The only places in our basement that have been “finished” since we moved in, are the two existing bedrooms. A large bedroom my boys shared, and the bedroom Shane I shared. The hallway was technically finished in the sense that it had walls and carpet, but it was not decorated. The hallways leads to the […]
Cabinet Dollhouse
This post really should be called Finishing the Handmade Christmas Gift in the Nick Of Time. This project took way longer than it should have. I may have gotten a little carried away and kept adding things to my list of things to make. You see, my Minwax post this month was to make a […]
Summer Activities and Treats!
This was the first year that all my kids were in school and it was…..quiet. And even though a tiny part of me will miss the alone time, I am happy that I have my kids home for the summer! While I believe it is good for kids to be bored and have to entertain themselves, […]
Make Your Own Bird Feeders
Did you know that February is national bird feeding month? Probably not. But I did because I have a bird crazy kid who lives at my house. Remember when we drove up HWY 101 and had to hit all the bird watching spots? Yep. We know all about birds at our house :) For the […]
Almond Joy Popcorn and an Outdoor Movie!
As kids we used to run an extension cord outside and take a small TV/VCR combo out to watch movies in the backyard. I thought now that I am an adult and have a house of my own, that I could do a little better than that. So we got a projector screen to go […]
Detective party
My oldest turned 9 this month! Since he is too big for the cutesy stuff like pin the tail on the donkey, and musical chairs, we decided to do a detective party. I figured the kids would be old enough to read and figure out the clues. I think this is my favorite party I […]
Outdoor Movie Theater Seats
Wayfair contacted me about doing a fun summer challenge. Some of us bloggers were suppose to recreate a childhood memory but in an updated way that even adults could enjoy. The very first thing I thought of was watching movies outside! As kids we used to run an extension cord outside and take a small […]
{Summer} Boredom Busters!
We have zoomed through the first month of summer break. It has gone by so fast! But past experience tells me that the lack of a defined schedule starts to wear on everyone. Kids are used to being stimulated all day at school and can get…..BORED. Gasp! I know. It is a bad word at […]
Raising Backyard Chickens
I have been working outside in the yard the last few weeks doing (not so) glamorous things like weeding and maintenance. One of the things that I put off last year was fixing up the chicken coop area. After 7 years, the chicken coop could use a fresh layer of paint and new shingles. And […]
Peter Pan party
For the invitations I ordered these message in a bottle invites from Oriental Trading. It came with sand but I chose not to add that. I figured the moms wouldn’t be too happy to have it spill all over their floor (Oh you know it would have too!). After we added the invitation to the […]
Safari Party
My son wanted either a jungle party or a safari party. Since we didn’t have our yard put in yet any all the weeds were yellow and dead, it made more sense to have a safari party. I sent out invitations that looked like airline tickets. It was his 7th birthday hence the 7 years […]
Strawberry lady bugs
I made these strawberry lady bugs for a birthday party. The kids loved them! And they are pretty simple to make. If the strawberry doesn’t lay flat (most don’t) then cut part of it off. I melted some chocolate in the microwave and then put it in a sandwich bag with one of […]
Glow-in-the-Dark Trick or Treat Bucket
I am not overly fond of Halloween. I may have even referred to myself as the Scrooge of Halloween. But I am the mother of 4 little boys, so I have to buck up and (partly) embrace it. I do love coming up with creative costumes. Nothing gory of course. I like to go the […]
How to make a play tent
I was contacted by 3M awhile back about the possibility of trying Scotch’s new patterned duct tape. I was trying to think of ideas of how to use it when I got the list of all their new patterns. Once I saw the army/camo pattern I knew what I wanted to make. A play tent! […]
Lion Cake
I used to have a birthday blog as well. But this blog took off and then the domain of the birthday blog got stolen so I shut it down. I decided to transfer the cakes I made to this blog :) The Lion Cake It doesn’t get much easier than this! When my son asked […]
Lady Bug Cake
I used to have a another blog about birthday parties but then this blog took off and then the domain got stolen of the birthday blog so I shut it down. I am transferring the cakes I made over to this blog :) The Lady Bug Cake This cake is super easy! I poured one […]
Worm Cake
I used to have a birthday party blog. But then this blog took off and then the birthday blog domain was stolen, so I shut it down. I am transferring the cake tutorials here to this blog :) The Worm Cake I am the mother of 4 boys. We like bugs at our house. So […]
Campfire Cake
Once I had a birthday blog. But then this blog took off and the birthday blog’s domain was stolen, so I shut it down. I am transferring the cake tutorials to this blog since I still get so many emails about them. The Campfire Cake I loved how easy this cake was. Something so simple […]
Alien Cake
I used to have a Birthday Party Blog. But then this blog took off and the domain got stolen so I shut it down. I am going to have all the cakes from that blog transferred here (and backdating them) :) I still get so many emails about them. The Alien Cake Love how simple […]
Popcorn Cake
Once upon a time I had a birthday blog. But then this blog took off and the birthday blog’s domain got stolen, so I shut it down. I am transferring my cake tutorials here :) The Popcorn Cake This cake got a lot of attention. It was pretty easy to make too. Instead of using […]
