My great aunt passed away at the age of 101 (she almost made it to 102) last week and baby M and I made a quick over-and-back trip for the funeral yesterday. It was actually a really nice trip but it meant that things have been pretty quite around here. … [Read more...]
DIY Leprechaun Traps for St. Patrick’s Day
Making Leprechaun Traps for St. Paddy's Day is the latest tradition being adopted everywhere by families with young kids. For ideas and instructions on how to get in on the fun and make your own trap, check out my post this week for eHow's Mom Channel. The best part about these traps is that your leprechaun can leave anything behind, some of our favorite ideas include: chocolate coins skittles lucky charms snack mix our DIY "no pinching" temporary tattoos the 1st clue from our … [Read more...]
Make It: St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Treasure Box
Surprise! You're getting a twofer today. Since our Midweek Musing is a little light (What can I say? I just wasn't in the mood to go heavy), I wanted to also stop in and quickly share this fun St. Paddy's Day activity I put together for eHow. Sensory boxes are nothing new around here, and the rainbow variety has long been a classic. But what makes this version special is what can be found at the bottom of the rainbow - shamrocks and leprechaun gold, of course. Pop over here for all the … [Read more...]
One Last St. Patrick’s Day Project
St. Paddy's Day is just over a week away so here's one more fun project to try with the littles. It's a really fun one too - green bracelets made, of all things, popsicle sticks. The kids will love it - see my full tutorial here. I also do a weekly roundup of family finds for momtastic and this week good stuff abounds (if I do say so myself). Along with the fabulous frame wallpaper project above, I'm featuring posts on making time with the kids, raising creative kids, an incredible … [Read more...]
Free Printable: St. Paddy’s Day Limerick Hunt
I mentioned last week that I'll be contributing some playtime activity posts over at momtastic and today is my first one - yay! It's a treasure hunt game with free printables so you can play along at home. There are four limerick clues to print out and hide as well as a template for making your own pot of gold for the end of the hunt. I was originally going to sew together the pot of gold but then I spied these stapled Valentines. How ironic is it that it took my … [Read more...]