Letter of the Week - Z

Here are a few favorite book selections to go along with our Z letter of the week. Enjoy!

Letter of the Week - Z

I've been trying to incorporate a snack into our Letter of the Week activities. This week we made Zebra Striped Brownie Bites. Cole and I baked brownie bites and then used white frosting in a ziplock bag with the end snipped off to create our zebra stripes.

Letter of the Week - Z

For our Z letter of the week we did some tracing again and made a Z zebra. The zebra activity came from one of my favorite site - No Time for Flashcards.

Free For All Art

While picking up a few things at Hobby Lobby I let Cole pick out a small package of bug, bat & spider stickers. I then gave him a sheet of black & white paper and some black & white crayons, markers and colored pencils. He had a great time drawing and adding stickers to his pictures. It's amazing to me how a $1 pack of stickers can entertain a little kid for an afternoon.

Toilet Paper Frankenstein

This might be my favorite craft we did for Halloween. We used a toilet paper roll, some paint and goggly eyes and buttons for Frankenstein's ears. I added a magnet to the back when we were done so that Cole could display his project on the fridge.

Ghost Decorations

Last week we used some extra gauze to make some little hanging ghosts. The gauze was bought in bulk during a big sale at Target with some coupons I had. I was looking for a good use for it and this project was it. We used 2 pieces of gauze per ghost. 1 was laid flat and the other was balled up to make his head. Tie a ribbon or string around his neck and use a marker for eyes and a little ghost mouth. Hang around the house for a spooky Halloween decoration.

relax. retreat. scrapbook. - Scrapbooking Tote Bag

This is one of my favorite tote bags. They are great if you just need to take a few items to a crop or even to the beach. At just $14.99 they are inexpensive enough to use as a giveaway for an event, or fill them with some scrappin' goodies and they make a great gift for your favorite scrapbooker.

Toilet Paper Spider Craft

This was one of our Halloween crafts. We started with a toilet paper roll, some paint and some green pipe cleaners. I let Cole paint the toilet paper roll black. We added googly eyes and I poked holes in the side for the pipe cleaner legs. Cole was able to thread the legs through all by himself. Then we used glitter paint to decorate the back of the spider.

Halloween Treat Boxes

These are some Halloween Treat Boxes that Cole and I put together for his class. This post is less about how awesome of a Mom I am and more about how planning ahead can save you tons of money and make you look like a rock star.
The treat boxes included:
*2 cans of playdoh
*Halloween stickers
*box of crayons
*all packed into a black pencil box
I always try to do some type of treat box for Halloween, it's our favorite holiday. Because of that I plan ahead and try to buy items on sale or clearance that I can use for Halloween. The Playdoh was bought at Target last year after Halloween, the crayons were from Office Depot's back to school sale, the pencil boxes from Staples (also back to school sale), the stickers were also bought at an after Halloween sale. The crayons and pencil boxes were both just a penny each. All together the boxes costs me around .25 each. So you see, with just a little pre-planning you can put together cute treats for very little cost.

Lowes Halloween Build and Grow Clinic

Saturday, October 24th from 10-11am Lowes is offering another Build & Grow Clinic. This week the kids can make a Frankenstein Magic Trick. We will be there because Cole loves to build stuff.

Letter of the Week - A

Here are a few favorite A books that I recommend to go along with the Letter of the Week activities.

Letter of the Week - A

Additional letter A activities included an apple counting sheet, cutting out A words, and an A tracing sheet. Cole really wanted to glue some extra foam pieces onto the A tracing sheet. I had him trace the As first and then glue different items on top of them.

Letter of the Week - A

For our A letter of the week we made an A alligator and an A covered with ants. Cole loved the way the alligator turned out and he also loved making the fingerprint ants.

Creative Wrapping Ideas...

With the holidays right around the corner I thought I'd share a great tip for cheap and creative wrapping that you can do with your kids. I purchase plain or solid colored gift bags and wrapping paper and then let Cole either paint or put stickers on them to decorate the outside. He loves to help me wrap and this is one way he can be helpful with out being in my way. He is so proud to gifts to our friends and family that he has helped wrap.

create. inspire. scrapbook. - Wall Clock

I love these wall clocks because they are the perfect addition to any scrapbook room or nook. They are 10 inches wide and keep great time. At a price of only $11.99 they make a great gift for the scrapbooker in your life.

Special Occasion Calendar...

I bought a few of these Special Occasion Calendar kits from Karen Foster Designs a while back. For our Grandmother's birthday I decided to go ahead and crank one out. It was easy to put together and looks stunning with black & white pictures of our family. These make great gifts for parents, grandparents or anyone who has a lot of birthdays and special occasions to keep track of.

Quick and Easy Travel Album...

My friend Kristi came to visit a while back and she brought with her an empty album that we filled with awesome memories from her visit. This was a standard photo album that she found at Target. She filled it with random bits of this and that and before she left we printed pictures on my mini printer and added photos and journaling. It's filled with great memories from her trip and the best part is that it was so easy and quick to complete.

Lowes Build and Grow Clinics for Kids...

Did you know that approximately twice a month Lowes offers a Build and Grow Clinic for Kids... and the price is just right, absolutely free! We try to get there as often as possible when we don't have any other scheduling conflicts. They recommend it for ages 5+, but we've been going since Cole was about 2.5. If you have a Lowes in your area I would recommend checking it out. These pictures are from the week we made a drum. It was a big hit!

ScrapHappy Mini Buttons...

Are you looking for a super cute and super cheap give-away for your next scrapbooking event? At less than $1 a piece these mini buttons make a great item to include in your goodie bags.

Letter of the Week - H

Here are a few book suggestions to go along with H letter of the week.