The Crazy Simple Life

This kid's craft is such a time-tested tradition, you may have done it when YOU were in grade school! Crayon flakes are melted between pieces of waxed paper to created a "Stained Glass" effect. Slide it behind the heart-shaped peek-a-boo window in ...

Here is my second NON-candy Valentine freebie, just for you. (Did you miss last week's Crayon Valentines? Check them ou...

The kids have been back in school for a couple weeks now and the excitement has worn off. The new classroom is just “the classroom.” The friends they haven&#...

Am I the only one who did not know about felt boards? Am I the only one who didn’t know that felt sticks to felt? During a recent visit to the library, my son and I were introduced to our first felt board. It is understandable that my two-year-ol...

Treat your little sweeties with this healthy and adorable bunny breakfast! All you need is a packet of instant oatmeal, a banana, strawberry, blueberries, apple, and a couple cashews. See how they were assembled in the diagram below. Hope you a...

Halloween is almost here! Not sure what to dress your little tyke in this year?

A vest can be used for a myriad of costumes.

I whipped up this Tooth Fairy Pillow for our friend Elsa's son. Her little guy took a fall from his bike and broke his front tooth. Well, he didn't just break his front tooth. He dam...

When Sunshine Glynn walked into a boutique thrift store she was struck with an idea that would entertain her children, inspire her friends, and raise hundreds of dollars. No, she didn't happen upon a long forgotten Ming dynasty vase or anything like that. ...

Confessions.  Molly, Ellie and I decided to include confessions as a part of our blog posts.  T...

Once again, in my search to "treat" my son and his classmates without exposing them to more sugar, I've been on the hunt for non-candy Easter alternatives. This week, I have a cute little chicky finger puppet made from super cheap felt. This i...

I have been blessed with the carsickness gene. And even better…I have passed on this gene to my son.  Adults who get car sickness know the drill: look forward, don’t read, and sit up front. Or if you’re like me, you insist on dr...

"Be my Valen-mouse!" Here's a free, easy printable your kids will love for Valentine's day. You might even consider gifting it along with

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, passing out Valentines amounted to stuffing a small folded card into an envelope taped to the front of your desk, which you had created minutes before from a large piece of pink construct...

Last week, my blog post detailed a challenge all parents face, finding new picture books that entertain both your child AND you! Imagine my delight when I discoverd the E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, an award that simply honors "terrific books." ...

I’m sure there’s not a parent alive who hasn’t tired of reading her child the same book over and over and over again. In our house, we’d come to loathe the words, “Mo’ choo-choo chay book, peas?̶...