In my family, Christmas time means cookie time! When I was a kid, my Grandma made dozens and dozens of cookies every year for Christmas. We’d travel to her house on Christmas day and find her kitchen table covered completely with tray after tray of cookies. Relatives, friends, and neighbors would stream in and out of the house throughout the day, everyone enjoying my grandma’s cookies and cups of warm cocoa....
I didn’t serve these to guests because, well, who has time to clean the house well enough to invite guests over!? I did serve these to my kids and they loved them, if that counts for anything? Not that you need a step by step photo tutorial for this, because I know you are smart enough to figure this out on your own – but start by chopping off the end of the strawberry....
Before we started, Leah said she wanted to paint and she wanted me to bake a cake (I’ll get right on that). This activity has a little bit of both, so it actually worked out perfectly! She was really into the little bit of “baking” involved (as in watching the toaster oven). So how do you do it? It’s pretty simple! Use a heart cookie cutter to mark the shape of a heart into a slice of bread....
If you haven’t tried making salt dough yet, you need to!! It’s so easy – I’ve made it many times and I don’t think I’ve ever messed it up?! You can easily double the recipe or half the recipe. Or if you don’t want very much, you can even make a tiny amount by making a fraction of the recipe. It scales up and down really well! These are adorable keepsakes to make for young children....
RELATED: Orbeez Stress Ball Apple Stress Balls These apple shaped stress balls are such a perfect back to school craft. And all you need is a balloon and a bit of flour! No matter how your kids might deal with school, chances are there will be stressful days. Not only do they look super cute, but they are so fun to squeeze and play with, especially if you have a nervous child that needs to do something with his or her hands....
Can you believe it’s almost Halloween? We had a playdate this weekend and I made these adorable cheese and pretzel broomsticks as a snack. They were a huge hit! (I know I know, I only made 5, but hey, they ALL got eaten). These are sooooooooooooo easy, and they are so freaking cute! All you need are some pretzel sticks, some string cheese and some chives (although, if you are in a hurry, the chives are totally optional)....
Who else absolutely loves the smell of banana bread? When I was a kid, I was best friends with the little girl who lived next door to me, and I spent quite a bit of time at her house. Her mom totally loved to bake, and made fresh bread at least two or three times a week. She also made cookies, biscuits, sweet breads, and all kinds of other treats....
When I was in high school, one of my first jobs was working in the china and crystal department at a big department store in the mall. I helped brides choose their registry items, watched people endlessly debate about one flatware set versus another, and sold crystal vases worth more than my car. 🙂 It was a pretty fun job most of the time, but there were times when it was incredibly slow....
Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken Do you ever make dinner and think to yourself, oh-my-goodness-this-is-the-best-chicken-I’ve-ever-made?!?!?! It’s rare for me. Especially because I’m not a huge fan of chicken breasts – they always end up slightly dry and not overly flavourful. But oh my word, this creamy garlic parmesan chicken is melt in your mouth delicious. I’ve already made it twice in the last week – the chicken is juicy and the creamy parmesan topping tastes soooooo good!...
I bought a new Sharpie and that was the most expensive part of this project. I wanted a Sharpie with a brush tip end, so that it was easier to be precise. I went with three different coloured mugs from the dollar store, but you could just as well go with white. You don’t need any fancy equipment to do this. I thought I might need a cutting machine, but it was surprisingly easy to make my own stencil out of cardboard!...
This is the result of some rice that clearly didn’t turn out! (For future reference, trying to flavour your rice with tomato soup does NOT work…) So that dinner we had bread instead of rice, which is so frustrating! I scraped out the burnt rice and soaked the pot overnight. Remember last week when I cleaned my kitchen hood? That was a LOT of scrubbing, and I just didn’t feel like scrubbing that pot!...
There’s 38 different printable pages and they’re all free for you to download and print! These egg shapes are great for Easter, cards, coloring pages, or any craft or activity where you might need one (or many!) Easter egg templates. Keep reading for some fun ways to use these outlines! RELATED: Easter Coloring Pages These printables are for personal and school use only. Do not copy, republish, upload, or alter these files....
My kids absolutely loved playing with these little cork sail boats (the first clip in the video is my 6 year old’s hands!). It’s just so fun that the boats actually float! I’ve been filling up a baking dish with water, and the kids take their boats for a little sail. You can give the boats a little push or you can blow on the back of the sails to make them go....
Use a few simple ingredients and follow our instructions to make a glow in the dark slime recipe that’s SO FUN to play with! This glow slime has all the cool properties of regular slime, with an added glowing surprise when you turn off the lights. It’s definitely a must try, so let’s get glowing! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website....
These Christmas gnomes look great on the tree, or as part of a wreath or garland! Gnomes are known as good luck symbols who protect the home, making these cute little Scandinavian inspired ornaments the perfect homemade gift for the gnome lover in your life. This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website....
Once I get back home after dropping them off at school, I have exactly 6 hours to fit in all my work before I have to rush back to school to pick them up again. Almost every day, I procrastinate just a little too long with my coffee, and then it’s a mad rush to get as much done as I possibly can. I’ll be snapping photos like a mad woman, counting the minutes I have until it’s time to leave to pick up the kids again....
Clay Turtle Sculpting Turtles are such interesting creatures. Did you know that giant tortoises (a type of turtle) can live for an average of 100 years?! Turtles are also one of the oldest reptile species, dating back to the time of the dinosaurs! We’ve had a lot of fun working with clay this year, and this turtle is no exception. Our air dry clay recipe is really soft and easy to work with....
These paper jet designs are super sleek and they’re SO EASY to make! Use a similar technique to make both planes, and then test them to see which jet flies the fastest and farthest! So fun! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this website. Looking for more paper crafts? Here’s a few of our favourites: Paper Airplane Launcher Paper Airplane Template How to Make a Paper Airplane Paper Ninja Star How to Make Paper Claws...
With its rich, glossy black colour and simple ingredients, this slime recipe is easy to make and seriously fun to knead. We’ll walk you through how to get that perfect texture, how to colour it just right, and how to keep your slime fresh for days of play. Helpful Tips: What’s the best way to colour black slime? We highly recommend using black acrylic paint to colour your slime. It gives the slime a deep, rich shade, and it’s really inexpensive (ours comes from the dollar store)....
Slime making is a super popular activity for a reason: it’s easy, hands-on, and doubles as a great sensory play idea. Whether you’re making it for a birthday party, a rainy afternoon, or just for fun, this blue slime is sure to be a hit with kids of all ages. Helpful Tips: What do I need to colour my blue slime? We used both food coloring and mica powder to make our blue glossy slime....
