We are so lucky to have, a relatively short drive from home, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. This place is not something you’d expect in a place that’s still sometimes thought of as the middle of nowhere, but it’s great to be able to see amazing art (we have “Rosie the Riveter” and the […]
Signs of Spring
I try to pay attention to our surroundings when I’m driving the girl to and from school, for obvious reasons but also so we have something to talk about. There are lots of interesting, pretty and kind of strange things on our way to school, so I thought I’d share a few of them today. […]
The Case of the Tangled Doll Hair {Found it on Pinterest}
A long time ago I used to do a “Found it on Pinterest” Friday post where I made something or tried something I had pinned and reported on it. As part of my spring cleaning of my Pinterest boards, I’ve decided to make an effort to do that again. I started with an easy one: […]
Add A Letter to a Dollar Store Bag {Iron Craft Challenge}
Last time I completely flaked out on Iron Craft, but I’m back this week with a challenge all about the letter A. The idea was to do something with a letter a, or a craft that started with a, or something like that. Well, the girl’s name happens to start with a, so I knew […]
An Art Experiment Gone Awry
Sometimes things don’t work out the way we planned. That’s a pretty obvious statement, but when it comes to creating with kids, it’s pretty much always true. Yesterday morning the girl wanted to look at an art book to find a new activity to try (love that!). I was looking at Pinterest at the time […]
Cover a Hole in a Shirt Sleeve with Faux Cuffs
I like to buy as much of the girl’s clothing used as I can, because that way she has a lot of options without spending a lot of money, and it doesn’t matter when they get stained or she grows out of them in half a season. And though the place I do most of […]
Open-Ended Valentine’s Day Crafts
The other day I went to Target for the first time in a while, and though I was rather determined to stick to my list, I could not resist all the cute Valentine’s stuff in the dollar spot. I spent $7 on some plain red cards, paper stickers, felt stickers, puffy stickers, glittery heart shapes, […]