Sneak Peek — Minion Reading Pillows
Here’s a Sneak Peek at some of the Reading Pillows we are doing for the kiddo’s classroom this fall. (= Read More
My Trick to Stop the Kids’ Fighting
A couple of years ago I accidentally stumbled upon the perfect cure for my kids’ fighting. I can’t guarantee that it will work for your kids too, but it works SO well for mine that I figure it’s worth a shot with any kids. (= Whenever the kids are fighting I simply pull out Read More
Spice Drawer Organization
A few years ago I put my youngest in charge of organizing the Spice Drawer — and he does an awesome job! He labels the tops of the spices and arranges them for me. He learns a lot about spices this way, and it was good writing practice when he was little. Not to mention, he Read More
Cute (& Easy!) DIY Wall Calendar
A couple of years ago I was looking all over for a large Wall Calendar that would look nice hanging in my front hallway. I finally found and ordered one from Pottery Barn. I was SO excited for it to arrive, but when it did I was extremely disappointed. Even the expensive Pottery Read More
Pointers On How To Make Your Own Wedding Guest Book Art – That Won’t Be a “Pinterest Fail.”
If you’re looking for something more creative than your average Wedding Guest Book you might want to try something like the Wedding Guest Book Art I created for my cousin’s wedding last summer. We have some good pointers for you if you want to create something similar Read More
Rainy Day Obstacle Course
I found some pics of an Obstacle Course that the boys made one Rainy Day a few years ago. They took a roll of Painter’s Tape (which is easy to remove from most surfaces) and made arrows all throughout the house – including up and over beds, and through various Read More
Reading Pillows for Cabot’s 1st Grade Classroom (=
I was going through some old photos and I found these cute ones of some of the Monster Reading Pillows we made for Cabot’s 1st grade classroom. I can’t believe how little Cabot was – look at him carrying pillows that are almost bigger than him into the school!! Read More
Muffin Making Madness — Tips & Tricks to Enjoy Healthy Snacks Whenever You Want, Without Spending All of Your Time in the Kitchen (=
Riley decided a few years ago that he wanted to bring muffins to school EVERY day for his snack. (I think because he liked the super-cool little cupcake/muffin container he had to bring them in.) Since I knew I wouldn’t have time to make muffins every night I decided to d Read More
Best Ever Banana Muffins
Bake at 375 degrees for 14-18 minutes. Makes 24 muffins. Crumble Topping 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small cubes Muffins Mix together well: 6 very ripe bananas 2 eggs 1/3 cup butter, melted 1/3 cup unsweetened Read More
Nummy (& Healthy) Blueberry Crumble Muffins
Bake at 400 degrees for 13-18 minutes. Makes 24 muffins. Crumble Topping ½ cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 2 teaspoons cinnamon 4 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small cubes Muffins Mix together well: ¼ cup oil ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce 2 eggs 2/3 cup milk Mix together and Read More