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

Ants are interesting little creatures. I know I’ve stepped on my fair share. And especially as of late, as these little bugs have been creeping all around our yard. So to become a little less of an Ant Bully, we decided to to find out more about ants for storytime. Here’s 2 great books about how to treat a [...] Continue Reading…

I’m guest posting over at a fun new blog today, called The Lil’ Peanut Patch. This site has lots of great tips, tricks, and ideas for your little peanuts. For back to school, I’ve posted about school supplies and what I love to do with them. Come on over to The Lil’ Peanut Patch to see what I collect [...] Continue Reading…

Head on over to Design Mom today for a Silent Auction she’s hosting in support of Stephanie Nielson and her husband. If you haven’t yet heard, the couple was in an airplane crash and will be in long term recovery. Gabrielle from Design Mom is organizing a silent auction where we can all donate and receive great gifts. The [...] Continue Reading…

My brother Jeff recently visited the country of Jordan and was introduced to a lemon juice drink speckled with mint. It’s considered a sipping drink as it’s pretty strong and flavorful. He loved it so much that he came up with his own recipe for Mint Lemonade and he’s sharing it with all of us.

Recipe for Mint Lemonade:

4 cups [...] Continue Reading…

For birthday’s, I love to pick party themes and play games and eat cake all centered around a theme. My little girl just turned 3 and for her birthday she chose to have a Care Bear Party. We celebrated with hearts, rainbows, and bears - Cheer Bear’s her favorite. And I have to say that life has now [...] Continue Reading…

I can’t remember where I saw this great idea, (if it’s yours, let me know) but a special fairy came to the home and left goodies in the good little child’s backpack on the first day of school. Well, I caught up with that same fairy and she made it to our house this year for my son’s first [...] Continue Reading…

As we’re getting ready and excited for the first day of school (next Monday), we’ve been reading some fun children’s books that talk about school. Here’s a list of fun books for going back to school.

Ms. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

The Night Before First Grade by Natasha Wing

If you [...] Continue Reading…

Thanks to all of you who entered! One lucky winner was chosen at random through the website Random.org. #242 Jen S. is the winner of a beautiful Scrabble Tile Pendant from Homestudio. I’ll get your information to to them and they’ll ship off your new necklace. Congrats! For everyone else, visit Homestudio for purchasing your own pendant, they sell [...] Continue Reading…

I’ve always known there was some craft to be done with a bath sponge. Our Guest Make and Taker Sharla, from My Little Gems, is sharing how they used these sponges to make fun silly creatures.

Thanks to Marie for the opportunity to guest post on Make and Takes. I really enjoy this blog and all the others out there [...] Continue Reading…

My kids love to eat hot dogs for lunch. So I’ve been trying to serve them a little different to spice things up a bit.

Ollie the Octopus: I found this fun hot dog idea from Easy Recipes for Kids. I cooked the hot dog first. Then cut 8 octopus legs, but left a large section at the top for [...] Continue Reading…