CUTE child's birthday party favors

These are just so adorable! I found these at beau-coup.com. Perfect to use as a unique party invitation too!

On a rainy day...

What to do on a rainy day:

bake cookies

watch movies

play marbles

play Monopoly

catch up on laundry

play hide and seek

scrapbook

act out a play (kids)

act out a puppetshow (kids)

fill a box to donate to Goodwill

do a craft

set up a tent in the living room and have a pretend campout

learn something interesting about history

decorate the inside of the windows to look sun-shiney :)

make homemade playdough

Easter Portraits are in!

I actually got them in before Easter, but neglected to post them until now, mybad :P
Aren't they CUTE? My li'l man :)

Decorated Wooden Letters for Wall Art

Create an interesting and comfortable spot for reading. Here is a cute idea and directions for creating wall decor for a reading area...

You will need:

• wooden letters (R, E, A, & D) (I found these at Walmart for $2.26 each) or you can find them online here.
• craft paint
• craft adhesive
• small foam brush
• scrapbook paper
• stamp pad
• scissors
• pencil

1. Start with unfinished wood letters R E A & D.


2. Paint all edges using a small foam brush.


3. Once dried, lay letter side up on chosen scrapbook paper or wall paper.


4. Trace letter unto side up of paper.


5. Cut around inside of your pencil marks approx 1/10th inch (just inside)


6. Apply adhesive to wood letter (face up side)


7. Gently adhere paper to wood letter.


8. Once dry, use ink stamp pad to "distress" each edge.


9. Viola! Now hang your piece of art!

I used paper from the K & Co. Rough and Tumble collection. I just love it!

K and Company - Rough and Tumble Collection - 12x12 Patterned Cardstock Double Sided Paper Pad - Rough and Tumble

Easter Fun

Easter morning we had an Easter Egg Hunt! The kids had so much fun finding eggs with candy and "winner" eggs! The winner eggs allowed them to choose a prize from the basket of goodies where they found toys, bubbles, jumpropes, Hot Wheel cars, sidewalk chalk and more!

Josh made quite the haul this Easter! With a new Webkinz, Wii game, a Pinecar kit, Bug Identifier, Ben 10 toys, and lots more!

Trip to the children's museum

Over Easter break, we went to the children's museum. What fun we had! Here are some highlights:

Ben 10 Party Ideas

Just added to It's A Party-ful Life!: Ben 10 Party Ideas
Here is a sample of what you will find:

• Decorate in lime green, blue, and black balloons, streamers, and solid
  partyware.
  Make their own alien masks! Provide posterboard,
  construction paper and/or colored foam, markers, glue sticks, scissors, elastic
  cording... allow kids to create an alien mask of their own... when decorated,
  help them by making a small slit on each side and attaching elastic cord to size
  of child's head.
• Download the Ben 10 theme song here. Play hot potato or musical chairs to this.
• Serve baked chicken nuggets, cheese chunks, and alien juice.

Here is a sample of Ben 10 & Ben 10 Alien Force Party supplies available:

Easter Basket Goodies

I started on Josh's Easter Basket this week. I went to this great Educational Toy Store that is actually going out of business :(. I found some great things. I got him a kit to make a Pinecar (like the ones the Boy Scouts make and race). He is into building and making things and loves cars too, so it's perfect. They had them 75% off. AWESOME. Now I am online again to try to find some great unique, un-candy gifts to fill his basket. I love Hearthsong too, they have some great stuff. This is what I found:
SeaScope
Earth Marbles in Pouch, set of 5

WebKinz Lamb or Cotton Candy Bunny

Pickin' Pumpkins

Josh had his first field trip for the year. Here are a couple of cute shots from the day: