DIY Halloween Notebooks

The kids are so excited about Halloween that we had to sneak in one more craft before the big day. With an early release from school (thanks Hurricane Sandy) and some time to spare, we got to work. We had made a quick trip to the Dollar Store the previous day and had gotten some cute mini composition books (see below). The kids decided to glam them up to include in some goodie bags they were shipping to their dear friends across the country. They glued some construction paper to the cover and then decorated using stickers and a black sharpie. They loved them so much that they decided to make some for themselves. They even made me one that I can't wait to use!

We hope you too are crafting with your loved ones and sharing with friends. Stay tuned for another Halloween Post this weekend featuring the costume I made my daughter.

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Valentine's Cookies

These cookies are not only beautiful, they are also delicious! The recipe I used explains that they are copies of the soft cookies found in grocery stores. I think they are much better than those!


They are soft, buttery and the icing adds the right amount of sweetness. Find the recipe from Annie's Eats: here. Please make these soon, I know you'll love them!
And lastly a peak at our crafts from this afternoon. My daughter and I made a mailbox to hold all her valentines. It is due tomorrow and she told me it was her favorite homework for Kindergarten, much more fun the math! Ha! I think she takes after her mommy, crafts over math always! We also worked on the valentines she will hand out in school. As you can see she is still obsessed with owls, they read "I'll owl-ways be your friend!" They were easy for her to make and she had fun! Inspiration can be found here: Mailbox & Owl Valentines.

Thank you so much for stopping by and may you have a wonderful Valentines Day!

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DIY Haunted Mansion

While in Spain this past summer, my daughter discovered a show called Art Attack on the Disney Channel. She loved it so much that she convinced my dad to finally learn to use his DVR so he could tape all the shows for her. They would then watch the shows together and make a craft everyday. We had a couple of projects that they still wanted to make at the end of the summer so I promised we would do them once we got home. This Haunted House was the latest one of those finished projects.

I remembered most of the process from watching the show a couple of months ago, but was very pleased to find the clip from the show on Youtube. If you are interested in making the Haunted Mansion check out the video HERE.

My daughter, who will be six in December, did this mostly on her own. I helped her hold things together when she as doing the paper-mâché but other than that it was completely her project. As you can see the structure is a bit different than the one on the show but this was clearly her interpretation.

She was very proud of her Haunted Mansion and has shown everyone that has come over to our house in the last week. She is currently planning her next paper-mâché project which will be a gingerbread house. I guess my recycling bins will never be the same ;)

Lastly she had her first Girl Scout field trip today! They went to the pumpkin patch and upon her return home she decided to create a centerpiece on our kitchen table. I love this time of the year!

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