This has been a long process to transform our guest bedroom into Laurel’s toddler haven, but it is finally done! (with the exception of a couple small items). When we bought our house, the previous owners had a giant mural with their child’s name on the wall and when we went to remove it, aContinue reading “Toddler Bedroom”
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Simple Yarn and Bead Garland
Beads and yarn! These can be used in so many ways to make crafts. A simple, yet sweet way to use it is to make a garland. Just grab your favourite colours of yarn, some wooden beads, a needle and you are good to go. MATERIALS yarn – whatever you prefer! I used a basic,Continue reading “Simple Yarn and Bead Garland”
30 Gifts and Surprises for 30 Years Old!!
My husband shares his birthday with our oldest daughter, so he often does not get a big celebration. I had to plan something special for this 30th! I decided to give him 30 surprises and gifts throughout the day to celebrate him and it was a hit!! He loved it and was so fun toContinue reading “30 Gifts and Surprises for 30 Years Old!!”
Competitive Egg Hunt
We know kids love a good egg hunt, but eventually they out grow it and it becomes a bit lame, BUT it doesn’t have to! My sister set up a competitive egg hunt for my husband and I when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. I was 8 months pregnant running around our kitchenContinue reading “Competitive Egg Hunt”
Hearty Borscht
This is my favourite year round soup recipe. It was one of the first homemade soup recipes I made when I graduated high school and moved out. My wonderful Auntie made homemade soups whenever I visited and that started my soup love. I also married a Ukrainian and was shown a different style of borschtContinue reading “Hearty Borscht”
DIY Polaroid Travel Journal
Who has time to journal?? Probably not many of us, but it is so special to read if you do take the time to write stuff down. I rarely journal in my day to day life but I do like to journal during holidays to remember all of the fun things we did! For ourContinue reading “DIY Polaroid Travel Journal”
Spring Math and Motor Skills Worksheets For Toddlers
My first baby is getting older and is soaking up all the learning and my nerdy, teacher self is here for it! I want to have opportunities for her to learn with no pressure and to have fun! I have created some worksheets that can be used with crayons, playdough, or dry erase markers. ReasonContinue reading “Spring Math and Motor Skills Worksheets For Toddlers”
Valentine X and O’s
Love week is upon us and I have a soft spot for making sweet, lovely gifts. I have always thoroughly enjoyed making my husband homemade cards and gifts throughout the years. Since I have been into crocheting so much lately, I had another tool to use to make something special. Now I can’t take fullContinue reading “Valentine X and O’s”
Crochet Flower Patterns
The winter blues have me channeling my creativity into bright and summery projects. I started searching up all the free crochet flower patterns and is there ever a lot of amazing ones!! I ended up picking two of them and off I went with my hock and yarn. HEADBAND – I purchased the nylon headbandsContinue reading “Crochet Flower Patterns”
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Alphabet and Shape Matching Worksheets
My first born is turning into a active, talkative, busy busy toddler! This both excites and terrifies me, as she doesn’t stop moving and I have to constantly watch to make sure she isn’t getting into places she shouldn’t be. She has been very interested in books the last few months and we read severalContinue reading “Alphabet and Shape Matching Worksheets”
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