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Fun Easter Treat Tubes with Printable Stencils

April 1, 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

It’s almost Easter! Seriously, HOW is it almost Easter?! Luckily I can throw together a super quick & fun treat/gift for my kiddos and their friends – like these Easter Treat Tubes!

I based these off of the Christmas treat tubes I shared a couple years ago, but instead of Elves and Santa I did Bunnies and Chickies, of course.

Head over to Pretty My Party, where I’m sharing the instructions and FREE PRINTABLE stencils for these fabulous Easter treat tubes! They’d be perfect for baskets, egg hunts or Easter gifts – so head over and make yours today 🙂

originally shared March 2016

Other Easter & Spring crafts you may like…

100+ DIY Harry Potter Ideas

March 22, 2019 by Danielle 4 Comments

I’m a HUGE Harry Potter fan, love reading (and re-reading) the books, delight in the movies and have had plenty of dreams where I could cast a nifty spell. Imagine my delight about visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter during Family Forward this month! I can’t wait to tell you all about it – in the meantime, enjoy these 100+ DIY Harry Potter Ideas for crafts, recipes, printables and much more!

Golden Snitch Cake Pops by Tonya Staab

Party ideas with Free Printables by Creekside Learning

Winged Key, Quill, Sorting Hat & More Ornaments by Easy as DIY

Chocolate Frog Box Printables by The Brilliant Crafty Type

DIY Harry Potter Wands & List of Spells by Bambinis

Jewelry, Recipes, Kids Crafts & More Round up by Raegun Ramblings

Harry Potter Inspired Tree Skirt from Sowdering About

Places I’d Like to go from Harry Potter: Sign found on Craftster

Dementor Relief Chocolate Bar Wrapper Printables by Pieces by Polly

Time Turner Inspired Necklace from 30 Minute Crafts

Pocket Pygmy Puffs Necklace found on Crafster

30+ Harry Potter Knitting Patterns from In The Loop Knitting

Cheese and Pretzel Broomsticks by One Little Project

School Supplies that will make you a Total Hermione found on Buzzfeed

Little Monster Books by Instructables

Platform 9 3/4 Ticket Printable from I Do on a Dime

Professor Snape’s Potion Labels by Over the Big Moon

Mirror of Erised by Delicious Reads

Ministry of Magic Identification Card found on The RPF

10 Harry Potter Costumes by Andrea’s Notebook

Pin the Scar on Harry from Crafting in the Rain

Corner Bookmark on Instructables

Harry Potter Gifts for the Whole Family by Raegan Ramblings

Bertie Botts Every Flavor Bean Box by Naphtali’s Melody

7 Harry Potter Craft Ideas & Printables by Everything Etsy

Ollivander’s Apprentice Wand Tutorial from Give Peas a Chance

Harry Potter Snitch Cake by Ashlee Marie

Harry Potter Clothespins by Tried and True Blog

Luna Lovegood Paper Doll Printables by Me and My Inklings

I Solemnly Swear Onesie by Tried and True Blog

Over 100 Staycation Ideas

March 18, 2019 by Danielle 2 Comments

Don’t have the budget to swing an expensive vacation this summer? Even though Disneyland, cruises, and road trips are super fun, for the normal person it’s just not practical to splurge on one every single year. It’s still nice to have some type of family vacation, though, right? Well, here’s the list to save your vacation woes…Over 100 Budget-Saving Staycation Ideas!

Yesterday was Wonder Woman’s last day of 2nd grade, so our house is on ‘official’ summer break mode. Seriously, WHY do kids go crazy the DAY it’s summer break? Do they have a switch? Whatever it is, I do find it slightly annoying. Anywho…since we’re trying our hardest to get out of debt, we’re putting the big N-O to any big vacation plans this year. I don’t want to do NOTHING, though, so went on the search for some awesome Staycation Ideas. This list of over 100 ideas will have us spending plenty of staycation time together, and I’m sure there’s something perfect for your family, too!

Here’s 25 Awesome Staycation Ideas over at Living Well Spending Less

The Extreme Coupon Professors have 100 Staycation Ideas for Your Summer Fun

Six Sisters’ Stuff shared these 30 Cheap Staycation Ideas, and they’re fabulous!

Forbes has a list of 16 Things To Do On a Staycation that’ll help get your brainstorming going

My family (and sometimes just Hubby and I) will surely enjoy some of these 123 Amazing Staycation Ideas from the lovely Dating Divas

What better way to relax and enjoy yourself than with these 22 Ways to Turn Your Home Into a Staycation Resort from This Old House?!

Have you done any Staycations in the past that you absolutely loved? Please share in the comments below!

20 Weather Activities Kids Will Love

March 15, 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

With the weather changing from winter to Spring (and back again, depending on where you are!) it’s a perfect time to cover a weather unit at preschool, Kindergarten or just for some fun learning activities for kids! We put together a list of 20 Weather Activities Kids Will Love, from experiments to printables and more.

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There’s some super fun weather crafts and activities here, from umbrella sorting, to I Spy, to homemade weather vanes and much more.

20 Weather Activities Kids Will Love

Pre-K Pages – ‘What’s the Weather?’ Dramatic Play Dress Up

Artsy Craftsy Mom – Umbrella Counting and Color Sorting Activity

Two Daloo – Felt Weather Board

Life Over C’s – Weather I Spy

Weather Stickers

Buggy and Buddy – Thunderstorm Art Project

Mom Inspired Life – Explore Clouds Fine Motor Practice

The Home School Scientist – Using Clouds to Predict the Weather

Things to Share and Remember – ‘What’s the Weather?’ Movement Activity

McCormick Food Colors

Lemon Lime Adventures – DIY Thermometer Kids Activity

Preschool Powol Packets – Weather Science Experiment – Warm & Cold

Sunny Day Family – One Windy Day: Leaves & Weather Activity

123 Homeschool 4 Me – Homemade Weather Vane

A Little Pinch of Perfect – Printable Weather Chart

Gift of Curiosity – Make a Hurricane Weather Sciene

Housing a Forest – How to Make a Barometer

Life Over C’s – Printable Weather Pre-K Pack

Mom Inspired Life – Rain Cloud Jar Science Experiment

In The Playroom – Seasons Weather Sorting Activity

Pre-K Pages – Weather Theme Movement Game

Buggy and Buddy – Weather Mobile Craft

Which idea is your favorite?

Pirate Growth Chart

February 25, 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

My boys are really into Jake & The Neverland Pirates right now. Well, for like the past YEAR. They sing the songs all day long, they call each other one of the characters, and are always fighting Hook the ‘Sneakety Snook’. Way cute! (originally shared January 2014)

I’ve been wanting to do a growth chart for awhile, and have stressed about it more and more since my kids are already growing so much. I’m going to miss all their little growth spurts! So what better for them than an adorable (yet simple and budget friendly) DIY Pirate Growth Chart?!

Supplies

6′ tall board – $13

Small canister stain – $8 (I used English Chestnut)

Small canister sealant – $8 (I used clear semi-gloss)

Vinyl for letters and lines – $8

Vinyl for Pirate shapes – $4

Directions

Take your plain board, lay it on something you don’t mind painting on. Choose an area with good ventilation, too, since the stain and sealant smell STRONG. You’ll also need to leave it in place for awhile to dry, so keep that in mind.

Apply the stain according to canister directions. I did two coats on mine. Be sure to allow it to dry completely before adding the sealant, then after applying the sealant before handling.

I then starting adding the vinyl. I chose to do bone shapes for my FOOT lines, so started by measuring and applying those. I did start with 1′ six inches from the bottom, since I’ll attach the board to the wall six inches off the ground.

Then the ‘fun’ part, measuring out each inch. Tiny vinyl lines are not my friends!

There’s your ‘almost’ complete board!

Now you have the option of applying fun Pirate shapes and fun things: skulls, swords, flags, ships, steering wheels, bandanna caps. Or phrases like ‘Ahoy Matey’ or ‘Yo Ho Yo Ho’ or ‘Walk the Plank’. Have fun with it!

I can’t wait to track my little Pirate Mateys on this fun growth chart!!!

Printable Valentine Superhero Bookmarks

February 11, 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

I’m all for encouraging reading in my kiddos, so fun bookmarks can be a huge help. With the upcoming holiday where they’ll exchange tons of Valentine’s with their classes and friends, these Printable Valentine Superhero Bookmarks are just the ticket for the little (or big) hero in your family!

We also have a girl superhero version available HERE

There are 3 designs, and they print on an 8.5×11 sheet. I highly recommend printing it onto cardstock paper so it’s more durable. My kids like to fiddle with their bookmarks while reading, so they sure get worn out fast. I’ve found that laminating them really helps the superhero bookmarks to last longer – and less paper trash from ripped edges 🙂

Download the Valentine Superhero Bookmarks Here

My boys can’t wait to give these out for Valentine’s Day at their schools! We’re printing a bunch, then tying ribbon in the hole at top (just use a hole punch, super easy) – then they’re all set to go! And can I just say I’m THRILLED that my kids are old enough to sign their own names on their Valentines – I can’t imagine having to ‘help’ with the name on every single superhero bookmark for their whole class!

Printable Mickey Numbers & Letters

January 30, 2019 by Danielle 8 Comments

I love Wednesdays, because they’re my designated ‘Disney Day’ where I share all sorts of Disney-themed tips, ideas, printables, you get the idea. Today I’ve got a really fun Free Printable Mickey Numbers & Letters sheet for you – great to use as a banner, cupcake toppers, a cut-out announcement, and so much more!

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There’s 1 sheet each – one for letters and the other for numbers. It’s designed to print onto an 8.5×11 sheet, but you can adjust it when printing if you want your pieces to be smaller in size. You can try enlarging them so you can have bigger letters or numbers, but I can’t guarantee the resolution quality (how blurry it may be). The numbers sheet has 1-9, and the letters one has the whole alphabet – plus a cute little Mickey Mouse dude on the side.

Download & Print the Numbers HERE

Download & Print the Letters HERE

What would you use this fun Mickey banner printable for?

DIY New Year’s Eve Shakers

December 27, 2018 by Danielle Leave a Comment

I’ll admit, we use to do more of a ‘party’ as a family for New Year’s Eve when we lived in Utah. There’d be tons of food, some fireworks in the road in front of the house, and countdowns (one of the kids, one of the adults) – I loved it! The past few years we’ve been much more mellow, watching some movies together then going to bed before midnight. Blah! This year, we’re hoping to do more with our kids – letting them stay up, doing more activities, and really enjoying our time together (and hopefully sleep in). These DIY New Year’s Eve Shakers will be a fun addition to create AND celebrate with!

I know, they’re going to be NOISY – but letting the kids make some crazy noise after the ball drop is a rare treat that we can deal with. I can only imagine how excited they’ll be, and their smiled will be worth the few minutes of shakers 🙂

Supplies

8 Empty Keurig Cups
4 Dowel Rods or Popsicle Sticks
Popcorn Kernels
Washi Tape (Any Colors/Designs)
Scissors

Directions

Decorate the outside of each Keurig cup with the tape. Create your own designs and have fun with it!
Fill one cup about ½ full with popcorn kernels.
Place another cup on top and wrap washi tape around the middle, securing them together. Go around 2-3 times.
Take your dowel rod or popsicle stick and place it on the back. Secure it with 3-4 strips of washi tape.
Now, they are ready to shake and have fun!!

What’s your New Year’s Eve traditions?

20 Winter Handprint Crafts

December 22, 2018 by Danielle Leave a Comment

This weekend is Christmas (crazy, right?!) and some kids will soon be bored with the holiday vacation already. If you’re looking for a fun winter activity for kids, these 20 Winter Handprint Crafts are just the ticket! I’m partial to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle handprints myself, and I know my kiddos would love the salt dough ornaments, too!

DIY Handprint Ornament: Christmas Craft from blog.consumercrafts.com
Handprint Angel Craft For Kids You’ll Cherish Forever from alittlepinchofperfect.com
Handprint And Footprint Angel Craft from easypeasyandfun.com
Hand And Footprint Reindeer from freekidscrafts.com
Fingerprint Christmas Tree Salt Dough Ornament from easypeasyandfun.com
Handprint Reindeer Christmas Ornament Craft For Kids from buggyandbuddy.com
Handprint Christmas Wreath from icanteachmychild.com
Snowman Handprint Christmas Ornament from littleredwindow.com
Handprint Reindeer Puppets And Treat Bags from icanteachmychild.com
Family Handprint Christmas Tree from mamasmiles.com
Family Hand Print Christmas Tree Canvas from muminthemadhouse.com
Handprint Reindeer Ornaments from kidsstuffworld.com
Homemade Christmas Decorations from kidscraftroom.com
Handprint Christmas Tree from theimaginationtree.com
Make A Paper Plate Reindeer from education.com
Handprint Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Salt Dough Ornament from iheartartsncrafts.com
Toilet Paper Roll Reindeer Kid Craft from theresourcefulmama.com
Snowy Owl Handprint Craft from funhandprintartblog.com
Polar Bear Handprint Winter Craft from intheplayroom.co.uk
Handprint Polar Bear from funhandprintartblog.com

Which of these cute and creative Winter Handprint Crafts are your kids most excited to try?

Star Wars Printable Cupcake Toppers

November 21, 2018 by Danielle 4 Comments

Star Wars was a huge part of my childhood, and marrying a fellow fan resulted in our kids being raised this way as well. Of course, instead of just the originals, our kids get to enjoy the newer films AND side stories like Star Wars Rebels, expanding that world even further. I love sharing this with my family, so it’s only natural we’d love having themed parties or cupcake decorations just for the heck of it! Now you can join in with these Free Star Wars Printable Cupcake Toppers – and they’re not just great for cupcakes, but also for dangly decor, stickers and so much more!

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If you’ve enjoyed our previous Star Wars printables – such as stick puppets or the soda bottle gift set – then these are probably right up your alley! I love how these ones are not only colorful and adorable, but have a little spunk to each of the characters.

There’s quite a variety of your favorite CLASSIC characters – Yoda, Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Darth Vader, C3P0 and R2D2. There’s even one with my favorite couple in the galaxy, Han and Leia together!

To use as a cupcake topper, just cut out and tape to either lollipop sticks or toothpicks then stick into your cupcakes. Easy peasy!

They print nicely onto 8.5×11 size paper (I recommend printing onto cardstock for durability), making them roughly 1.5-2″ (ish) in diameter. You can print into a smaller size if you’re looking for tinier circles, of course.

Another idea is to tape them to streamers or gift wrap ribbon to hang around for decorations. Maybe as a backdrop for a ‘photo booth’ spot during a party?

Another unique idea is to print of two of the sheets, cut them out – then do a Star Wars themed memory game. It’s a great way to keep littles entertained for a bit, plus work on their memory AND fine motor (flipping over little circles) skills!

Download & Print HERE

Who’s your favorite Star Wars character?

20 DIY Halloween Mason Jars

October 15, 2018 by Danielle 2 Comments

I love doing crafts, especially around the holidays. They’re just extra special, plus you can do decor or gifts and consider it a check off your list of to-dos anyway! For some extra fun, here’s a list of 20 DIY Halloween Mason Jars – you can pick from spiders or monsters, bats or candy corn, even cute ‘BOO’ jars for some festive decor!

My personal favorites are the mummy jars because they’re so dang cute! My kids would have a fun time with several of these, including the ghost lanterns. There’s a little something for everyone, so pick your favorite and get your Halloween craft on with these fun Halloween Mason Jars!

Mason Jar Crafts Love – Zombie Mason Jars

Blue i Style – Mason Jar Jack O Lanterns

Mabey She Made It – DIY Halloween Treat Jar

A Pumpkin and a Princess – Halloween Etched Glass Mason Jar Luninaries

Crafts by Amanda – Frankenstein Luminaries

Kids Craft Room – Neon Mason Jar Mummies

Landeelou – Black and White Halloween Painted Mason Jars

Just a Girl and Her Blog – Halloween Mason Jar Luminaries

Two Sisters Crafting – Spooky Halloween Mason Jars

MomDot – Halloween Drip Painted Mason Jars

Oh So Savvy Mom – DIY Upcycled Halloween Village Luminaries

Anne’s Entitled Life – Sugar Skull Mason Jar

Mason Jar Crafts Love – Candy Corn Mason Jars

Yesterday on Tuesday – Lighted Halloween Mason Jar

Simply Kierste – Mason Jar Ghost Lantern

It All Started With Paint – Mummy Mason Jars

Miss Information – Halloween Luninaries

House of Hawthornes – Painted Halloween Mason Jar Craft

Bee of Good Cheer – Polka Dot Candy Corn Mason Jar

MomDot – Halloween Mason Jars

Disney Activity & Autograph Book

October 3, 2018 by Danielle 26 Comments

By popular demand, we’ve updated our Disney-themed autograph & activity books! Now there’s even more pages for extended fun while you’re at any Disney-themed park, cruise, event or just at home for some magical fun. Here’s the major changes we made with our ‘Unofficial’ Disney Activity & Autograph Book:

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Changes:

Now there is no park-specific option. Pages are all general Disney-themes, so will work at any of the parks, cruise line, etc.
54 Total pages of activities, memory sheets and autograph pages
Cover now says ‘My Magical Vacation’
Newer characters, such as Moana, now included in autograph sheets

Get the PDF HERE for just $2!

Get the new PRINTED version from Amazon HERE

Get the old PRINTED version from Amazon HERE

Check out our Facebook live showing of the OLD book HERE

Since our original book was released a couple of years ago, people are LOVING it! The favorites so far are the fun Star Wars autograph pages, jokes, and creating your own treehouse or superhero. With more than 54 pages in the new book, there’s plenty for everyone, whether young or old! Yes, us adults even enjoy them 🙂

Disney Activity Pages

To keep short attention spans happy, we included a large variety of things for them to do, such as:

Games
Mazes
Connect the Dots
Matching
Crosswords
Create your own map, super hero suit and treehouse
Coloring
Jokes
Trivia
and more!

Even THOR loved playing the games with my friend Lexi’s boy!

Disney Autograph Pages

Long gone are the days of boring, blank autograph pages – we’ve got more than 28 creatively designed ones to nab signatures from favorite characters! We’ve covered classics like Mickey & Minnie, Donald, and Goofy, princesses like Ariel, Belle and Rapunzel, and even Darth Vader and Avengers! Such a great Disney souvenir!

Donald Duck went CRAZY for his special page – it says #1 Duck, of course!

Even Minnie got in on the fun, along with Chip at Goofy’s Kitchen!

We’re excited to catch try and catch Kilo Ren next time – got the perfect page just for him!

Disney Memories

Creating memories together is a HUGE reason to do family vacations, right? I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been very good at writing them down before we forget many! Now you can keep track with our several pages designed exactly for that purpose – keeping the most important moments safe. You can list funny moments or things people said on the trip, favorite foods and rides, how old people were and who was with you, and even trace your child’s hand print so you can remember how big – or little – they were! Updated – no longer with dates, so you can use them any year!

To make it super easy to put in your bags or carry around at the parks, we sized it at 6×9. Our kids had no problem keeping track of theirs – they refused to let us carry them since they were having so much fun!

We have two options for the book, so you can get it in whatever way works best for your family:

Disney Themed – any park, trip, cruise, etc.

PDF Download: print and bind it yourself, especially nice if you have lots of children (via Gumroad)
Old Version Professional Printed Book: already bound with shiny cover (via Amazon)
New Version Professional Printed Book: already bound with shiny cover (via Amazon) – coming soon

So turn the lines at Disney from boring to fantastic with our newly updated ‘Unofficial’ Disney Activity & Autograph Book! More info available in our Store!