Easy Bath Toys!

All you need is a pack of sponges.. Then cut them into slices..

Use dental floss (doubled up) to tie them together..

And look! Really easy-to-make bath toys! :)
Addison testing them out!

Homemade Stacking Blocks!

This was a really easy & fun project! All I did was get these boxes from the Dollar Tree.. Then I painted them :)

I glued the lids to the boxes using a hot glue gun and then added numbers & shapes! :)

Addison loves them! :)

June Crafts!

So I've been getting really crafty lately :) First I bought a Kifty Knitter to make the kids some beanies! Its sooo easy! I really want to get the other Knifty Knitter looms so I can make scarfs and blankets :) Nathan's newborn beanie! I made this the first night I bought the Knifty Knitter!

Addison's toddler size beanie!
Nate's long newborn beanie :)
The 2nd thing I really wanted to do is make the kids some name wall hangings! I got all the letters, paint & ribbon at Walmart!

I used white puff paint for the dots & lines :)

All done! I used a staple gun to staple the ribbon to the back of the letters then I used small nails to nail the ends to the wall.

Now for Nate's!

Drying..

You can't really tell but his ribbon is dark brown with while lines in the middle..

I bought these tiny piggy banks at the Dollar Tree & I used puff paint for the lettering. Which by the way, was sooo hard to write their names because you can't rest your hand on anything.. Both kids have those much bigger "baby's first" piggy banks but Loren & I liked having a smaller one in the kitchen. It makes it easier instead of just trowing our extra pocket change in the junk drawer..

I super glued the ribbon (the same ribbon from Addie's wall hanging) around the jar and using puff paint, wrote the "a". Which I know looks really sloppy.. but again, I couldn't rest my hand on anything..

I bought these wooden flowers at the Dollar Tree.. I'm actually planning on buying more of these and I'll do them in a bunch of other colors :) Anyways, these are for Addie's room! I can't wait for Loren to come home, we buy a house, and I can finally paint & decorate the kid's rooms!!

I found these wooden sports decals at the Dollar Tree too! They were already painted but I really like them! I was thinking abut putting the soccer ball and football at the end of the ribbon on Nathan's wall hanging.. :)

Unfinished projects:

I haven't started the butterfly yet & I need black paint & black puff paint for the bee :)

This I also bought at the Dollar Tree! I want to paint it and then write "Addie's Room" on the bottom and hang it on her bedroom door :) If you couldn't tell, I would like Addison's room to have a spring/garden/flower theme :)

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that the Dollar Tree is a GREAT place to find craft supplies!

Baseball Wristband

So I saw these on Familyfun.go.com (its a Disney site) under crafts! I really would like to make them someday. A lot of the guys on all my brother's baseball teams make these from real baseballs but I think theses ones look better and they seem easier to make..

Materials:
- White fabric paint

- Two 6 1/4 by 3/4-inch strips of leather
- Hole-punch template

- 1/8-inch hole punch

- Ruler and craft knife

- Red cotton cord

- Red 1/2-inch shank button

- Fabric glue

- Pencil

Instructions:

1. Paint one side of each strip of leather and let the paint dry. Lay the hole-punch template over the painted side of one strip and use a pencil to poke through the circles and two Xs on the paper, making marks on the leather.

2. Remove the template. Use a 1/8-inch hole punch to make holes at each of the 30 circle marks.

3. Using a ruler as a guide and a craft knife (a parent's job), cut a slit from X to X.

4. Thread the button onto a 30-inch length of red cord, positioning the button in the middle. Thread both ends of the cord from the top of the strip through an end hole. Then lace the leather, threading the cord ends up through the holes and back down through the slit. Once you've finished, bring both cord ends up through the other end hole. Knot the ends together about an inch from the hole, or to fit your child's wrist.

5. To finish, glue the other leather strip to the back of the bracelet.

Today's Projects

I have 3 things I want to do today:

1. Buy a knitting starter kit. I've been wanting to learn how to knit for a while now and I'd like to make some hats for Addie & Nate before the fall.. Which means I better get started now..lol

2. I want to make wall hangings that say "Addison" & "Nathan" :)

& 3. I need to get kid-safe paint so that Addie can make her daddy a Father's Day gift :)
Wish me luck! :)