This, to me, is a picture of joy. Unbridled. Fearless. It's an ordinary day, my college roommate and her daughters sharing a mug of tea. I've been thinking a lot about happiness, what it means, how each of us strives for it in different ways...
I wasn't going to do an advent calendar this year, but B is at an age where she is quite aware of Christmas...
This was a fun craft project that the kids and I worked on together. On Halloween, we missed the crunch of fall leaves beneath our feet, and I decided we should make our own fall leaves. That evolved into our making a Thanksgiving centerpiece out...
As you might have guessed, I made B a dollhouse for her 3rd birthday. I began with a $2 wooden CD rack from Goodwill and gave it a makeover. I love the Plan Toys modern dollhouses, so I used that as inspiration for the design....
. The high temperature crept back up to 110 on Monday, so I was desperate to find some fun indoor activities to keep us all busy (and sane). One of my favorite standbys is play dough. It only takes about 15 minutes to make, it...
. Another room complete, and I'm proud to say this one was our cheapest design yet. Total cost came in at $176. For B, we just wanted to give the room a little switcheroo and make it more fitting of her vibrant personality. We already...
I've always loved the idea of play rooms that are centrally located in a house. It creates a sense of togetherness, while maintaining boundaries between the kid space and adult space. The only trouble with centrally located playrooms is that you have to look...
Here's a shot of the updated fridge...
You may recall I converted an old nightstand into a play kitchen for B about a year ago. (see the post HERE). I thought I was finished with it...
.For Christmas, I stitched together some felt play food for Bronwynn to use in her new kitchenI'm still finishing a few items, but here we have some fried eggs:And some iced cookies with sprinkles: Don't they look yummy? :)I'm working on a felt pizza and...