PLAY ZONE AHEAD ! This is just a quick little post to share a quick and easy idea for parties and family get-togethers. This is my chalkboard easel from Hobby Lobby. (purchased with a 40% coupon) I cut the graphics in vinyl with my Silhouette Cutting Machine. Easy …
We have a HUGE rock in our back yard. The children call it “the painting rock” because I have often bought finger paints for them to paint the rock. It is shaped like a big table with a really flat surface. Lots of little bodies can gather around it …
I, too, am caught up in all of the wonderful “chalkboard” art that is everywhere. At our recent family gathering, I gave each child a piece of black poster board and piled the chalk in a bowl in the middle. (Fat sidewalk chalk and skinny chalkboard chalk ) During …
These are Dollar Tree Brightly–Colored Plastic Bottles. Andrew is filling them with sand. From the sandbox. The more sand each bottle holds . . . the harder it will be to knock over. These bottles are only filled about an inch. Since the ball is light …
Success. This activity stays on my list. It was SO fun ! If you are wondering what I am talking about, find my Kitchen Sink Wind Chimes post on this website. This post is the “after”. This project required help from parents and older siblings. The children had strong …
Ribbon today is more than ribbon. This is gross grain ribbon which has already been pleated. How nice. This is what I needed: Hanes cap-sleeve t-shirts from WalMart @ $3.47. Pleated ribbon on the roll @ Hobby Lobby at 50% off. $1.50 per roll. ( One roll of white …
We are having a get-together. I made this sign to put on the front porch railing. Grandpa had this piece of wood just sitting around in the garage. I painted it with spray- paint- on- hand and he re-painted it with spray- paint- on- hand because painting is not …
Where is a wedding when you need one? If you tell the bride-to-be that these dishes are heirlooms and are heavily insured . . . she will want one on every table . . . full of little pastel mints or the candy balls with the chocolate inside. Don’t …
When I was younger I used to enjoy the folk songs of Nancy Griffith. She had an odd little voice but somehow she pulled it off. I certainly never made a record. (For those under 30 a record has music on it. You need a record player with a …
Yes. I am making the assumption that the girls will like bling and boys the will like sports. I realize it could be the other way around but I am old fashioned and I love rhinestones. Grandpa is old fashioned and he likes sports. I usually make t-shirts for …
