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Favorite Places: Dallas Children’s Aquarium
Last weekend we attended a birthday party at the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park in Dallas. We’ve been to some of the museums at Fair Park, but the aquarium was new to us. Though not as modern as...
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Cardboard Gingerbread House Gift Tags
We’ve purchased most of our gifts online this year, so boxes showing up at our house is almost a daily occurrence. The stack of boxes in the garage is getting pretty tall, so this weekend I decided to...
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Friday (Insta)Favorites
Something simple that I’m enjoying this holiday season is capturing little holiday details, sharing them on Instagram and seeing others do the same. I’ve also been participating in a couple of series...
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Simple/Fun: Pasta Bead Necklaces
This weekend, Jenna and I painted tiny tube-shaped pasta and made necklaces with the pasta beads:
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Design Your Own Dishes
I’ve been seeing all sorts of hand-drawn dishes popping up on Pinterest lately. Using no more than Sharpie markers and plain dinnerware, it seems you can create gorgeous designs. I love the look of...
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Coffee Filter Watercolor Hearts
A couple of years ago, I let Jenna dip-dye a batch of coffee filters cut into heart shapes. It was probably one of her favorite crafts ever, so I thought I would bring it back this year. Since we no...
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Valentine’s Day Dominoes
My children don’t actually understand the rules of dominoes, but they love aligning the little pieces in all sorts of configurations and carefully stacking them sideways only to knock them down in a...
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Watercolor Set Valentine
Jenna’s class has a Valentine’s Day party next week, and since candy is not allowed, I wanted to include a gift item that all of the kids would like. Jenna loves art, so watercolor sets were a perfect...
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Photo Prop Valentine’s
I finished Jenna’s watercolor set Valentine’s on Friday, and this weekend I moved on to Jason’s. Both of their schools no longer allow candy, so I had to come up with fun gift options of the...
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Gold Rocks
J+J love little treasures to hold in their hands, and who doesn’t love a little gold these days? With St. Patrick’s Day a couple of weeks away, I decided to create a little pot of gold-painted rocks...
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Painted Eggs
We had a house full of sickness this weekend, which makes for the perfect time for simple crafts like this one. I bought a batch of paper eggs at the craft store and let Jason and Jenna go to town...
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Easter Scenes
The sickness in our house continued into our weekend, so there wasn’t a lot of photo snapping the past few days. We did, however, manage to dye Easter eggs and conduct our annual Easter egg hunt....
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Happy Graduation!
Jason graduated from kindergarten today. And I have to admit, I completely underestimated the significance of this event. Other parents arrived with balloons, flowers, gifts and cameras appropriate...
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Friendship Jewelry
I remember making friendship bracelets as a child, but I had no idea how early the trend of exchanging jewelry with friends could begin. Jenna has been coming home from pre-K with all sorts of beaded...
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DIY Chalkboard Cards
As part of our transition to summer vacation, we went through a bit of a playroom purging recently. In addition to choosing things to donate and things to throw away, I kept a few things aside for...
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Summer Tie-Dye t-Shirts
It’s only the end of June, and J+J are already wanting to spend their entire days in the comfort of air conditioning. This weekend I made an extra effort to plan outdoor activities to draw them into...
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Simple/Fun: Volcano Experiment
By far the most popular outdoor activity I planned for the past weekend was a volcano experiment. By combining baking soda and food coloring and then adding vinegar, Jason and Jenna were able to...
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Honest to Nod: Easy Fireworks Stamps
Last year I created fireworks stamps for my children during the 4th of July holiday, and they were a huge hit, so this year I decided to try it again. Visit me on Land of Nod’s blog, Honest to Nod, to...
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DFW Staycation: A Wish List
With Independence Day just a few days away, we decided to plan a little staycation to keep our family entertained across the four-day stretch. Once I started researching things to do, I realized just...
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Weekend Snapshot
We had an amazing couple of days and I couldn’t seem to sum it up in a single ‘snapshot,’ so I’m posting two: the first covers our stay at the Gaylord Texan, where we spent the Fourth of July holiday,...
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