I thought this toilet paper roll spring flower was super cute, would be easy for my kids to do, and I already had everything we needed. The original site it links to is in some other language but it does have translate button. It also has great photos so you can figure it out anyway. To make this fun flower yourself, you'll need: 4 toilet paper rolls paint stapler white fuzzy ball (or a cotton ball) wooden stick (or a popsicle stick) Easter grass flower pot Visit the original site for directions on how to do it. Tottie had a ton of fun making this flower. Of course I had to help her with the stapling but that's ok. She even let me paint the orange on one of the rolls! Grandma happened to be coming over in the evening so we gave it to her for Mother's Day! Their flower vs ours. What do you think?? … [Read more...]
Easy Ladybug Cookies
Last Thursday was "Mommy and Me Day" at Tottie's preschool. For an hour all the moms visited their kids at school, played games, sang songs, made crafts, and ate a snack. The past two "Mommy and Me Days" I attended with Nutty, the snack consisted of a "sundae" made from a graham cracker, frosting, and a maraschino cherry which the kids made for us. This year they did something different...ladybug cookies. They were so cute I just had to share them with you! We made the cookies together this year and it was a ton of fun! (Disclaimer: All the photos except the first one are of Tottie making the cookies at preschool. I forgot to take a photo of the finished cookies, however, so I recreated them slightly differently at home for the "good" photo). To make these cookies yourself, you'll need: Nilla wafer cookies Vanilla frosting Red food coloring (the gel works the best or the frosting may turn out more pink than red) Mini chocolate chips (though the regular size will do … [Read more...]
My New GE® Hybrid Stainless Steel Dishwasher! #ad
Two years ago, when I was blogging as Mommy's Camera, I won a trip to the GE® Monogram Experience Center in Louisville, KY (click the link to read my first post about it). The trip was WAY beyond my expectations and something I will never forget. I met some awesome women (second post) and stayed at a super fun hotel (third post, yes, it was so fun I wrote THREE posts about it!!). I have maintained a good relationship with GE® Appliances since that trip so when my dishwasher died a few weeks ago, my friends at GE® were the first people I emailed for advice about a new one (I'm lazy and did not want to do a lot of research). As luck would have it, they put me on their "Clean Team" and let me try one of their latest and greatest models, the GE® Hybrid Stainless Steel Interior Dishwasher! Over the next few months you'll be hearing a little bit about my experience with the dishwasher, how it fits into my life with my kids, and what I do (and don't) like about it. Let's start … [Read more...]
An epic advenure, thank goodness for Quaker® Perfect Portions #QuakerEpicAdventures
In Minnesota we cherish warm weather, because, to be honest we don't have a ton of it! On days when the weather is perfection we try and be active outside as much as possible. This past week was one of those weeks where we spent the days outside; from sunrise to sunset. It was a good thing we started our day off right....thank goodness for Quaker® Oatmeal Perfect Portions! We each made the perfect amount for breakfast, sweetened to everyone's taste, and headed out on quite the adventure! We are blessed to live on a lake and with that comes fun family adventures for us all! This past weekend we loaded up our four kids on the boat and cruised over to the "Big Island" for a little hike. We beached our boat and headed out for the unknown. Big Island is an island that is fairly small (when you compare it to other islands) but it is filled with tall grass, trees, wild life, and beaches. Normally we spend about an hour on Big Island just walking around but this past weekend we spent … [Read more...]
How to Pamper Yourself on Mother’s Day (and involve your kids!)
If your husband/significant other is anything like mine or Lindsi's you already know you won't be getting much (if anything) for Mother's Day. Don't worry, we've got ways for you to pamper yourself on Mother's Day while also involving your kids (in most cases). Let your kids paint your nails.It doesn't have to be pretty but it will be fun! Let your kids wash your feet and put lotion on them for a full pedicure! Take a bath while your kids watch a movie. Ok, so this one doesn't involve your kids but it does keep them occupied while you get some quiet time. Rent a movie they've never seen so that it keeps their attention. Let your kids style your hair.I don't know about you but I love when my girls play with my hair!! Have your kids draw shapes on your back.Your kids draw shapes on your back while you try to guess what shape it is. It's like a mini massage! Let your kids make you lunch.Grab the bread, peanut butter, and jelly. Sit back and have your kids make your … [Read more...]
Personalized Disney Water Bottles
Welcome to our week of Disney! We will have five fantastic Disney inspired posts for you this week and a few giveaways! Make sure you come back each day and enter! Last week at Target, in the dollar section, I found these awesome water bottles. They are red with black tops- PERFECT for what I had in mind! (Honestly, I was just about to purchase some custom water bottles on Etsy for $9.99 each!). I spent $3 on each bottle, and purchased five (I have four kids and my neighbor is coming with us to Walt Disney World so I made one for her as well.) I just happen to have a Cricut Die Cutting machine and knew exactly what I was going to do. I grabbed my Mickey Mouse cartridge and began cutting out the kids names in Disney font. For those who do not have the ability to do this you have a couple of options: you can purchase vinyl letters in Disney font on Etsy for a fairly cheap price, you can cut them out on your own using sharp scissors and some sticky vinyl, or you can make a stencil out … [Read more...]
