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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. But, I couldn’t find one. Seriously, there were no Calendars that I liked out there… Then I realized it would be a pretty easy project – and it really was easy! Check out DIY Wall Calendar post. (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

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
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How to Create Wedding Guest Book Art – Guaranteed Not To Be a “Pinterest Fail”: If you are looking for something more creative than your average Wedding Guest Book, but want to make sure it’s not a “Pinterest Fail,” check out our pointers. (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

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
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Rainy Day Obstacle Course: The boys 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 obstacles. (= It was a perfect Rainy Day Activity!! First, they got to spend a bunch of time creating it, and then they burned off TONS of energy running it over and over and over again -- all while I sat at the table sipping a cup of tea and timing them. It was a win for everyone! (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

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
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We love to make Reading Pillows for the kiddos’ classrooms. Check out some of our fun designs. (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

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!!
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Muffin Making Madness -- Tips & Tricks to Enjoy Healthy Snacks Whenever You Want, Without Spending All of Your Time in the Kitchen (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

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
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These really are the BEST Banana Muffins ever! (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

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
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The boys LOVE these Blueberry Crumble Muffins – and they are healthy too! (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

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
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Check out our EASY & Delicious Homemade Pizza Recipe –it’s perfect for your next Family Movie & Pizza Night. (= www.ShenaLeonard.com: Messy Table, Creative House

Homemade Pizza, with Delicious (& EASY!) Pizza Dough Recipe

We LOVE to make pizza at our house (especially if we’re having a Family Movie Night) and with this easy Pizza Dough Recipe it doesn’t even take too long to make.  Often times I’ll mix up a batch of pizza dough and turn it into 4 mini pizzas so everyone in the family can make
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www.ShenaLeonard.com Messy Table, Creative House: We love to do Family Game Nights at our house – and we’ve played a LOT of different games over the years. With all of the games we’ve played, though, Snake Oil is one of our FAMILY FAVORITES!! In fact, we love it so much that we bought both editions of the game so we’d have more cards to play with, and as soon as the third set is out we’ll be getting them too! (=

Family Game Night: Snake Oil Review

We love to do Family Game Nights at our house – and we’ve played a LOT of different games over the years. With all of the games we’ve played, though, Snake Oil is one of our FAMILY FAVORITES!! In fact, we love it so much that we bought both editions of the game so we’d have more
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