4th of July Crafts

With the 4th of July coming up so soon, I wanted to share a few of the crafts my family will be doing this week. :) You can click on the picture to visit the tutorial.

4th of July centerpiece (made with sand, so easy!)



4th of July Planter


How to fold an American Flag



A penny pendant (at one of my favorite sites: Enchantedlearning.com)


A confetti launcher, how fun!


Fireworks pens (or you could make red white and blue duct tape pens!)


If you have a huge ribbon stash like I do, this flag is for you!


Can stilts!


If you're a homeschooler, or just looking for boredom busters, check these worksheets out.


A star spangled welcome!


How stinkin cute is this centerpiece?


Now this takes talent...


And last but not least... some chocolate (and lots of other recipes)


Okay, so I might not get around to all of them this week, but they're awesome and I had to share! Leave a link in the comments if you are posting patriotic crafts so I can check them out!

Father's Day Crafts

Not sure what to get dad for Father's Day? Short on cash and out of ideas? Well, you've come to the right place! We don't celebrate Father's Day in our house but I know most of you guys do, so I thought I'd pass on a few cute homemade gift ideas, recipes, etc. Feel free to add your links in the comments. Don't forget, it's June 19th!!



A mini wallet collage from FamilyFun




Cute funky luggage tags from FamilyFun


If I had a dad, this is what I'd be making him!



This would be cute in his office. No need to buy the kit when you can make it yourself!

Remember the $.25 tiles/coasters we made a while ago? Make those with pictures of the kids, you as a family, or even use paints and make hand prints to go on top!


Does dad like to EAT? Let's make him some pancake cupcakes for breakfast...


Some  pizza cupcakes for dinner....


And Reesedoodles for dessert!

Some pictures for inspiration:






What do you like to make dad for Father's Day?

Rainbow Waffles

I have had a few folks ask how to make the rainbow waffles, so I wanted to make a quick post with pictures showing how! It's simple, I PROMISE!

We used boxed pancake/waffle mix, because I was feeling lazy. You obviously can make your own mix. You can make waffles or pancakes. My inspiration came from here.

Make waffle mix according to box instructions. We used a whole box and it made 8 waffles. Pour even amounts into 6 different containers (we only did 5). Mix about 10 drops of food coloring into each container. Mix red and yellow to make orange; mix red and blue to make purple.

See, our 5. :)

You can either pour one color into each corner, or you could mix them with swirls or polka-dots.

Wait for your waffle maker to do its magic...

Ta-da! Rainbow waffles!! We didn't use quite enough food coloring in the first batch, and we like our waffles pretty crispy, so ours have brown showing. If you don't want brown showing, don't cook them as long and be sure to use more food coloring.

Ignore my craft mess in the background, add some sugar-free syrup, pair with strawberries, and enjoy!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's a small round-up of cute/cheap Valentine's Day crafts. I hope you enjoy! Please excuse the mess while I'm updating my blog!

Click on the picture of the craft to visit the tutorial.