By the time your child is toddling around the house, chances are good a red fuzzy monster will be one of his or her favorite characters. Chances are equally as great that you may be going to sleep at night humming the words, “That’s Elmo’s world…”. When my kiddo was about to turn two, most…
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Butterfly 1st Birthday Party
Your little one will have lots of birthday parties, but there will only be one first birthday party. If you’re a new parent, this special occasion is not only for your little bundle of joy, it is also to celebrate your success at surviving the first year of parenthood. Picking the theme is tough. I…
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How to Make Snow Ice Cream (Recipe)
Once every three to five years we luck out and get snow where we live in the south. When it happens, we have to make snow ice cream. Below are the quick steps to make your own delicious dessert out of snow. Step 1: Collect the Snow The easiest way to collect the snow is…
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How to Make Easter Confetti Eggs
Yesterday my toddler found her Easter basket tucked away in our storage closet, and she wanted to have a pretend egg hunt. Since we had just recently watched an episode of her favorite cartoon where two characters painted Easter eggs, I decided that could be our craft project for the day. We would do a…
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How to Pack Fish Extender Gifts for a Disney Cruise
After months of planning, and more than a few flops on Fish Extender ideas for our Disney Cruise, the big day has finally arrived … packing day!!! Tomorrow we embark on our sailing adventure. If you’re new to the whole Fish Extender gift exchange and you’re looking for ideas to get you started on DIY…
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Simply Delicious Silknog (Eggnog) Cheesecake
For the last four days I’ve been decorating the house for Christmas while my daughter and husband are off on a mini-vacation together. Somewhere between listening to Alabama sing Christmas in Dixie and hanging the last stocking over our pretend Christmas fire place, it happened. I got the urge to have Eggnog. As I headed…
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Easy DIY Disney Fish Extender Ideas
In less than a month we are setting sail on our first Disney Cruise. When I first read about the “Fish Extender” gift exchange, I knew it was something I wanted to participate in. So three months ago, I found our “Cruise Facebook Group” and signed us up to be part of the “Tinkerbell Fish…
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How to Make Homecoming Mums as a Necklace for a Toddler
Growing up in Texas, Friday nights meant football. I was fortunate enough to go to a high school where the athletes’ and the coaching staff’s talent matched up at just the right time, and we won or went to the state championship game almost every year during my junior high and high school days. There…
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DIY Dress Up Clothes Wardrobe Project
One of the very best parts about being a mom to a three year old girl with an imagination is having a dress up box to help her transform her wildest dreams into reality. But one small problem had turned this playtime favorite into a clean room nightmare. Between my extensive collection of old costumes…
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How to Get Kilz Primer Off of Your Skin (Great for Toddlers)
So we decided to let our three year old help us paint an upcycled piece of furniture for her room. We were all having a blast until we realized she was using the Kilz Primer for finger painting and then body painting. Insert your best “Epic Mom Fail Face” here! That would describe the feeling…
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