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Valentine’s Day (Thankfuls & a Kids Craft)

February 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Happy-Valentines-Day

On Valentine’s Day I thought I’d share a new bump pic…
I’m am GROWING bigger by the week and loving every minute of it!
Baby is healthy and kicking so sweetly in there and it’s so very precious!

Hubs and I are surprising the boys at school today with a special lunch and then
we are attending their class parties this afternoon!

We are going to make cake pops after school and then head to their basketball practice.
After the boys go to bed hubs is making me a candlelight dinner for two!

So excited for today and being able to share the ‘LOVE DAY’ with my most favorite loves!

It’s also Thankful Thursday  so here are my ‘Thankful Fors’

Jesus’ perfect love and His example of love

My husband

My boys

This healthy baby in my womb

My scriptures

Friends & Family

Ice Cream

A comfortable house and place to rest

My dogs

Maternity pants :)

Sunshine

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And  fun Valentine’s Day Craft to do with your kiddos!

Paper Love Bugs

 

What you’ll need:

  • Empty toilet paper tube
  • Pink paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Pen, maker, crayons, or pencil

How to make it:

  1. Paint or cover an empty toilet tube with pink paper to make the body of the bug.
  2. Cut two hearts from construction paper.
  3. Attach these with tape or glue on either side of the body.
  4. Encourage your child to draw a face on the top of the tube. Pipe cleaners make great antennae.
  5. Write a cute message on the wings such as “Valentine, you make my heart flutter.”
Hope today is a blessed day for you all…  Remember to tell and show your loved ones how much you love them today.
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Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

December 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
wreath cupcakes

My bloggy friend, Erin, made the most adorable Christmas Wreath Cupcakes EVER and so I just had to ask her if I could share with you…  Check out her adorable site at Currently Coveting…  This recipe and photos are taken from her site.  You’ll find tons of cute fashions posts and delicious and fun recipes.  Enjoy!

 

 

Cupcakes (recipe concocted by yours truly)
1 box white cake mix
2/3 cup oil
1 cup coconut milk (from the milk section, not the sugary canned kind)
4 eggs
1 box coconut cream pudding mix
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon imitation coconut extract (seriously a little goes a long way with this stuff)
2/3 cup sweetened coconut flakes

Bake on 350 degrees for 20 mins.

Icing 
recipe here.

Wreath
When I have to dye my own icings those non-pastel hues I end up having to use so much dye and it gets a bit runny so I cheated a little and bought the red and green Cake Mateicings with this four pack of icing tips.  I used the starred one for the green wreath part and the small circle one for the red bow.  I threw on some sprinkles but they kinda went all over the cupcake so you can leave that part off if you don’t dig it.

 

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Kids Craft: Perfect Pumpkin

November 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
pumpkin craft

 

 

Perfect Pumpkin

 

 

Gather
toilet paper roll
orange patterned fabric
batting
small twig (or cinnamon stick)
green pip cleaner
wide green ribbon

 

Go
1. Lay the toilet paper roll on a 22-inch square piece of orange fabric and thin batting.
2. Gently tuck the fabric into the toilet paper roll, one corner at a time.
3. Poke a twig into the center.
4. Twist a green pipe cleaner around your finger and pull it off. Poke in one end next to the stick.
5. Have Mom tie a big ribbon around the neck of the twig and pipe cleaner, trimming the ends to a point.

 

This craft was taken from Focus On The Family Clubhouse JR Magazine site.  :)

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Kids Craft: Thanksgiving Tree

November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
ThanksgivingTree

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving Tree

 

Gather

fall leaves
brown, green, red, orange and yellow construction paper
pencil
scissors
double-sided tape
felt-tip pen
manila envelope

Go

1. On a perfect fall day, gather leaves as a family.
2. From brown construction paper, make a tree with lots of branches. Tape it to a door or the refrigerator.
3. Trace the leaves onto construction paper and cut them out. Fill a bowl with these paper leaves and place the felt-tip pen beside it.
4. Ask family members to write things they are thankful for on the leaves and tape them onto the tree branches. Start a week or two before Thanksgiving.
5. Once the branches are full, tape leaves at the bottom of the tree as though they had fallen.
6. On Thanksgiving Day, gather to read the leaves. Your family will be amazed at the many ways God has blessed you! Save the leaves in a manila envelope with the year on it. When discouraging times occur in your family, pull out the envelope and count your blessings!

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zinc inspired letters

August 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
Eat Letters

 

I ran across a very old post from Sugar & Charm Blog and I must say, although it’s an oldie, it’s most definitely a goody!!  
I found this ‘do it yourself’ craft very simple and I can’t wait to try it out when I get home!
Don’t you think it makes such a statement?  I LOVE it!!  :) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies: 
Black acrylic paint, Folk Art pearl paint, cardboard letters and a paint brush.

Directions: 
Paint the letters all black and let them dry. Then dip your brush into the pearl paint and use long strokes to paint over the black. This silver coat will give it the texture and depth it needs to look like a matte metal. Let that coat dry and hang them wherever you want!

 

All photos and content taken from Sugar & Charm Blog

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Hot ‘Dogs’

July 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
hot dogs

I ran across this post the other day over at ‘A Taste of Japan Blog’ and just had to share…
I will be making these in the coming weeks for my kiddos and they are so adorable I think they’d be a perfect thing to make for a birthday party or a sleepover.  :)
My boys keep asking to make them…  Enjoy!

 

★How to make the dog bread★

Make the dough from your favorite bread recipe, using a bread maker.
Select DOUGH mode.
When it’s done, push all the air out of the dough with your hands.
Divide it into 10 (if you make the dough with about 250g flour) and roll each into a ball. Cover with wet paper towels and rest for 15mins.
Make each into a oval shape.
Cut with a knife to make the ears of the dogs, and let the dough rise until about double in size.
After the rise, make eyes and noses with black beans.
Bake for about 10 mins at 400F.

Aren’t they adorable!?! :)

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Kids Craft: Birdie In The Nest

May 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
bird craft

This weekend the kids and I are going to make this adorable bird in a nest craft…
I got it from Clubhouse Jr which is an amazing christian magazine for children that is packed full of God’s love, bible stories, recipes, coloring pages, games and crafts…
Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend with your families and get excited for the coming weeks…
I have 3 fun giveaways coming and a guest blogger!  You won’t want to miss it!

 

 

 

Gather (to make nests)

2 large biscuits of shredded wheat
1/3 cup shredded coconut
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
paper muffin cups

Go

1. Crumble shredded wheat into a medium-sized bowl.
2. Stir in coconut and sugar.
3. Ask Mom or Dad to drizzle mixture with melted butter. Then mix with fork.
4. Line six muffin cups with foil.
5. Divide mixture between cups. With the back of a teaspoon, press mixture into the bottoms and sides of lined cups to form nests.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned and crisp.
7. After pan has cooled, remove nests from cups by lifting out foil and carefully peeling foil off nests.

 

Gather (to make birds)

6 medium-sized strawberries with stems
red grapes
toothpicks
1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
small green grapes
blueberries (optional)

Go

1. Wash and dry strawberries with stems. The green leaves will become the tail feathers.
2. For the bird’s head, push a toothpick through a red grape, so 1/4 inch sticks out for the bird’s beak.
3. Attach the grape “head” near the tip of the strawberry by poking the longer end of the toothpick into the berry.
4. Ask Mom or Dad to make a slit on each side of the strawberry to form bird wings. Cut the slits at an angle, cutting toward the bird’s head. Slightly separate the wings from the body.
5. Line bird’s nest with 1 teaspoon vanilla yogurt.
6. Place bird in nest. Add a few small green grapes or blueberries for eggs.
7. Enjoy your treat before the birdie flies away!

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