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big lips, bow ties, & a monocle?

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Hello again, it’s Sam here.  I am bubbling with excitement to bring you this next post.  I have been waiting for over a year to find an excuse to create a photo booth with my family. For the Boss’s big 3rd birthday, we’re planning a mustache bash this summer – with a homemade photo booth.  [...]

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DIY printable children’s book:
where is she? let’s go find Mother Nature

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I finally finished the book, and I’m ready to share it with all of you, just in time for Mother’s Day. It’s a little book about Mother Nature, because Birdie keeps asking me the same question over and over again: “Who made that?” For the longest time she asked that question more than “Why?” So [...]

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ooii it’s zuzii!

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One of the best little side bennies to the warmer weather of Springtime? Showing off your baby toes. You didn’t realize that yet? Well let me tell you, now that I have a 3 year old with dirty dusty wandering feet  (they’re still cute, but you know … a little rough), I miss her baby [...]

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weekly round about #79

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I know Easter is supposed to be all about new beginnings, baby animals, spring shoots – but lately all I can think about is Spring Cleaning. Which, in a more practical sense, is a rebirth of sorts, right? Now if I can just find a way to Spring Clean my head – like January’s New [...]

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spring’s best eggtivities

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I’m such a geek for tradition and my own childhood memories that part of me just wants to purchase an old-fashioned Paas egg dying kit and go to town with my girl. Do they still come with those little wire egg holders? But, with Tinker Lab’s 60 Egg Activities for Kids, I’d feel horribly lax [...]

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weekly round about #78

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Aaah, the end of a long week. I’d really like to end it staring at my own version of these adorable DIY Cloud Mobiles, found via Handmade Charlotte. Aren’t they wonderful? See more of my favorite links for the week below: Babble.com has a new Crafts & Activities channel – can’t wait to see the [...]

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1234 – making numbers for Birdie

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When I was making our advent calendar, Birdie only wanted to play with the little paper numbers I made for each of the pockets. To keep her occupied, I drew a couple of numbers on felt scraps – and realized we had a new toy! So I cut up a bunch of that gorgeous 100% [...]

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worth 1000 words: corkers

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Make your next wine bottle a little more kid friendly? Corkers Animal Kits are $8 for one set of animal parts – you provide the cork! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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weekly round about #74

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It’s been a stellar week around here – lots of Valentine’s Day shenanigans and sweet sentiments. Plus, a sturdy dose of freelance work that’s keeping my mind zinging along at high speed too! Now it’s time to play a little catch up around the house, and see if I can’t calm my brain back down. [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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You’ve made it! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. May it be filled with lots of love in whatever forms you can get it – friends, family, lovers, cats, or fish. Enjoy this little bunny illustration, I’ve been messing around with ProCreate for my iPad and a stylus. So much fun. Stressing about last minute Valentine’s ideas? [...]

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hand out some love tokens

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I mentioned last week that I’ve been racking my brain for a good handmade Valentine’s idea for my 3 year old. We need to make little Valentine’s for 25 of Birdie’s classmates at school, and I really wanted it to be something unique and fun for her to make. So, inspired by these salt dough [...]

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give them the world

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Whenever I ask my husband “What do you want for xxxx holiday?” (Christmas, Birthday, Valentine’s Day) I get the same response. “World Peace.” Said, of course, tongue in cheek. So I started taking him at his word. I never know what to get him anyway, so it’s fun to pull together bits of our history [...]

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make this: geo DIY valentine’s hearts

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Birdie loves her Glue Work. This is a term she’s brought home from her Montessori classroom, and it’s something we like to do a lot. Normally it involves a glue stick and lots of scraps cut by moi (I’m not positive that’s how it works in a Montessori school, but it works well for us!). [...]

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free valentine’s day printable cards for you

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Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Print these now, add your very own personal message, one well-placed googly eye (I like’em extra big, don’t you?) and give them to everyone you’ve ever looked sideways at. If I still rode the bus I’d like to be that kooky person that hands one to each person on their morning [...]

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weekend roundabouts #73 – Valentine’s edition!

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It’s February! Time to let your sappy heart-filled side out to play in the sun. I secretly love Valentine’s Day – the handmade sweet sentimental side, not the Hallmark version. So we’ve been decorating a little bit, crafting a little bit, and brainstorming several fun things to include here on the blog. I’m hoping to [...]

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