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DIY Graduation Mason Jar Party Favors and Grad Gift Craft + free printable
May 5, 2015
I am in love with these graduation-inspired Mason Jars that I designed for onlinelabels.com What better way to say “Congrats” to a grad, than a mason jar filled with money? Cha-Ching! You make them both the grad gift and party favors the same way. All you have to do is fill with cold-hard cash for

How to Make a Glow in the Dark Party Pinata
April 29, 2015
Last year for Kai’s 8th bday, he really wanted something special. I decided to throw him a glow-in-the-dark party at a bowling alley since they already had the black lights in place. Check out this really awesome and easy to make glow-in-the-dark pinata that I crafted for him. It’s so easy to make. All you

DIY Rainbow Party Pipe Cleaner Garland craft
April 20, 2015
I am in love with this festive and fun DIY Rainbow Party Pipe Cleaner Garland Craft. It’s so bright, colorful and cheerful. I love the texture. The best part it’s so easy! And who doesn’t love a rainbow??? Materials: Pipe cleaners (aka the PC term chenille stems) Yarn Scissors Instructions: Step 1: Cut your pipe

Easy DIY Easter Treats and Crafts – Peep Sushi and Peep Wreath
April 2, 2015
Peeps + sushi = cuteness overload. I recently created these for Parent and Child magazine’s website: scholastic.com. Click here to get a complete how-to.

Easy DIY St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Treats and Free Printable Labels
March 6, 2015
Childhood should be filled with magic and dreams of rainbows ending in a pot of gold. That’s why I think St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun holiday for kids. It’s a day to celebrate all of it. This year, I’m class mom and I thought it’d be fun to make little “pots of gold”

DIY Woodland Animal Silhouette Christmas Ornament Craft
December 11, 2014
I LOVE Christmas. I love the fuzzy feeling leading up to it. It’s so fun to decorate and add joyous warmth to the home. We have a snowy woodland animal theme on our Christmas tree. I have little berries, apples, pears, pine cones and just the cutest little reindeer, foxes and owls. The colors are

How to: Rainbow Unicorn Birthday Party
November 13, 2014
My BFF Jessica finally had the party of her dreams: a rainbow unicorn party including princess castle bounce house. She had been planning this party for weeks. In fact, she had to postpone it due to rain because she really wanted the bounce house. Knowing that I’m super crafty and that it’s kinda my thing,

DIY: Easy Hipster Bear Gift Wrap
October 13, 2014
Kai’s BFF Beahr recently celebrated his 9th birthday. Even though he didn’t have a party, we had to give him a gift. He is such a special friend and sweet, sweet boy. Since his name is Beahr, I’ve been dreaming how to incorporate a Bear into something we give him. I came up with decorating

DIY: Easy Glow-in-the-Dark Neon Halloween Bat Garland Craft
October 2, 2014
Last Halloween, I purchased some glittery foam bats silhouettes from Michaels. I punched holes in them and turned them into garland. This year for Halloween, I wanted to jazz the bats up a bit with glow-in-the-dark neon green paint (leftover from my son Kai’s glow-in-the-dark bowling birthday party). Here is how I did it: Supplies: black foam

Glow-in-the-Dark Lightning Strike Iron-on T-shirt
August 13, 2014
For Kai’s glow-in-the-dark party, I made him a special one-of-a-kind shirt. It was so easy. I have to admit, the shirt is a bit big, but that’s okay he’ll grow into it! Materials: Shirt Iron Scissors Lighting bolt shape (I found mine on Google images) Tape Iron-on transfer letters and sheet Step 1: Print out