We're typically not too formal when it comes to Thanksgiving dinner. But I'm hosting at my house this year and I thought it would be nice to continue our thankful theme. (Our "Give Thanks" banner has been hanging up all month.) I'm thankful for everyone who will be sitting at my table that day. I wanted their name cards to reflect … [Read more...]
Finger Knitting
It's no secret that I have a slight obsession with yarn. So for the letter K I thought the kids and I could try some finger knitting. First things first, we made some t-shirt yarn out of a couple worn out shirts. (You can see my t-shirt yarn tutorial HERE.) I practiced with Oldest Twin first, to show Littlest how it worked. Oldest Twin has done some finger knitting with me before and … [Read more...]
Give Thanks Acorn Banner
One of the nice things about making a gold pumpkin is how nicely it transitions from Halloween decor to Thanksgiving decorating. It fits in perfectly with my new "give thanks" banner. It's easy to get swept up in the rush of fall holidays. Teaching my kids, and myself, to slow down and remember to be thankful is something we are always working on. What better then, … [Read more...]
My Very Own Gold Pumpkin
Putting furniture on wheels is becoming quite the trend at our apartment. It started with my desk. Then another small piece of furniture that holds that printer. And now we've added a new coffee table. We've been looking for a new coffee table for a few months now, but nothing was quite right. Saturday we visited a couple antique/resale stores in Dallas and found this. The … [Read more...]
DIY Kid Friendly Ghosts
How handy that we could make ghosts for our letter G activity this week? We made two variations of these friendly ghosts. First a simple popsicle stick ghost. And the second started the same as the first with the addition of a bunch of tissue paper squares glued on the top. Then we used a cotton ball dipped in black paint to add the faces. This was great because it was simple enough for … [Read more...]
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