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April 29, 2014

Mother’s Day Note Pads

Do you end up with an abundance of cards every couple of months (especially after holidays and birthdays)? Not sure what to do with them but know that you want to keep them?

Cathy from Cathy Thinking Out Loud uses a very creative way to reuse those cards – by turning them in to note pads! Pretty neat right? Perfect solution for creating unique gifts, keeping the kids entertained at home and so much more!

You Will Need

cards that you would like to turn into a note pad (can be a birthday, thank you, greetings, etc..)
stapler
blank paper (or scrap paper you can reuse)

Directions

1. Cut the card along the folded line (to make a front and back cover).

2. Cut the blank paper so that it will fit in between the front and back cover.

3. Staple the note pad together. If you are really creative you can put holes into the note pad and tie off with a ribbon.

April 22, 2014

Easy Easter Gifts

Its that time of year again -Easter! I like to put together our own little goodie basket for our kids to ensure it’s tailored to each of my boys and different each year.

To make these easy gift baskets you will need:

– beach pail (I prefer these over Easter baskets as they can use them all year long)

– filling

– tissue paper

– Easter eggs (empty)

– package of gummies,chocolate eggs or other treat your child likes

– Easter baggies

– small gift ($5-10/each)

– plastic wrap

– ribbon

Directions

1. Line the pails with tissue paper and place the filling at the bottom.

2. Put gummies in the Easter bags and begin to add in the pails.

3. Fill the Easter eggs with chocolate eggs and add to the pails.

4. Wrap in clear plastic wrap and tie with a ribbon!

Do you celebrate Easter with small gifts? What do you like to gift?

April 22, 2014

Easter Egg Holder Craft

I love making Easter eggs but I have a hard time displaying them – they end up broken if I put them in Easter baskets (not to mention the filling gets everywhere!) or they stay in a plastic bowl on the counter. This year we were determined to display our eggs proud!

Materials:

– tea box holder (Dollarama)

– hanging basket (Dollarama)

– paint and brushes

– coloured Easter eggs

– coloured filling

Instructions:

1. Remove any package stickers. Set aside prepared coloured Easter eggs.

2. Paint both the box and basket in desired colours. Allow to dry.

3. Fill with coloured filling. I used tissue paper as well inside each square to help with clean up.

4. Place Easter eggs inside and display!

We are planning on reusing the box and basket for more crafts during the spring and summer months!

How do you display your Easter eggs?

April 17, 2014

Easter Pop Up Card with Cathy Thinking Out Loud

Cathy from Cathy Thinking Out Loud has been at it again!

This time she has created cute Easter Pop Up Cards for your kids to send to family. Our boys made cards for both of their grandparents and their Aunts and Uncles. Their Mom kind of failed at making the beak pop up but you can always do the craft without making the beak move.

Materials

Blank white paper (as many sheets as cards you would like to make)
Pencil crayons or crayons
Scissors

Instructions:

Print out the easy template on blank white paper

Colour the egg and chick – including the reverse side of the page where the mouth will open (or if you chose to not have the mouth open you can leave the reverse side blank).

Fold the template in half both ways and then leave it folded length wise and cut the mouth of the beak. Fold the triangles up going in each direction. Alternatively you can just leave the beak closed with no pop up for the crafty challenged (like moi!).

Place the card into the folded shape and bull beak up inside card so that the beak will pop up as you open the card.

And Voila! Enjoy!

Happy Easter!

March 31, 2014

Go Fish! With Goldfish

A week ago, Cathy from Cathy Thinking Out Loud sent me a fantastic activity to play with my children after a conversation we had on Twitter. She created Goldfish Go Fish cards (from scratch I have to add!) for our boys to colour in, cut out and play. We have had so much fun playing with them that I had to share it with you!

For this activity you will need:

blank paper
construction paper (all the same colour, six sheets in total)
crayons or markers
scissors
glue

Directions:

Print out the sheet above. I have only included one of the Goldfish sheets so you can trace the outline of the fish shape and add the following names: cheddar, chocolate chip, chocolate, pretzel, pizza and vanilla cupcake.
Colour in the Goldfish.
Glue the sheet to a piece of construction paper and cut out in four.
Have fun playing Go Fish!