One of the NABLOPOMO topics from earlier in the month was to talk about your favorite holiday memory. Many things I remember aren’t ‘good’ per se, just memorable. But I’ll think about good ones for today. While I am sure most people could solidify something spectacular, I’ll post a few highlights and maybe you can … [Read more…]
Materials: Hooded sweatshirt in a parrot color Yellow felt for beak and feet Blue, green, gold, or red felt for wings and tail feathers White and black felt scraps for eye Hot glue, needle and thread, safety pins or fusible tape to attach felt to hooded sweatshirt Accessories like contrasting pants, brightly colored socks, gloves, … [Read more…]
Board Books Witzy’s Halloween Ghost – Suzy Spafford Pop-Up Haggis’s Cookies – P.Z. Mann Read Aloud for Pre-school + There was an old lady who swallowed a bat – Lucille Colandro Who said Boo? Halloween poems for the very young – Nancy White Carlstrom Inside a House that is Haunted: a rebus read-along story – … [Read more…]
You can easily throw together a DIY pirate costume for one (or more!) kids in under 10 minutes! For under $10! There are 10 things that I love about a DIY Halloween costume: You can use items that you already have! You can re-use these items for a dress-up trunk or switch … [Read more…]
I recently hosted a Dippin Dots ‘Dot Monster Munch’ House Party through http://houseparty.com/. I am not being paid to blog about my experience, nor was I asked to. I was asked to share via twitter and take one picture during the party for verification that we held the party and post it to the website. … [Read more…]
Did you know that your local craft store has GLOW IN THE DARK FABRIC PAINT? It even comes in a multitude of colors! Yes the bottle glows in the dark, too! No trouble finding it! We drove the kids around this year, but the bags will come in handy when they walk in a couple … [Read more…]
I decided to do a DIY Cat Costume tutorial after not finding a good one online–most things labeled ‘diy’ suggested purchasing a tail and headband ears– which can cost as much as a full costume! I already had most of the items on hand– who hasn’t gotten a free sewing kit somewhere that includes a … [Read more…]