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January 4, 2015

HOMEMADE WOODEN KIDS PLAYHOUSE

We wanted to give our girls a playhouse for Christmas to have in their playroom.  When we started looking on Amazon at the prices and assembly requirements, the hubby decided that he would make it from scratch himself.
It took him about 3 months to complete, working an average of 2 days per week.  He designed it himself, cut all of the pieces, sanded it himself, painted/stained it himself, and assembled it with my Dad's assistance.  It was quite interesting moving the walls and roof pieces up the stairs from the garage, but we figured it out.  He assembled it on Christmas Eve while the girls were napping at my parents' house.  
It has a bar, bay window, windows with flower boxes, front door, very high ceilings, and custom shingles for the roof.  The only thing that the hubs wanted to possibly add -->
 a light for the inside ceiling.
My sis-in-law created the green pot and purple flowers using materials from hobby lobby (tissue paper for the flowers).  She also made the sign hanging over the door out of burlap and hand painted the letters.  Thanks to her for her awesome creativity!
 Needless to say, they loved it on Christmas morning and said, "Thank you, Daddy, for our new house."  




















December 15, 2012

HOMEMADE KID SWING

The hubs put this together with a few pieces of wood and some bolts.
The kids love it!


SIMPLE PLATE DECOR PROJECT

PINTEREST inspired this project.  My mom has great handwriting, so I asked her to help.
Materials:  plates from Target, black Sharpie pen, nice handwriting, plate stand.



HANG UP KIDS ARTWORK IN PLAYROOM

Once again, YAY for PINTEREST!  This is another great idea stolen from someone very creative.
We used the word ARTE because my hubby is Italian and that is the Italian word for art.
Our girls bring home some beautiful art projects from school every day, so we needed a way to hang them up without crowding up the fridge.  The "JULIA" project is another idea you can see HERE.
 Materials used:  letters from Hobby Lobby, wood molding from Lowe's, stain, binder clips, and nails.


DO IT YOURSELF BAG/COAT RACK

This is one of the first PINTEREST projects my hubby completed.
I bought the knobs from Hobby Lobby and the piece of wood/molding from Lowe's.
The "FAMILY" sign I also found at Hobby Lobby and it is just sitting on top.
We use this to hang school bags, diaper bags, purses, computer bags, and even jackets sometimes.


KIDS HEIGHT MEASURING RULER

Got this idea from the Dear Lillie blog on a pin from PINTEREST!
Remember when your parents marked your height with a pencil on the wall of the laundry room?


This was really simple.  You just need a board, some stain, a silver paint pen, and some patience.
You can actually do whatever combination of colors that you wish.
Measure three times before hanging it on the wall, too.
We decided to hang ours 9 inches from the floor.
We love having this as a memoir instead of marking their heights on a wall.


ABC WALL IN KIDS PLAYROOM

Another great idea from PINTEREST!
Love this decoration for the playroom.
We bought the letters from Hobby Lobby.  A few of them were wooden, so we painted them different colors.  Then you just creatively hang them up with nails. EASY and FUN!


TODDLER FINGER PAINT ART

Got this idea from PINTEREST as well!
Julia loved making it and it is a beautiful piece of art hanging in the playroom.
Materials needed:
blank canvas from Hobby Lobby, tape off the name/word you want, finger paint, and your toddler.
After they paint, let it dry and peel off the tape - VOILA!


I cut a hole in the bottom of a garbage sack to use for clothing protection and put a few garbage sacks on the floor to protect the floor.



Here it is hanging up in the ART area of the playroom. 


HOMEMADE READING CENTER

Another great idea from PINTEREST!  
My hubby did a great job making a reading center in the playroom.
The kids love it and it is a great way to organize books.


October 14, 2011

TULLE WAND

I made a tulle wand today using the tutorial HERE from sweetnsassygirls.com.
I had some leftover tulle from making my little one's TULLE DRESS for her birthday/halloween, so I decided to do this.  It took about 30 minutes and was fairly simple to make.  
I followed all of the instructions by sweetnsassygirls, except I did not use a wooden dowel for the handle.  Instead, I used a rolled up magazine (cut in half lengthwise to decrease bulk) to make it softer.
Try it!




October 10, 2011

AWESOME KIDS BOOKS

Here are a few of my favorites from when I was a kid.
(My 11-month-old LOVES Hand Hand Fingers Thumb and Goodnight Moon the most.)  

Look at these great lists, too...
Oprah's Kids' Reading List













Dr. Seuss - Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks