By: Courtney Byrne Looking for a fun summer craft? This DIY watermelon flower pot craft is cute for a Mother’s Day gift, teacher gift or just something fun to do on summer break. It’s easy and can be down with any size flower pot. For this one, I got the paint recommended for painting clay pots – it’s next to… Read More
By: Ali McNulty My daughter loves to get everyone’s autograph as we are strolling through the Disney Parks. Her autograph books tend to fill up quickly and we usually need a new one each trip. This time around, we thought we’d make our own! Here’s how we made an easy DIY Mickey Autograph book: Easy DIY Mickey Autograph Book Craft… Read More
By: Caren Villareal Some interesting “takes” on Take Your Kid to Work Day What a great idea, right? A chance to bond with your children and teach them about your career and what you “do all day” while they are at school. For some fortunate few kids and parents, this day off from school (April 25 this year) can be… Read More
By: Courtney Byrne We had a rainy Saturday and the kids were going bonkers so I wanted an easy craft that would occupy them all for a bit. This paper plate butterfly craft did the trick! They ended up each making a few. The big kids took a while “designing” the wings and the little ones were much quicker with… Read More
By: Ali McNulty If your family is as crazy for Disney as we are, you’ll know that you start saving for your next Disney vacation as soon as you get back home! For years, I’ve had a Disney Vacation Savings Jar (specifically, an old Mickey coffee can I picked up in WDW years ago). My daughter, Kate, wanted her own… Read More
By: Courtney Byrne I’m so excited to have the blog be part of the Love is Kind book tour! This is a special book in our house and one I am always recommending to other parents. The author of Love is Kind, Laura Sassi, lives in our town. My girls think it’s so cool that we have an author in… Read More
It’s been a few years since we did a Thanksgiving handprint craft. I forgot how cute those little rainbow fingers made into a turkey look! This craft came about because I had the round wood boards and wanted to make something to hang for Thanksgiving. I host a little craft club for Alex’s fellow kindergartners and was trying to… Read More
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Disney Book Group. As always all thoughts, opinions and ideas are our own. There’s a perfect new book for girls and we’re so excited to share why we’re loving it. Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks hit stores October 16th. It’s cool, entertaining and celebrates some mad science and STEM! Here’s a bit about the… Read More
When I asked on Instagram last month what moms want to read about for back to school, two topics made up for 90% of the responses: school lunch ideas and school separation anxiety / preparing emotionally. I can’t believe this but it’s my 7th year sending a child off on a “first day of school”. The scary thing: time flies… Read More
By: Ali McNulty Want to make back to school even more fun? Try out these easy Disney crafts! These two Mickey crafts are fun for school and also for birthday parties. Mickey Pencil Cup Supplies: Glitter pencil cup (available at Michaels/local craft store) Black glitter foam sticker sheet Yellow glitter foam sticker sheet Glue Directions: Cut a strip of… Read More