I don't know about you but here at our house we LOVE watching the Olympic Games. So with the Summer Olympics just around the corner I thought it would be fun to share with you a simple idea to get your kids involved in the Olympics this year. A couple of years ago for the Winter Olympics we rounded up the kids and had our own little Family Olympics. You can read about that here. For those Family Olympic Games, we made each of the kids their own gold medals. Here is how we made ... Read More about Olympic Cookie Gold Medals and Torch
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Decorative "Snow Ball" Men
I like Snowmen...Can you tell?I made some Snow Ball Men to add a touch of winter to my home decor. I simply took some left-over styrofoam balls and painted them white with some acrylic paint. Then, I waited (not very patiently) for them to dry. I punched some holes in black cardstock and glued them on for the eyes and mouth with my E6000 glue.I then cut a small triangle out of orange paper and rolled it up to make his carrot nose. I snipped off the bigger end so that it was flat and then ... Read More about Decorative "Snow Ball" Men
Snow Man Oven Mitt Tutorial
**For those of you who can't find mini candy canes and want to make the heart suckers, my sister reminded me that some stores sell the mini starburst candy canes that come in a lot of colors. Those would be really cute as well!Remember my oven mitt tutorial? Well, I have another oven mitt that you can make. But this one is a snowman! I know many of you, especially in the North East, are getting blasted with winter weather still. So why not make some cute oven mitts while you are trapped ... Read More about Snow Man Oven Mitt Tutorial
Play Dough Lollipop Cookies
I know I promised you some pictures of the other felt projects I had made, but there was absolutely NO SUNSHINE anywhere near my house to take a decent picture (and the ones I took with the flash looked horrible). So I will post it later. Here is something I already had on tab…Play Dough Lollipop Cookies! Pin It What better way to brighten up a snowy afternoon than make these bright and colorful lollipop cookies. Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened 3 ounces cream cheese 1 ... Read More about Play Dough Lollipop Cookies
JOY Letters
I made some JOY letters to add to my Christmas decor yesterday after I had received an email from a reader asking me about them. I had forgotten that I wanted to make some like the B O O letters I made for Halloween. So, here they are. These are really so quick and easy to make. I whipped them up during nap time and still had plenty of time to work on cleaning up the house which I had been sadly neglecting! To make these, click here to refer to the directions I previously posted with the ... Read More about JOY Letters