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Celebrating Mother’s Day 2012

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Laura

I’m a spoiled Momma!  My Mother’s Day was more like a Mother’s Long Weekend!!! Thursday – Honor came home with a present wrapped (in paper she had stamped herself!).  I opened it up to reveal … A Beautiful Butterfly! Friday … Continue reading →

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April Showers bring … Rain Art!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Laura

Last week I was browsing through the ideas on the Weekly Kid’s Co-Op Linky and saw a Rain Art post from Freshly Planted.  My daughter saw it too, over my shoulder, and insisted we do it, “Right now!”  It was … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Round-Up

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Laura

When I was a little girl I used to LOVE rainbow projects!  And, I guess I still do!  Here’s a Round-Up of Rainbow Projects we’ve been up to … plus, a Rainbow Blog Hop! Coffee Filter Dot-Art Rainbow Suncatchers For … Continue reading →

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Dot Dabber Dice Game

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Laura

Since Honor has now mastered color identification, I thought we’d move on to working on numbers.  I figured the best way to do this would be through a somewhat art based activity because she LOVES “projects”!  I quickly came up … Continue reading →

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DIY Red Wings Playoff Stanley (or … make your own octopus)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Laura

Maybe you know about the tradition of throwing an Octopus on the ice during Detroit Red Wing playoff games.  Maybe you’ve always wondered what the heck does an Octopus have to do with Detroit, the Red Wings, or hockey.  Maybe … Continue reading →

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Simple Easter Cards

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Laura

For those that are celebrating Easter today we wanted to say … Wish you a very Happy Easter! I made these super simple Easter cards with white cardstock, washable tempera paint and fine-point Sharpie markers.  Henry’s thumbprint made the brown … Continue reading →

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Share A Smile! (Smile-a-thon closing)

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Laura

If you’ve been flowing closely, you know that a couple of weeks ago I posted about the start of a wonderful collaborative fundraising effort for Operation Smile.  And, now … so quickly, we are at the end of the blog-style … Continue reading →

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Easter Sticker Resist Painting

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Laura

In continuing our collection of sticker resist paintings for the holidays (see Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s), we HAD to do one for Easter.  Honor (my almost 3 year old daughter) still really enjoys this way to create! This time she … Continue reading →

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Shamrock Sticker (resist) Painting

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Laura

Pin It Since we had SO much fun with our other sticker resist projects (letters/message and Hearts), Honor & I decided we needed to do another one for St. Pat’s Day. The regular round up of materials for our sticker … Continue reading →

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Our Valentine’s Day 2012

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Laura

We started the day off yummy and sweet (and super easy) with heart shaped cinnamon rolls and waffles … The kids’ Valentine cards from me were at their spots on the kitchen table.  They were surprised at first … because … Continue reading →

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