Homemade lip gloss with only 2 ingredients! This fruit punch lip gloss smells delicious and is such an easy project to make with kids. You can make any flavor you'd like by switching up the flavor of drink packets.
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Printable lunch box notes for every season! Print and keep in a drawer to easily tuck inside lunches this school year. Thank you, Snyder's-Lance Snack Packs for sponsoring this post.
I remember Kaylee (who is now in the 4th grade) coming home after her first day of kindergarten holding the note that I had tucked inside her lunch. I kept it simple: "I (heart) Kaylee. (heart) Mom." She had a huge smile on her face and said, "I loved it so much!".
Now that printables are available everywhere it's nice to keep some on hand. Instead of printing them out every night I'll take some time during an afternoon and print out a ton of them, cut them to size, and keep them in my silverware drawer. I don't always use pre-made notes, but it is especially fun to use these cute seasonal ones for the holidays. Ruby likes going through the drawer and choosing which ones she wants in her lunch. Um, that kind of defeats the purpose since it's supposed to be a surprise! She cracks me up.
The highlight of every lunch are the single serving sized bags of chips and pretzels. Even more than the cookie! If they run out of time at school and can't finish their lunch, the cookie is what they save for the later. They always find time for their chips.
There are some for every month of the school year!
Just click below on a month to go directly to the free printable lunch box notes and jokes. Just download and print!
A few more fun sets of lunch box notes for all the days in-between! Here, here, here, here and here.
Free printables for the bathroom. 2 to choose from and ready to download and frame, to add a bit of character to any bathroom!
Our half bath is built under the stairs so it has a sloped ceiling and is very small. I decided to add a bit of character to the walls with a couple of frames that I already had, and two printables that I made. I've seen these sayings before, but I wanted to customize the font so I created my own on PicMonkey.
It was so easy! In less than 15 minutes this small space was finished. I printed mine in a 5x7" size and created downloadable links for anyone who would like to add them to their bathrooms as well.
Simply click on the links below, download to your computer, and print!
Here's a collection of other fun bathroom printables from around the web. All are free and ready to print and frame!
These cute printables will help children remember to do the basics: brush their teeth and hair, and wash their hands and body!
Bright and Colorful Bathroom Printables
And these were just playing cute. So bright and cheerful.
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A subtle (not so subtle) reminder that we leave on the bathroom counter for our boys. It's worked out pretty great, actually. I filled it with toothpaste, a comb, nail clippers, deodorant, a toothbrush, a bath scrubby, and a variety of body washes and soaps that smell really nice without being over powering.
We updated it with body sprays when they got a bit older and added some hair balm. You can see the updated hygiene kit here! Same tote, it's lasted a few years now.
This delicious sausage and turkey chili recipe comes together quickly and simmers in the slow cooker until dinnertime! Tons of flavor without a lot of heat so it's kid-friendly too!
You might also like our lasagna soup or EASY taco soup recipe!
This has been my go-to recipe for eight years. It is loosely based off of my favorite Boilermaker Chili recipe, minus the heat keep it family friendly, and less meat. The sage sausage and variety of herbs and spices make it mild enough for children, and flavorful for adults!
scroll down for printable recipe
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground turkey
1 lb. sage sausage
1 green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow onion 2 cans Luck's Pinto Beans
2 cans Luck's Pinto and Northern Beans
¼ c. tomato paste
1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
1 T. beef base (or 2 bullion cubes)
2 T. chili powder
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. minced garlic
1 T. dried basil
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. cumin
1 T. dried oregano
1 tsp. paprika
Add to slow cooker along with crushed tomatoes (with juice) and tomato paste. Stir.
An hour before you are ready to eat, make a batch of cornbread (our honey glazed cornbread and cornbread muffins are delicious!)
So make a large batch and freeze the leftovers for a quick dinner another night!
Every mom needs an emergency diaper changing kit to keep in the car. A friend gave one to me, and now I'm giving one to you. You'll thank me someday! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MoreHuggiesMoreSavings #CollectiveBias
I tucked him into his carseat and found another receiving blanket to tuck around him for the drive home. I remember my friend, Kami, telling me about how she always gave friends a "Blow Out Kit" to keep in their car. It sounded like a nice idea, but I never thought of putting one together for myself because I could usually scrounge up what I needed in the van.
At that moment I was wishing I had a "Blow Out Kit". Well, she gave me one that week! Kami is one of those friends that everyone needs. The kind that shows up with two dinners and even a hot breakfast for your kids two days after you come home from the hospital. She is super organized when it comes to being prepared for road trips, birthday parties, and anything dealing with taking care of or entertaining children and always has the best ideas. The kind that are worth stealing for yourself.
I've used up a lot of what was in the kit that Kami gave me so I decided to replenish it. I put everything in a small tote instead of the jumbo Ziploc bag that it was originally in. Only because the bag was looking a bit worse for wear, but a bag works great too and takes up hardly any space.
A soothing baby bedtime bath kit with everything needed to wind down at the end of the day. A cozy towel, pajamas, a bedtime story, favorite toy, and a variety of soothing baby bath products all tucked inside a nursery basket for easy gift giving and future storage. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GiftingForBaby #CollectiveBias
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My favorite bath time baby wash is Johnson and Johnson's bedtime baby bath. The lavender scent is so soothing! I used it with all of my babies. Mac and I stopped by Target last week and scent that I hadn't seen before. Honey Apple. I decided to get him a bottle, and pick up a few more to add to a bedtime bath gift basket that I was putting together.
I seem to always know of someone having a baby. ALWAYS. In fact, besides having one myself within the past year, I have a new nephew, and another nephew on the way! It's nice to have cute items on hand for shower gifts, and I thought that these designs on the bottles were so sweet. Perfect for gifting.
Supplies:
Hooded Towel
Bedtime Story
Small Stuffed Animal or Toy
Pajamas
Comb/Brush Set
Johnson’s Head-to-Toe Wash
Johnson’s Baby Bedtime Bath
Johnson’s Baby Wash Honey Apple
Basket or Tote
Optional: Johnson’s Baby Bubble Bath and Johnson’s Baby Lotion
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Make a bib out of a washcloth and a placemat in 30 minutes to catch spills from the messy little ones in your home! Two easy sewing projects for beginners! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. This post contains an affiliate link.
Mac's favorite thing to do is find Toby's water dish, dump it out and splash in it. It never fails, I forget to put the dish up on the counter almost every day.
Both projects are SUPER easy to make, perfect for beginners, and come together in about 30 minutes.
For 60 more sewing projects, check out my sewing book for kids!
Supplies:
2 rectangles of fabric (14"x 22")
1 14" x 22" thin quilt batting or felt
Pins
Scissors
Sewing Machine
Supplies:
1 wash cloth (mine was 9"x10")
Flannel fabric
1" piece of Velcro
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Paint your own ceramic pumpkins to match your fall decor this year! These DIY ceramic pumpkins to paint come in a set of 3 and can be customized however you'd like.
You might also like our 10-minute sock pumpkins, easy fabric pumpkins, or felt Halloween candy pouches.
I searched all around this year for the perfect green pumpkins to buy for my fall decor. I went all over town without much luck. Either the patterns didn't match what I was looking for, they were too expensive, or they weren't the shade of green that I wanted. I even contemplated buying foam ones and painting them myself, but I was afraid that they would just look cheap. That's when I decided to find a set of ceramic pumpkins to paint.
I decided to check Oriental Trading to see what they had in stock and found these sets of unfinished ceramic pumpkins! They come in a set of 3 and have great reviews. I decided to give them a chance and ordered two sets.
I used very similar colors last year on these pumpkins and I'm still obsessed with them!---Kate
Love your craft pumpkins! They are lovely on your mantel. Thanks for the link to the Oriental Trading. Never thought to find items like ceramic pumpkins there. I have ordered mine and will be delivered this Monday! So excited to decorate mine and place on the mantel. Thanks so much for sharing!!---Cleone
See the how-to card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Step 1: Gather paint and mix colors, if applicable. I was happy to find a few paint colors in my stash that I was able to blend to create the shades I was looking for. The sage green is over ten years old, a $.10 clearance bottle from Walmart, but still worked! Just needed to be thinned a little with white. I added a tiny bit of white to the dark sage and a drop of yellow to the white paint so that the white pumpkins weren't too bright.
Step 2: Apply a thin, even coat of paint to your pumpkin. Allow the paint to dry completely. I was able to make mine with one coat of paint. The acrylic paint gave them great coverage.
Step 3: If you need it, add a second coat of paint and allow the paint to dry.
Step 4: Spray pumpkins with clear spray paint to preserve the paint colors and prevent fading or chipping.
I arranged them on my mantel with a few sprays of lamb's ear and cotton stems and absolutely love how they turned out!
For long-lasting coverage acrylic paint should be used when painting ceramic pumpkins. It is inexpensive and comes in many colors.
To give a glossy sheen, apply a thin layer of clear spray paint after painting the pumpkins with acrylic paint. Not only does it look beautiful, but it will keep the paint from chipping too.
Oriental Trading sells unfinished ceramic pumpkins in a set of 3. Mine are 7 years old and still look new. You can usually find unfinished ceramic pumpkins at Michaels and Hobby Lobby, too.
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Making your own clock is easier than you might think! Today we are sharing a darling Fairy House clock that you can print, color, and add a clock kit to!
Supplies:
Put everything into a small bag and gift it to a crafty little gal in your life! Every clock kit from the craft store comes with instructions, but I'll give a quick rundown on how to assemble the clock from start to finish.
To assemble:
Glue foam board to the back of the clock template.
Poke a small hole in the center of the clock face to mark the middle and give a starting point for making a larger hole. Gently push a pencil or pen all the way through to the other side to create a hole big enough for the clock kit.
Poke clock kit through the center, from the back.
Add the correct washers, clock hands, and nut. Add second hand and finish off with any other caps or hardware.
Move the hands to the correct time.
Add 1 AA battery. The RAYOVAC® High Energy batteries are guaranteed to provide long lasting power in high use devices. One battery will keep this little clock powered for a very long time.
Dad is always the hero when he enters the room with a freshly charged battery or a pack that he had stashed somewhere in the house and RAYOVAC® batteries last up to 10 years in storage (5 years for 9v) and they last just as long as the leading competitors, but at a lower price point!
