Make and TakesIdeas and Crafty Tidbits for Home, Family, and Fun

Author Jennifer Ward has been sharing her love of animals and nature in her darling children’s books (some of which I own and love) for nearly ten years. She’s now come out with a new book for grown ups, helping us get outdoors and explore nature with kids. I recently interviewed Jennifer about her love of nature and her [...] Continue Reading…

We love to collect seashells each time we go to the beach. Unfortunately, on our last trip to the beach, seashells were scarce. It’s the end of summer and all the beach goers must have scooped them up. We were able to find 2 fairly descent shells and added them to our growing collection.

For storytime today, we read the [...] Continue Reading…

If you’re a scrapbooker, or want to start it up, Peachy Cheap is a great place to buy supplies. Peachy Cheap offers deals up to 99% off on all kinds of great scrapbooking products. They only offer one great deal per day, so you’ll need to act fast before you miss out. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. But then [...] Continue Reading…

I just got my winnings from the Nie Nie auction held over at Happy Little Life. Kelly crocheted these special for my little baby! They’re going to be perfect later this Fall. To purchase the pattern for these darling booties to crochet a pair yourself, go to Kelly’s Shop.

There’s still more auctions going on for Nie Nie or simply [...] Continue Reading…

These two ingredients were made for each other! I could eat Chocolate and Peanut Butter for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’ve recently come across some great recipes with these two delicious love birds and wanted to share.

Peanut Butter Bars (pictured above) - so easy, no bake, yummy Graham cracker crunch! One More Moore
HolyCrapTheseAreAmazing Cookies - have yet to make [...] Continue Reading…

We brought back some sand from our trip to the beach, crafting with it to help us remember our fun vacation. We used this sand like glitter to make sand pictures. They turned out so cute that I’ll be framing them to hang in my beach themed bathroom.

Supplies for Glitter Sand Pictures:

Sand - you don’t need to travel to [...] Continue Reading…

If we weren’t headed to the beach or on our way to Disneyland, I probably would never travel far with kids. It can be stressful and overwhelming, but with a little planning, car rides can be fun. Here’s a few tips to ease your traveling woes.

Snacks - In the past we’ve hit the gas station right before and loaded [...] Continue Reading…

We’re back from the beach, but still cleaning out sand from our ears. That stuff creeps into everything and we’ll be finding sand in places 6 months from now. We had a great time away getting some much needed r&r. Here’s a few pictures from our trip to Aptos, California (just south of Santa Cruz) where we visited our [...] Continue Reading…

Thanks to today’s Guest Make and Taker Amanda for filling in while I’m away. Her blog Kiddio is a delightfully crafty site with oodles of creative ideas to make life with kids fun. She’s sharing a family tradition with us that she’s introduced for Back to School.

I love finding quirky/little-known holiday traditions and sharing them with my children–May Day [...] Continue Reading…

We’re headed to the beach this weekend, enjoying the Labor Day Holiday. I hope you’re able to enjoy the day as well, even if it means you still have to work.

Have a great weekend! I’ll be back in a few days with more craftiness, I’m thinking something with sand & seashells!