Question: How do you make a Valentine’s day box stand out from the rest? Answer: Get some help from one of your friends that is always thinking outside the box. In this case I literally mean “outside the box.” Have you ever had a friend that was so creative and just thought about things on…
Valentine cards for Boys
I wanted to share these Valentine cards for Boys because our 3 sons have their Valentine Cards due next week for school. Our boys love to get creative & make things… (which is why I shared these 10 toys for kids who love to build). If you read that post, you’ll know that our sons are…
Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Teens and Grown Kids that are Unique & Practical
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of tech21. I’m sharing Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Teens and Grown Kids that are Unique & Practical because we have had stocking gifts on our minds all week. It started the other day, when Becky was talking about trying to find a few stocking stuffers for the kids. …
10 toys for the child that builds
Our son Beau loves to build- he could build all day long. He’s the type of kid that goes into our back yard and just creates for hours: forts, traps, clubhouses. This Christmas, Beau didn’t know what to ask for, so we told him to leave it up to us. We would make this his…
DIY Rubber Band Racer
This post may contain affiliate links. This DIY Rubber Band Racer is one of our favorite kid-friendly activities to do as a family. Our kids really like to make DIY toys and the best part…you can make it with items found around the home. There’s nothing like seeing the smiles on your kid’s faces as…
plumbing leg shelf
I built this plumbing leg shelf because it was simple and fun. I love to do DIY projects with the kids! My son Beau is all about cars and anything related to cars. He loves the design of them and most of all he loves the sounds of the engines. Over the last year,…
How to (really) Clean the Garage
Do you want to know how to really clean the garage? As an often neglected area of the home, your garage should be on your spring cleaning to-do list. By giving your garage a yearly once-over, you’ll avoid the pile up of junk and accumulation of dirt that often plagues this space. This doesn’t have…
FREE Christmas Coloring Book
As a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to draw and color. Now that I have kids, I still like to draw and color, but now I get to share it with my kids. We have recently been renting books from our local library that teach you how to draw things like…
Give the gift of Creativity
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BOSEbuild for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Dr. Bruce Duncan Perry, M.D., Ph.D. once wrote “Children are such curious creatures. They explore, question, and wonder, and by doing so, learn….What is most pleasurable about discovery and mastery is sharing it with someone else.”…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Last year our oldest Jack had a story “Story Book” Characters parade at his school. One of his favorites book series is the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” There was one problem, it was really hard to find a costume on such on short time frame and to find some just the right one. So……