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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Dollar Store Chalkboard Placemat

I love a cheap and easy craft!  That is exactly what this is!  This is a dollar tree craft, so this will only cost you $1 each for the placemats and then the cost of the chalkboard paint.

I started with one placemat to do a test, but I will be going back to get more and make one for all the kids to have at the table. 

This is a simple craft that I found here at dollarstorecrafts.com.  This website is dedicated to cute cheap crafts made from dollar store items!

Gather your materials, and start by painting your placemat.

It is best to use a sponge brush.  Completely cover your placemat painting in one direction (left to right or up and down).  Let the paint fully dry, then turn your placemat and paint in the opposite direction.  Let the paint fully dry.

As the website suggests, after the paint is dry, fully chalk the placemat then wipe with a dry cloth.  This will help with wiping off the chalk once the kids are ready to use it.


That's it!  You are ready to chalk on your placemat.  I used my placemat as decoration in my kitchen.  I am thinking of adding chalk paint and making it my weekly menu planner.  When I am ready to make more, I will make one for each child to have their own for table time fun!

What would you use your chalkboard place mat for? 

Friday, February 7, 2014

I love you because...(Simple Valentines Craft for you Children)

I wanted to let my kids know how much they mean to me since we have had some rough couple of months here and there.  I thought I could make them something for each of the kids that would be tailored just to them.  I came up with this simple craft because of all the Valentine décor floating around pinterest right now.

I took some construction paper and cut out a bunch of little hearts.  Then I cut out 3 big hearts, one for each of my bigger children.  On the big hearts I wrote their names, then wrote I love you because.

I hung each of them on their doors on a ribbon, and wrote on the little hearts things I loved about them.  For example, on some of Brayden's I wrote that he loves to cuddle, he loves monster trucks, and he is a great big brother.  I plan on adding one everyday till Valentine's day (and hopefully for a long time after).  So far I have added 4 hearts. 
 
The kids love seeing what new heart I add to their ribbon every day.  For me it is a great reminder that my kids are very special in their own way.  This is an easy thing to do for your kids to let them know how much you love them. 
 
*I didn't do one for Paisley for obvious reasons (she is 4 months old and would not understand (I will include her in the future though)).

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Brayden's Toy Story 3rd Birthday Party

Well it happened.
My baby boy, the prince of our family, turned three this past Monday.
Where did the time go?
The past 3 years have flown by, and I think each year goes by faster than the last.
 
With the new baby's due date fast approaching, I wanted to make sure that Brayden had a fantastic birthday and the best party ever.  I tried to make it special and add lots of little touches.  Thank God for my mom, who drove in a few days before the party, she was truly a life saver in helping set up.
 
Brayden has been obsessed with Toy Story this past year, so it was the perfect theme for his party.  He loves all the characters and will even tell you their famous lines, ex: Buzz says "To Infinity and Beyond."
 
Almost all of my ideas came from Pinterest.  I mixed and matched from lots of different parties.  I don't have the exact links to everything I decided to do, but here is a link to my Brayden Turns 3 board, in case you want to see some of the originals for yourself.
 
Warning: Picture Overload Ahead!!
 
Here are the decorations, most of which came from the Dollar Tree or Party City:
We hung 2 parachute men (Dollar Tree) from the ceiling


My mom strung Army men on thread and then we hung them across the wall.
As cute as these were, they were a pain!  It took my mom forever to string them, and they kept tangling when we tried to hang them.  But they added a cute touch.
I found the tiny Toy Story figures at the Dollar Tree.  For the picture, I cut up a party bag and put it in a dollar frame and added a picture of Brayden.  So simple, and I love it!  All the army men came from a Dollar Tree pack.
We set up a tattoo station and Maddi and Ella gave the guests a tattoo and a sheriff badge when they walked in.  The tattoos, sheriff badges, and the wall décor are from Party City.

The food was all Toy Story inspired.  I didn't have time to make cute labels, so we used post its, and cute Toy Story stickers to hold them onto the bowls.



The food we served was: Slinky Dog Pasta (pasta salad), Al's Cheese Puffs, Ken's Fruits and Veggies, Jessie's Juices, and of course Pizza Planet Pizza (aka Little Caesars).  For Jessie's Juices, I just used the Hugs brand of juice, and we put a little sticker on the top of the juice to make those more Toy Story looking.
 
I found a cute party bag at Dollar Tree and cut out the rocket and planets, then labeled the rocket, Pizza Planet.  It added just a little touch to the kitchen area and was super cheap!

Brayden's 3 made out of his pictures.

All the goody bags (two for a $1 at Dollar Tree) for the kids were labeled with a popular saying from the movie and held on with Toy Story stickers.  I made 10 party bags, each with a different saying.  Some of the sayings were There's a snake in my boot, some one's poisoned the waterhole, howdy partner, you are a TOY, Ride like the wind Bullseye, and To Infinity and Beyond.
The party bags were filled with what Toy Story items I could find at 3 different Dollar Tree locations.  Since Toy Story isn't very popular right now, I had to use my imagination and do some digging.  I found mostly puzzles, a few felt coloring pages, and a potato head writing pad.  Every bag had 1 Toy Story thing.  Then I added a glow in the dark bracelet, some extra tattoos, and some glow in the dark snakes.  Everything came from Dollar Tree.
The birthday boy showing his muscles in front of his 3.  I had bought him a Toy Story shirt to wear, but it only lasted about 30 minutes and he ran around the rest of the day shirtless.
 
We played a few games.  One was There's a Snake in My Boot.  We bought rubber snakes and a bucket, and I attempted to make a boot out of cardboard.  We scooted the kids back and had them throw the snake into the bucket.  Ella was a great helper!


 
Then we played Pin the Tail on Bullseye.  The game came from Party City and only had 8 tails.  My girls were both sad they didn't get to play, but they were great helpers.


 
I made a white cake with white icing, and chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing.  I wasn't too worried about making a fancy cake, since I knew it was just going to get devoured.  The best thing I have started doing is cupcakes.  It is so easy to hand out cupcakes to every one of the kids and send them on their way to eat them.  There is no cutting or waiting.  I will have cupcakes at every party!!
The whole cake actually made it all the way to Monday, and we were able to use it for Brayden's actual birthday!


He did great blowing out all the candles!

Messy boy!!

I made marshmallow aliens for the kids to enjoy!  So easy and the kids loved them!!
 
We opened presents after everyone left and Brayden loved everything he got.  He got some guns, 2 Woody's, a Buzz Lightyear, puzzles, bubble things, and Mommy and Daddy got him his own Bulleye to ride :)
 
One thing that I worked forever on that didn't make it to the party was the Etch a Sketch.  I used a cardboard box, and cut and painted it.  So sad I missed getting all the kids pictures with it :(
At least I got my kids pictures with it the night I finished it.
 
It was a great party, and Brayden had a blast, which is all that matters.
 
Next up, is Maddi's birthday party in a week, then the baby is due to arrive anytime before September 19th.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Oh How Pinteresting

I am linking up with the Vintage Apple for this week's Oh How Pinteresting.


Feel free to link up with her as well.

 
Funny Pin:
 I laughed so hard!

Yummy Pin:

Helpful Pin:
I have been doing these stretches the past few nights, and they truly help!! 
It's a MUST read!
Crafty pin:


I hope you like my pins, and check out my pinterest page!

Monday, February 6, 2012

Stencil Painting

Did everyone have a great time watching the big game?? 

We went over to some friends house and laughed, ate, the kiddos played, and mainly watched the commercials and not the game.  We had a blast, and it was awesome to get out of our house!!

Maddi was out of school on Friday, so I thought it would be fun to do a craft with all the kiddos.  I had seen a stencil painting pin on pinterest, and I knew the girls would love it.  I also thought Brayden would love to play in the paint as well.



I set up our area with the paper, paint, and cookie cutters to start.  I wanted all the kids to have enough room, so we used our big roll of paper and painted on the back of the girls' hopscotch mat.


 The girls' loved every minute of it, and decided to use paint brushes as well as the cookie cutters.  Since Brayden wasn't really into the cookie cutters, I stuck his hand in the paint and helped him finger paint.  Then I painted his feet.  I know he enjoyed being messy!  He tried to run off before I could hose him off ;)


The finished painting complete with the words Happy Vday!  We used heart cookie cutters and the letters for the word love!  I cannot wait to let the kids do this again!! 

Here is the pin that inspired our creation:

Friday, February 3, 2012

Creative Corner


Wow!  I just found this post that I started many months ago!!  I had all the pictures uploaded, but never went back in and added the captions.
Silly forgetful me!!

This is a board that I made to go above my kids craft corner, and I absolutely love it!

I started with a small oval board that I painted yellow.


While the paint dried, I used magazines to cut out the letters I was going to use.


Once the paint was dry, I put a layer of mod podge on the board,
then I stuck on my letters,
and finally added another layer of mod podge on top to seal it all in.


For the final touches, I hot glued a small red ribbon on the back,
so I could hang it up.
It is so cute, and perfect for our craft corner!


Please excuse the mess of our craft area.
It stayed crazy cluttered most of the time!


This post was started before we moved!
I haven't found a spot for our creative corner in the new house yet.
Hopefully soon!!

What do you think about my little Creative Corner sign??

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Pirate Party Fun

The past few months Ella has fallen in LOVE with Jake and the Neverland Pirates!  She loves Izzy and knows most of the songs.  She decided that for her 5th birthday party it had to be a pirate theme!!  Since Disney has not caught up with how well received the show is and has no merchandise available, I decided to search on pinterest for some ideas!!  There was a lot of ideas out there, and I was so excited to try some of them out!!  Here are a few pictures from the best birthday party I have thrown together!!
The birthday girl and mommy
I let guests know they were in the right spot.

My favorite thing about birthday's now, is making their number picture!!
We had a stick the treasure on the map game!
The food table, or table scape as I was calling it!!
We had Yo Ho Yo Ho Meatballs, Pirate Fingers (sandwiches), Cannonballs (black olives), boublooms (cheese cubes), Pirate Jewels (grapes), Buckey's Bean Dip, and Scully's crackers (chips)!!

I made a banner for Ella out of scrapbook paper, letter stickers, mod podge, and wooden pirate accents.  I tacky glued it to a red and white rope I found!

Wooden pirate accessories from Hobby Lobby

My dad brought milk crates and a board from his house, and the kids took turns Walking the Plank.
Brayden and Pappy

Going backwards
Ella's birthday present from Mommy and Daddy was the Jake dvd, which came with a CD of music from the show.  We set up musical chairs and a radio outside, and used the CD as the music.

I also bought gold coins and necklaces and hid them in the yard.  I gave the kids treat bags, and sent them on a treasure hunt.

After the hunt, we went straight to busting open the pinata!  It worked out perfect that every kid there got a turn, and the last boy tore up the ship good!! 
Here's the before picture
Ship from Hobby Lobby
Lastly was it was cake time!!
My stepmom, Sandie Tyrone, made Ella's cake based on Buckey the pirate ship, and it turned out AWESOME!!


Ella had a blast, and the party could not have been more fun!!
But remember as you leave....
Sign from Hobby Lobby

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