Category Archives: Kids

Ellensburg!

On our way to Ellensburg, we made a quick stop over at another relative’s house in Oly and look at all the pretty sand dollars we found on the beach! Lots more animal friends in Ellensburg…plus, I didn’t know cantaloupe … Continue reading

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Olympia! (part 2 – country)

It was so much fun hanging out around my childhood stomping grounds with my brother and his family. The girls were dirty the whole time and made a lot of new friends, not of the human sort. I think that’s … Continue reading

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Crochet Tic-Tac-Toe Travel Game

Here’s a super easy tic-tac-toe game to crochet. The kids are learning to play and they can take this version with them wherever we go because the game board doubles as a pouch for the game pieces. Here’s how to … Continue reading

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A Practical Summer Party Favor…

The fourth birthday party was a success! I made up these practical party favors by appliqueing attendee initials onto regular bath towels, for personalized swim towels that they could each take home. Plus, since it was a pool party, they … Continue reading

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Kid’s Art Box

So my latest kid organizing dilemma stemmed from my complete and utter denial of the way my kids create. Somehow I had imagined that the kids would work in one medium at a time, so I had organized all their … Continue reading

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procrastination, justified…

So, I’ve been saving the girls’ random event t-shirts that they’re receiving more and more frequently these days; what with races, soccer, school, etc. My intention is to make a quilt for each of them from said tee’s; and to … Continue reading

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The Re-Red Dress

So we have a red dress. It’s a big hit. Hayla gets full credit for finding it at a thrift store. My niece wore the heck out of it. She was then generous enough to send it to our house … Continue reading

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Unicorn Birthday Party

So the unicorn birthday party was back in October and I figured I should post some photos before her next one rolls around…better late than never, right? Here is the invitation and a photo of my impromptu light box that … Continue reading

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More finishing…

So, it only took me three days to break my promise…oops. I made a hat out of necessity but that’s a whole different story that I will tell later…stay tuned. Anywho, I’m back to the grindstone and here are a … Continue reading

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Silly Band Valentines

So, in an effort to come up with a homemade valentine that is both personalized and does not include candy; here is the latest: Silly Band/Fingerprint Valentines: I stamped tags with the words “Happy” and “Day”, leaving space for the … Continue reading

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