Friday Favorites and Freebies

Happy Friday! I hope you find something to fit your fancy on this fine Friday!

We finally tried out Jitterbug this week. It's a kid-friendly web site with great music options (minus the occasion ads on the videos). The kids loved the videos and I loved that I got some sewing done while they watched since the computer happens to be next to the sewing machine!

Want an easy way to monogram or a unique way to put your child's name up on the wall? Check this out-so easy to personalize it!

Thecolor.com lets kids color online. It's always a fun variation for preschoolers who think they are big enough to have some computer time :)

Are you looking for a free way to budget better? Check out mint.com. It has been highly recommended and is easy to use.

And these Halloween spinners look so fun for a party!

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New Halloween Collection

I've been working out the details for the all the little darlings in our Halloween Collection over at Crown Your Princess. Take a look-you'll want to find an excuse to dress up a little princess! If you have questions on ordering, send a note to crownyourprincess@gmail.com

Friday Favorites and Freebies

Sorry for the delay on today's Favorites. I hope you find something to fit your fancy! Happy Friday!

Have you ever seen a lawn mower fly? This video of a flying lawn mower had us giggling!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and there is a beautiful giveaway to check out here.

Decorate a cookie without cooking one...how? Check this out-my kids love this!

Make a sweet gift bag in 5 minutes!

I'm so looking forward to making these amazing beads from paper!

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New Growing Walls

With Kay's birthday just around the corner I am finishing up a few {Little Projects}.  As a kid we had a "Growing Wall" where we would mark everyone's heights. It was fun to see what height each child was at each age-we lived there for 20 years and loved to compare them! But we moved and "The Wall" is gone...painted right over! Tragic! It would have been so fun to be able to compare my heights as a kid to my kids' as they grew...

I'm determined not to loose our "Growing Wall" so I have been working on creating one for Jay and Kay. But I decided it would be even more fun to SEE what they looked like at that height too. So our new birthday tradition will be to mark the growing wall and put a birthday photo in-I made places for up to 18 years old. We can take our "Growing Wall" with us when we move in a couple of months.

Below are some photos of Kay's Growing Wall. Jay's is the same, only blue wood. I'm considering doing baby #3's right now while I'm at it...I don't think I've mentioned that...but baby #3 will be here in March. And I may as well get 3 Growing Walls done now!

Here are some tips if you would like to create a Growing Wall too:
I picked up a board from the hardware store that is about 5.5" across and 5' tall. It's pretty thin...maybe half inch? We will hold it up 2 feet from the floor when measuring. It's painted with acrylic paint.

I used "Kwikits" to hold the pictures-just glued to the board. Kwikits are kind of like the photo holders you get in your wallet to hold photos. I picked these up at the scrapbook store and then cut them apart and glued them where I wanted them.

The frames are "Inpirables" glued on as well. I picked these and the mini clip board holders up at a scrapbooking outlet in Utah a year ago. By the way, Utah is the scrapbooking capital of the world. So if you get to visit take advantage!

I used a silver sharpie marker to do the height lines (I penciled them first).

Inside each of the Kwikits is a piece of card stock with a sticker and number representing each age. We will just add a photo to make our Growing Wall into a photo album too!

Enjoy making a fun place to celebrate your little one and a fun yearly tradition with your growing wall {Little Project}!

Friday Favorites and Freebies-Autumn Edition

Happy Friday to you!  I hope you find something to fit your fancy!

Check out this link for pumpkin patches in your area.

Here are some free printable paper dolls with several sets of clothes-including costumes for the season-I love the expressions on their faces!

These paper pumpkins are darling and great for centerpieces.

Choose from a variety of FREE e-books on various crafting projects like sewing, knitting, etc.  You could make some great autumn decor with a new skill!

Carve a pumpkin without any mess (my kids love this!)

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Tricky Toast

Happy 1st Day of October! Here is an idea for some tricky toast. Jay has been so hungry lately (I think he's going through a growth spurt) that we've been adding extra to his breakfast and he really liked this. Sorry for the bad photos lately, my camera is having issues... It's a nice orange looking meal.

Use a festive cookie cutter on your bread.

Lightly butter both sides of your bread and crack an egg into the center of a pan (use a little cooking spray beneath where the egg will land so you can flip it easier.)  Cook one side then flip and cook the other side.  This will be a sunny-side up egg.

Serve with some cantaloupe for a nice orange October breakfast :)
Enjoy a yummy {Little Project}