milk baby yogurts for Ruby. I eat it every day too. My kids love the drinkable yogurts that come in a 6-pack, but I rarely buy them because I think they are over-priced. Then I got to thinking that all it is is yogurt diluted down. How easy is that? It would sure taste better if we used our ... Read More about Make Your Own Yogurt Drinks
Spaghetti with Brown Butter and Mizithra Cheese {a lighter version}
My all time favorite pasta dish has always been the Spaghetti with Brown Butter and Mizithra Cheese that is made at the Spaghetti factory. Until I had it there, I hadn't ever heard of Mizithra (or Myzithra) cheese. The flavor is amazing! I splurged and bought a package of cheese when we went there last time, but IÂ have also purchased it from the specialty cheese section at the grocery store. If you are local here to Sacramento you can find it at Sprouts.My kids absolutely love it and ... Read More about Spaghetti with Brown Butter and Mizithra Cheese {a lighter version}
DIY Dress-Up Box | Organize Your Kids Dress Up Clothes
This DIY dress-up box is like a mini closet that can be moved anywhere. It's sturdy and when they grow up you can use it in your mudroom for coats and shoes! Every kid loves the fun of dressing up in play clothes to go on an adventure. A place for everything and everything in its place. Finally! I posted a question to my facebook readers a couple of months ago, asking them how they organize the dress up clothes in their home. Clearly, our system was NOT working! The over-flowing pink ... Read More about DIY Dress-Up Box | Organize Your Kids Dress Up Clothes
Homemade Pinata Party Favors
I have the fun opportunity to teach preschool in my home twice a month! Some friends and I do a co-op and we are each teaching about a different country during the month of May. I chose Mexico.We had a great time learning about our neighboring country, the food, music, customs...and pinatas!When I was coming up with me lesson plan, I had the ridiculous idea to help the 6 children (3 and 4 years old) paper mache a small balloon and each make a pinata. Yeah, that idea lasted about 2 ... Read More about Homemade Pinata Party Favors
Happy Birthday to…Me! {$5 Birthday Bundle from Safeway}
  I'm one lucky girl! My sweet husband and kids always spoil me rotten on my birthday and this year was no exception. It was quite the party. Homemade gifts, cards, games, dinner, treats, limbo, and lots of love. What more could a girl ask for?   $5 Birthday Bundle from Safeway!Safeway has a fun promotion going on. The birthday bundle! Now through May 21st when you shop in the baking aisle, you can get 2 liters of 7UP brand sodas, a box ... Read More about Happy Birthday to…Me! {$5 Birthday Bundle from Safeway}
May Day Flower Cake
We are preparing a fun little tea party for Kaylee and her closest 4 and 5 year old girlfriends. It just happened that the day we scheduled it happened to be May 1st. May day! She is so excited. We are expecting 6 little girls to show up at noon for sandwiches, yogurt, fruit and this sweet daisy cake that Kaylee made.Here is how she did it! I baked 10 cupcakes and a small round cake. Kaylee made sure that 10 cupcakes would fit around and they ... Read More about May Day Flower Cake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Looking for a quick treat to put together to fill that late night craving for chocolate? What? You don't eat after 7pm? I wish I had that much will power. Well, for the rest of us, here is one of my favorite treats. And I made these at 7:30 tonight because I realized that I didn't have any sort of dessert in the house. And it's Saturday night. And I wanted some. Ritz, peanut butter, and chocolate. It's the perfect sweet and salty combo. Think of a Take 5 candy bar. Spread peanut butter ... Read More about Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Game Changing Laundry Hack! Filing Laundry Instead of Stacking
Laundry hack for organized dresser drawers! File your kid's laundry into their drawers instead of stacking it. No mess on the floor when they grab clothes! It's a never ending struggle to keep up with the hampers, but that's just the way it is so there's no use complaining about it. HOWEVER, there is one thing that I will complain about. One thing that drives me INSANE. How many times have you gone to empty the hamper only to find CLEAN clothes in it? Clothes that the kids were too lazy ... Read More about Game Changing Laundry Hack! Filing Laundry Instead of Stacking