Spring Burlap Banner

For the first time in a while the sun has been shining and it's gotten me super excited for Spring and to get the kids back outside playing! 

I don't normally put out decorations for every holiday or season but I'm so happy about the sun being out that I thought it would be fun to make a banner to let Spring know that it can come and stay!

Thanks to the Silhouette, it made this project a breeze. After cutting the burlap into the shape I wanted, I chose various fabrics and ironed Heat N Bond to the back of the fabric. I used the Silhouette to cut out the letters and bunnies then ironed them to the burlap. To hang the banner, I hot glued a pom pom ribbon to the burlap then added a couple white pom poms to the bunnies for their tails.

Here's hoping Spring will come soon!

DIY Alphabet Box

 

As a mother and former preschool teacher, I'm always on the lookout for great activities that will help children learn to recognize letters in the alphabet and their sounds.  In preschool we focus a lot on this, so I'm excited to share the Alphabet Box I made.

Thanks to Counting Coconuts for inspiring me with this idea. Check out her blog for ideas on she uses her Alphabet Box. It's quite easy to put together. 

For the box, I used a plastic hardware box with plastic drawers. I found this one at Wal Mart in the hardware section. It was black with clear drawers so I jazzed it up a bit with black and white polka dot washi tape around the entire outside. I also used two different  gray washi tapes on the drawers. Then used my cricut to cut out vinyl lettering for each drawer.          

Now for the fun part, gathering a bunch of small objects to go with each letter. You can find a lot just laying around the house but you can also find some on Etsy,  Lakeshore Learning, the dollar store, or a party supply store. I tried to get a least 6 objects for each letter. Some letters like X are harder to find that many objects for.  For this letter I found objects that had the letter x in them like ax, fox, box, wax.

Here is an example of the objects for the letter B. I'm excited to keep adding objects to the drawers because it's fun for the kids to  open each drawer and see what's in there!

You're Sweet Valentine Treat

Valentines Day is just a few days away so if you're still looking for a Valentine to give, here's a simple but oh so sweet one. Who wouldn't love a Granny B's frosted sugar cookie? All that pink frosting on a super soft sugar cookie!

Every year on Valentine's Day I like to surprise my kids with a  treat, so this year I'm taking an easier route with these premade sugar cookies. They would make great treats to give at your kids classroom parties as well. You can download the tag below.

Hugs and Kisses Gift Idea

Here's another gift idea to give to a friend, teacher, neighbor, or that special someone in your life. It's super easy to put together and filled with some yummy Hershey's Chocolate Hugs and Kisses.

I used Crystal Light containers like this one and just peeled off the outside paper then decorated it with scrapbook paper. Add a tag and fill with the chocolate then tied it with some tulle. See, super easy!

Download tag below

 
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Valentine Sweethearts Jar

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, here's a simple gift idea to give to that special someone, friend, teacher, neighbor, etc. All you need is a jar and some treats to go inside. Add some embellishments along with the tag, (found at the end of this post) and you'll have a sweet Valentine to give to that special one in your life.

Download the tag below

 

Valentine Chex Mix

Anytime you can have chocolate and peanut butter together, it's going to be good! Here's a simple treat that everyone can enjoy. 

 

 Here's what you need: 

1 box of Chocolate Chex Cereal
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 bag M&M's.

1. Mix the cereal and M&M's together in a large bowl. Set aside.

2. Mix the corn syrup and sugar together in a medium sauce pan.  Heat until it begins to bubble. Add peanut butter and stir until it's all incorported.

3. Pour syrup mixture over cereal mix. Stir until all the mix is coated with the syrup mixture.

 4. Enjoy! Store in airtight container or a Ziploc bag.

Valentine Chex Mix

1 box of Chocolate Chex Cereal
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 bag M&M's.

Mix the cereal and M&M's together in a large bowl. Set aside. Mix the corn syrup and sugar together in a medium sauce pan. Heat until the sugar is dissolved and it begins to bubble. Stir in the peanut butter and mix until it's all incorporated. Pour syrup mixture over cereal and M&M's. Stir until all the mix is coated with the syrup mixture.  Enjoy! Store in airtight container or a Ziploc bag.

 

 

Love Pennant

 It's been a cold and snowy weekend so I stayed inside and got started on some Valentine's crafts. Here's a simple pennant that literally took minuets to make.

Materials needed:
scrap paper
chip pennants-I got these at the craft store but you could just use cardboard cut out in the pennant shape
glue
ribbon
Silhouette or Cricut machine-optional

 Trace pennant onto paper.  Cut out then glue to chip pennant. Add decorative accents and letters. I used glue dots to attach the chip pennants to the ribbon.