Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Long time, no see! I’ve been offline for a while, but this weekend’s requests from two moms prompted me to share this post. Mind you, the majority of the work for this one fell to Matt. Let me explain…

Two years ago he built an amazing LEGO Leprechaun trap. Although we didn’t catch any [click headline to read more…]

Merry Christmas!

Here’s a quick recap of Christmas-related posts from last year—two from this site and two from our Savvy Baker blog. All the best to you and yours for a wonderful holiday weekend!

DIY Felt Ornaments

LEGO Nativity Scene

Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti

Peanut Butter Party Biscotti

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Fun Felt Friends

Mrs. Owl by Kelly Bohan (9 years)

Mr. Owl by Timmy Bohan (6 years)

These adorable finger puppets are based upon ones found in Fa la la la Felt: 45 Handmade Holiday Decorations by Amanda Carestio. We made these this winter when it was too cold to go outside, and we recently started [click headline to read more…]

Earth Day Crafts (Part 1): Canvas Bags

In honor of Earth Day, which is fast approaching, I’m sharing pictures of some of the planet-friendly projects our children have worked on. Many were adapted from activities described in Family Fun Magazine or on FamilyFun.com, but this one is more original.

This installment features canvas bags decorated earlier this year. In addition to opting [click headline to read more…]

Trains, Trains, Trains

We have a youngster who has been obsessed with trains since he was two, if not younger. While there are plenty of highly-marketed toys available to keep him entertained, we’ve opted for some less expensive choices. Do you have any ideas to share as well?

LEGO train of our own design

Homemade paper [click headline to read more…]