You are A'maze'ing Valentine Cards

These are just adorable! I am going to HAVE to make these for sure. The kids would think these are so fun! I found these over at HOW DOES SHE... Also there are more ideas making these with doilies (which are way cute too) over at Zakka Life. Go check them out!

Candy Cane Hearts

Go get some candy canes now before they are all gone! These are so cute and perfect to use for Valentine's Day. I have a whole box of mini candy canes that I need to use up and am totally going to make these with the kids this year. Wouldn't the grandparents just think these are just adorable? Here is the link on how to make them.

Santa Video Message

This is so awesome! It's a personalized video message from Santa to your child and it's free! I just did one for each of my children it's just adorable! The boys are gonna freak when they see it. All you do is just add some info about your child like: what toy he/she wants, where they live, his/her name, color of eyes/hair, and a few other things. You download a picture too which goes into the "nice" book. He'll even say your child's name if it is a common one. They didn't say my son Trysten's name because it is spelled differently, but they did say my son Gavin's name. Anyway, go HERE to try it out! It doesn't take long and they don't take any of your personal info or anything. They do ask for your name and email at the end but I just put my first name in and it worked. If you want to see what it's like first for HERE to check out my oldest son's video.

Kids Thanksgiving Craft Ideas

Thanksgiving is almost here! Here are some fun ideas to keep your kids busy while you are slaving over the stove all day making Thanksgiving dinner! :)

Over at Alphamom you can print off these cute table accents for your kids to color.

Here is a fun activity placemat for the kids to do.

Or if you are going to be watching football all day (we will be here at our house) here is a fun Turkey Bowl picture to color. :) Go here to print it out.
HAVE FUN!!

Christmas Countdown Idea

I found this way cute idea to countdown to Christmas with a muffin tin! My kids would love this! Put some yummy candies behind each number or a fun activity to do each day. SOoo cute and easy. :) You can find two different looks and instructions here and here. These would make fun gifts too. The muffin tins are less than $5 at Walmart and I am sure you have some cute scrapbooking paper laying around right?

Bat Puppets

The boys and I made these cute bat puppets together the other day. They had a lot of fun and were pretty proud of them. We just used black socks, felt, yarn, and to make the wings not so flimsy I used foam sheets. Pretty easy and pretty fun. They kept them occupied for rest of the afternoon at least. :)

Mummy Suckers

Aren't these fun! And so stinkin' easy. Go here to find out how to make them.

Ghostly Trick or Treat Bag

Here is a cute idea from Mama Thompson. I just think it's adorable! If you are not a sewer, you can just by a cheapo bag from Michaels and put your kids cute little feet on that. I was actually thinking about just putting their feet on black paper and framing it. I can stick it on my entryway table for all to see! If I ever get around to making this I will post a picture of it!

File Folder Games

I just found a great website where you can get free File Folder Games. I don't know about you but it is so hard to get my kids to sit still anywhere we go. These are awesome things to throw together and carry around with you whenever you need them so they will sit still for a while. I use these at church and they just love them! Here are a couple of websites to check out:
Crafty Chic
File Folder Fun
The awesomest thing about these is that they come in color so you don't have to color them yourself! That makes it totally worth it for me. :)

Superhero Cape

You can make your kid any superhero you want with this easy cape to make! My kids would love this! Perfect for Halloween. Just throw it together and there you go, you got a fun, cheap costume! Here is the tutorial: Superhero Cape