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Turkey Treats & Thanksgiving Fun

I wanted to share with you some cute ideas I’ve found and tried out of fun snacks and activities for Thanksgiving time in past years. How about we start off with some fun Turkey appetizers?  Like a Turkey Cheeseball … I

Pour Paint Pumpkins

These are so easy and SO much fun to make.  All you need is a pumpkin and lots of paint.  And all you have to do is pour the paint on the pumpkin … and let it drip. Here are some

Simple Halloween Garlands

Here are my 3 super simple Halloween garlands.  They were easy and fun to make with the kids … plus, they add some festiveness to our family room. The one at the top, the Yarn Pumpkin Garland, was inspired by this

Noodle Ghosts

One of the very first posts on this blog was on a super fun Noodle Monster project the kids and I did.  Ever since then I thought that redoing the project would be great for Halloween and create Noodle Ghosts instead.

Activities to go along with “Haunted Castle on Hallow’s Eve” (a MTH book) … and the Virtual Chapter Book Club for Kids

Jack and Annie, the main characters from The Magic Treehouse series (MTH), by Mary Pope Osborn, are favorites around our house.  We’ve been reading through the series (on & off) for about a year now.  It was just pure luck that

A Round-up of Fairy Fun: Celebrating the International Fairy Tea Party

It all started with a shoe … this shoe … and Suzanne Axelsson (from Interaction Imagination) had an idea of INTERNATIONAL proportion.  The idea was that children of all ages from all over the world join together on the Autumnal Equinox

A Round-Up of Fairy Party Ideas!

The International Fairy Tea Party is tomorrow!  So I’ve been busy rounding up lots of different fairy related posts.  This post highlights different posts of fairy party ideas …  1.  A Fairy Birthday Party from The Imagination Tree 2.  A Blossom Fairy Party from you

Fairy Sensory Play: 14 Fun Ideas

The International Fairy Tea Party is tomorrow!  So I’ve been busy rounding up lots of different fairy related posts.  This post highlights 14 fun ideas for Fairy Sensory Play … 1.  Fairy Soup from Happy Hooligans 2.  Pretend Fairy Cookies from The Pleasantest Thing 3.

Make Your Own Fairy Wings: A round-up of ideas

1.  Fairy Wing Craft from Red Ted Art 2.  Iridescent Fairy Wings from At Second Street 3.  How to Make Fairy Wings from Be a Fun Mum 4.  How to Make Your Own Fairy Wings from Clean 5.  Make Your Own Fairy Wings printable from Clip Art

DIY Fairy Crowns: A Round-Up of Fairy Fun

The International Fairy Tea Party is this week!  So we’ve been busy rounding up lots of different fairy related posts.  This post highlights links for 10 different DIY Fairy Crowns … 1.  Woodland Fairy Tiara from Happy Hooligans 2.  Ivy Butterfly Fairy Crown from Factory Direct

10 Ways to Make Your Own Fairy Wand!

The International Fairy Tea Party is this week!  So we’ve been busy rounding up lots of different fairy related posts.  This post highlights links 10 different ways to make your own Fairy Wands … 1.  Making Wands in the Forest from Interaction Imagination 2.

Fairy Extras: Little Things for your Favorite Fairy Friends

The International Fairy Tea Party is tomorrow!  So I’ve been busy rounding up lots of different fairy related posts.  This post highlights “Fairy Extras” – little things to help make life more fun for our favorite fairy friends! 1.  Fairy Chairs from One Inch