Are you looking for ways to decorate your home for Halloween with a DIY approach? We've found so many easy, fun, and unique Halloween projects online that kids can help create! We've seen everything from pumpkin lanterns and painted (Star-Wars) Read More
DIY Murphy bed for under $150 – with video & plans
Murphy Bed Plans are easier to follow than most people think. Have you had your eye on a Queen Murphy Bed or a Murphy Bed Kit? Now you can make your own without a store-bought Murphy Bed Kit. A wall bed is a great way to free Read More
DIY Wall Bed for under $150 – Murphy Bed!
DIY Murphy Bed Plans These DIY Murphy Bed Plans will make building a wall bed an easy Weekend-Project for your family! The Wall Bed will be a great addition to any room. It can free up room in an office, turn a playroom into a bedroom, or just Read More
DIY Easter Baskets Fillers (that don’t come from a store)
Are you looking for Easter Basket Fillers for Easter this year? While we have a great list of unique Easter Basket Stuffers, today's post is all about DIY Easter gifts! Are you looking for some DIY Easter Basket ideas that don't involve running to Read More
DIY cardboard box cars and movie night
My biggest priority in life is to raise our kids to be the kinds of kids that we want to hang out with as adults. That can only happen by spending time with them… teaching them, guiding them, talking to them. In order to make that Read More
DIY Easter Bunny Footprints & Bunny Tracks (and a bunny letter!)
Every year I find Easter Bunny Footprints in my house on Easter Morning (luckily the tracks lead to a note from the Easter bunny and not to the stuffed Easter Baskets!) The Easter Bunny never fails to leave a trail of bunny prints, which must Read More
Spring Cleaning Checklist (free printable)
Are you ready for spring cleaning? There is something about decluttering, cleaning, organizing, and opening up the windows in the spring to let in the fresh air while you clean up your house... I love to know that our house is clean. It also helps Read More
DIY hand sanitizer (& more)
Update: This post was originally shared in 2015, but with the Coronavirus spreading, it is getting harder to get hand sanitizer in stores or online, so I wanted to reshare today's recipe to help you learn how to make your own hand Read More
DIY Creative Gift for Kids (cheap gift gives hours of crafting!)
This was originally posted in December 2015, but I just think that it is the perfect creative Christmas gift (or anytime gift) for a child, so I wanted to share it again. We still have this DIY craft kit box... all of these years later. :) I am Read More
10 Gifts for Grandparents
Grandparents are always fun to buy for, but even more fun to make a gift for - because they always love the handmade gifts the most! Grandparent Gift Idea: 1- I love the idea of these DIY photo coasters. I made these for my parents and Read More
DIY Fingerprint tie for Father’s Day
I was looking at some of my old Father's Day crafts on the blog & came across this one that our youngest son made when he was in preschool. It was so sweet, so I wanted to share it again today. It is a two-sided DIY fingerprint tie craft for Read More
DIY Tie Dye Sneakers
Our kids love to experiment with things like slime and different crafts. It came as no surprise when our son mentioned that he wanted to try making tie-dye sneakers. He is so fun & creative, so I should have seen this one coming when we saw Read More
DIY Box Fireplace
This week, Mickey and I decided to make the kids a DIY Box Fireplace. It's one of our new favorite Christmas hacks... Here is what you need to make it (affiliate links to Amazon to get what you need): 6 Cardboard Boxes Packaging Read More
5 DIY kid costumes for Halloween
I love easy DIY costumes! Here are 5 of my favorites, picked from our Whimsy Wednesday Linkup last week... I love being able to share my favorites that you've given me! I get some amazing ideas just scrolling through our linkup! Keep them Read More
6 Watercolor crafts your family will love!
These Watercolor Crafts would be so much fun to do with your kids! You could make a banner and let them hang it in their room or in the living room for a special holiday or a fun surprise birthday idea. Make a t-shirt or a simple phrase that you Read More
Hanging Mason Jar organizer (mason jar hack!)
This is a sponsored post by Green Works and I am so excited about it! I love a good mason jar hack and this one was done before I even knew what "hacks" were! When I was little, we used to visit my grandparents on Hilton Head Island. It was my Read More
Baseball crafts & a pin-it party
I am so excited to see you at our party! Each week I post one of my favorite posts that you share on my page. This week I am sharing Baseball Crafts by It's Always Ruetten. It is a post with many different baseball craft ideas and they are Read More
DIY wooden birthday sign
Last year, for my Mom's birthday, my husband and I wanted to make her a wooden birthday sign. I had seen it sold on Etsy and a few other places, but I knew that we could make it ourselves. Here is how we made it… What you need: 1- Piece of Read More
DIY burlap family sign
When I saw this DIY burlap family sign in Savannah, Ga., I thought it was adorable and I knew that I wanted to recreate it! I wish that I could remember the shop where I saw it, but I have no idea. We just shop around so much when we are there- Read More
DIY airplane & train craft (made from a toilet paper roll)
I love our children's preschool! It is wonderful and they are learning so much! They are even helping our kids with the 5 essential non-acamdemic skills that a Kindergartener must know (you can see this post on why I waited to send our kids to Read More
