4th of July Twirlers

Found this fun and easy 4th of July craft. Who doesn't have plastic lids lying around the house. It is a simple and fun activity for kids of all ages.

Thank You?

We just celebrated my kid's birthdays in our household and I am trying to teach them the importance of writing thank you notes. I started to realize though that we have been to several birthdays this year and was wondering do people still write thank you notes? I know that growing up we wrote thank you notes for every gift we were given, have times changed, is simply saying thank you enough? I LOVE receiving thank you notes and think it is important to teach our children these simple manners of appreciation. I found this great little book The Thank You Book for Kids, there are over hundreds of creative ways to say thank you. What a great resource for children. You can get it a an amazing discount at Lillian Vernon. Please let me know how you feel about thank you notes...am I old fashion in expecting my children to write them?

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Spring is officially started and what do you think of other than flowers...flying a kite. I found these cool friendship kites at S&S Worldwide. They make great party favors. They are a little pricey but well worth it. Get out and enjoy the spring weather and let's go fly a kite!

Homemade Bathtub Crayons

It has been an really cold winter here in Texas and the snow continues to fall on the first day of Spring. So why not make some homemade bathtub crayons to pass the time. It is easy and fun.

Here is what you will need:

• 2 cups of ivory snow powder
• food coloring
  
• 1/4 cup of water
• ice cube tray
  

In a large bowl, combine the water and ivory soap, add food color until you reach the desired color. Blend well. Add more water if needed. Fill the ice tray with the soap mixture. You may want to use a knife to spread the mixture out. Leave to dry until hardened. Remove the crayons from the tray. Kids can color on the tub, or on themselves during bath time! For a little more fun you can add a few drops of food color to the bath water. We love blue to make the ocean.

Baby Legs

So I received these cute little leg warmers from a friend for my daughters birthday and I love the. I remember wearing leg warmers in the 80' s and thought I was so cool, well now they are back and cuter and cooler than ever. You can find a lot of cute tights, leggings and leg warmers at BabyLegs. Now I am a little sad that winter is almost over.

St. Patrick's Day

Found this cute little rhyming book and thought I would share. Follow this leprechaun family as they march through the St. Patrick's Day parade.

For a fun St. Patty's Day craft you can make this cute kissed blarney stone. Legend has it that anyone who kissed the Blarney Stone of Ireland would be blessed with eloquence. All you need is a rock, white and green paint. A little gold glitter makes it sparkle.

Patent Leather Picture Key Chain

A friend of mine was carrying this cute little patent leather picture key chain and I fell in love with it. What mom doesn't want to carry pictures of their children around with them at all times. I had to know where she found this cute key chain. To my surprise it was from Land's End. The best part about this cute little key chain is the price. It was just $4.99! What a bargain! I ordered several as gifts for my mommy friends.