Homemade Foaming Hand Soap. Who knew? Apparently a lot of people except for me because when I googled it, a bunch of links came up! Now that I know how easy it is to make I will never buy another $3 bottle of it again! How do manufacturers justify charging so much for a bottle of it when in actuality you are buying a fraction of the soap that a regular bottle of hand soap has and it is diluted down with water? They probably justify it because people are willing to pay for it! I was. Here's ... Read More about Homemade Foaming Hand Soap
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PVC Framed Canopy Bed
While browsing Toys R Us & Babies R Us last weekend, we came across a cute Tinkerbell canopy bed that Kaylee just loved. She already had a nice toddler bed, so we didn't give it much though, or at least I didn't. Daddy had other plans... Derrick thought that it would be pretty simple to make her a canopy for her existing bed from a PVC frame. He is the king at PVC pipe creations... Homemade Sprinklers Toy Bucket Doorway Puppet Theater Frame (Just to name a few :) And he ... Read More about PVC Framed Canopy Bed
Homemade Ice Cream Bowls!
The other night, Derrick asked me to make a batch of fortune cookie batter....for what? Ice cream bowls! I knew they would taste good, but I wasn't sure how they would hold up. The end result? Amazing! Fortune Cookie Ice Cream Bowls Ingredients 2 egg whites 1/2 cup flour (sifted) 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon almond extract 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Cooking Directions Set oven to 400 degrees F. Place egg whites in a bowl and beat with ... Read More about Homemade Ice Cream Bowls!
Patriotic Paper Star Wreath for Kids to Make
If you have scrapbook paper in your craft stash and a hot glue gun you can make this super easy star wreath in less than an hour! This is a great craft to make with kids and can be customized for so many occasions. There are so many fun crafts for kids to make out of paper. Try our DIY pocket fans, talking dinosaur clothespins, or a pop up book! Aaron and I made a fun cardstock wreath for our front door last year. Nice and bright with summer colors and easy to customize for any season. ... Read More about Patriotic Paper Star Wreath for Kids to Make
Father’s Day Treat Cans
Our Father's Day Gifts this year are simple, kid friendly, and made with a lot of excitement and anticipation from the little ones. I purchased a safe lid can opener (the kind that cuts from the side and leaves an edge) and it did a GREAT job of cutting the bottoms of the cans. For this project, you need cans with flat bottoms (the bottom is grooved the same as the top) or else the can opener will not open them. So we went with fruit cans. We stocked up on a bunch of snacks: candy bars, ... Read More about Father’s Day Treat Cans
A Mini Tool Box Craft For Dad: Father’s Day Gift Idea
Make dad a mini tool box craft filled with coupons! A darling Father's Day gift from the kids! Altoid containers are fun to use for so many projects. 3 are stacked together to create this mini tool box. Father's Day is just around the corner and I would love to share an idea that my children and I made Derrick. We actually made this as a Christmas gift last year, but it could be used for any occasion for the lover of tools in your home! And the Daddy over here has many boxes of tools, so ... Read More about A Mini Tool Box Craft For Dad: Father’s Day Gift Idea
Summer Tie Dye Party!
We hosted a "Tie Dye" party in our back yard earlier this week and it was FUN! We invited a bunch of friends to come over with white shirts and dressed to get WET. The kids made shirts, played in the homemade sprinklers and wading pool, ate lunch and PLAYED. It was great! Kaylee kept coming up to me and saying, "Not done yet Mama!" and would then run back to the wading pool to play. The weather was in the mid 80s, not a cloud in the sky and very low humidity. Perfect! I supplied beverages for ... Read More about Summer Tie Dye Party!
Homemade Sprinklers
On Saturday, Derrick decided that he was going to help the boys make their own sprinklers. I would never have thought to do such a thing! He sat down with them and they designed exactly what they wanted. The "blue prints" as the boys called them were pretty cute. I love how Aaron added all of the grass and water in his.Then we went to Lowe's. While Kaylee and I picked out hanging flower baskets, the boys browsed up and down the plumbing aisle, picking out PVC pipe fittings for their ... Read More about Homemade Sprinklers
{I Love You to Pieces} Puzzle Father’s Day Cards
I know it's too late for anyone to use this idea this year for Mother's Day (the tags say "Mom"), but Father's Day is just around the corner and these would be great for Dads too! I came up with this activity for the children at our church. I needed an inexpensive activity for 45 children! Oriental Trading sells blank puzzles for a reasonable price, but I only had a week to prepare these, and if I ordered from them they wouldn't have been here in time. So I found mine at ... Read More about {I Love You to Pieces} Puzzle Father’s Day Cards
