If there’s one thing I remember about being a teen, it’s the fact that being a teen costs a lot of money. In addition to the music, movies, and other things that teens enjoy there’s dating, extracurricular school activities, and food. In my house, the rule was once we turned 16 and could get a job my parents would pay for the necessities, but all of the extras came out of money we earned. I earned most of my money {Read More}

My daughters love to cut things up, as I imagine most young children do. I wish I could say that they only cut paper, but I have a hole in one set of sheets, a My Little Pony missing a tail, and a 12-inch pony-tail from my oldest’s first haircut to prove otherwise. We’ve had the talk about only using scissors on paper when mom says it is okay, but I can tell they would like to practice more often than they {Read More}

All good things must come to an end. For us, summer “ends” this weekend. School starts up on Monday and our care-free summer days of sleeping in, watching cartoons all day, and otherwise not doing much will also be ending. We had a lot of fun this summer, and I want to find a way to keep the summer going for a little bit longer, even if our days aren’t quite as carefree. Here are some ideas that I came {Read More}

Kids Craft Weekly has always been one of my favorite sites for craft ideas. I subscribe to Amber’s weekly newsletter, and we use many of the ideas she shares. This week, their newsletter was all about sticking things together. This is right up the alley for both of my girls who love stickers. We will definitely be trying some of these. Sticky Robot Shapes – Use various colors of contact paper to make a robot. Try several different shapes and then add {Read More}

I say I’m a scrapbooker, but the truth is I haven’t had much time for scrapbooks lately. I still love to take and look at photos though. Check out this fun way to display photos that I just found. Tabblo photo cubes are simple to create and fun to look at. Because they’re customizable you can use any theme you want, or no theme at all. Best of all, they are free, and you don’t need to wait for them to be {Read More}

It’s a lot of fun to display your child’s art. But it can also be a mess. As your child creates more and more, how do you deal with the piles of artwork that can accumulate? I almost hate to admit that the majority of our art projects eventually end up in the garbage or recycle bin. We just don’t have the space for all of them, so I have to get rid of them. We do keep some projects, {Read More}

Last week I shared some of the ways we display artwork in our home. Thank you to everyone who left a comment. I got some more ideas that I may just have to try. Dannie said that she uses poster frames to put several pieces of her childrens’ art together in one display. Marybeth I. mostly displays artwork on the refrigerator, but wants to try framing some when she moves to a new house. Megret has a handy husband who put {Read More}

The area of displaying artwork is one where I will definitely not claim to be an expert. There is very little art on our walls, and what is there would probably make any interior decorator cringe. What can I say. I enjoy creating it, but don’t often display it. My kids’ artwork is a different story though. I love to display it. I hope if they see that I value what they have done it will help to build confidence {Read More}