I have had this Christmas tree idea pinned for a while, and I’ve been so excited to make it for the little man. I knew his hands were going to be all over our tree this year, so I hoped this would divert his attention a little bit. Materials: 1 yard green felt (I bought …
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Are you surprised that I’m one of those moms that loves to bust out the elf each year and put him in fun spots every night? I didn’t think so. I was just as excited to bring out the elf as I was to put up the tree. The little man didn’t really know what …
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Our little man loves muffins! I usually don’t make really sugary muffins, so I don’t feel too guilty about giving them to him. I’m happy to hand these over to him though. He can eat as many as his little heart desires. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup brown sugar, or to taste 2 …
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We had our family over last night for the big gender reveal. We made them sweat it out through dinner, then revealed the news during dessert. Yes, that’s supposed to be blue. I probably should have used white cake mix instead of yellow. Whoops. My mom actually thought I did it on purpose and that …
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Today was the big 20 week ultrasound! We were really hoping to find out what we were having. The little man was very cooperative during his ultrasound and was spread eagle. There was no doubt that he was a boy! Things weren’t quite the same today, but we were still able to get a glimpse. …
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The little man is only two, so I know that all of the hilarious things that come out of his mouth are only the beginning. I knew I wanted to have this cute quote book ready to go, so we could enjoy his crazy comments for years to come. Each page contains text bubbles and …
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I was pretty excited to try this one. The little man isn’t into superheros yet, but he loves Super Grover. When I told him I was going to make him a cape just like Grover, he was so excited! Materials: t-shirt (I used a men’s XL) scissors velcro Directions: 1. Lay your t-shirt on a …
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Now that Halloween is over, we have moved on to Thanksgiving. There are lots of fun turkey crafts, but this one puts a few of those million leaves that we have in our yard to use. Materials: leaves (dried and flattened) paper (brown and white) glue scissors crayons Directions: 1. Cut out a 3-4 inch …
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We were all prepared for Sandy. We were stocked with bottled water, flashlights, batteries, and plenty of fun activities for the little man. I was more nervous about keeping him occupied than I was about losing power. Luckily, we only lost power for a few short periods of time and no trees came down. We …
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I love my wine corks, and I am always so disappointed when I open a bottle and find a plastic cork. Now I have finally found a use for all those plastic corks. Wine cork painting with the little man! These make great stamps. The original pin actually uses the corks to stamp leaves for …
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