best oatmeal spice muffins
I found my new favorite muffin recipe! My friend Hannah started a blog when she inherited a cookbook from her father in law. The cookbook (of all muffin recipes) belonged to his Mom. She began baking...
View Articlepolar bear birthday!
Claire's birthday party was actually back in February, but I'm just getting around to posting about it now. She insisted on a polar bear themed party. WHY can't she choose easy party themes?? Last...
View ArticleThomas the Train party!!
It is tough for me to keep my blog updated regularly. I hope that I still have a few readers out there! I'd love for you to leave me a comment and let me know you're still reading and following along...
View ArticleThumbprint beaver
It's Canada Day, and I should be hosting a Canada Day party for the kids but it has been raining here for what seems like ever now. The party was supposed to be on Saturday, but then this was the...
View Articlehandprint crayon box!
I'm baaaaccccckkkkkk!!! Once again, I'm feeling inspired and refreshed. I've been enjoying this summer with my kids. Claire starts school in less than a month. She's ready, but I'm not sure if I'm...
View Articlewashi tape pencils
I love stationary. (Understatement!) What better time to celebrate my love for stationary than back to school season when all stationary is on sale!! I have a collection of washi tape now and love...
View Articlehandprint paper
Day 3 of back to school crafts!! You might have to think outside of the box for this one :) I was trying to think of all of the things that are related to school, and of course you can't go to school...
View Articletoilet paper roll stamped apples
Back to school crafts, day 4! In just 20 short days Claire will be in school. I find that thought a little overwhelming still. Nevertheless, we're making the most of our summer. We're headed to the...
View Articleback to school countdown
Day 5! I made it. Five posts in one week! This craft came together in just 10 minutes, and it's one of Claire's favorites. I'm trying to prepare Claire for school as best as I can, obviously. One...
View Articlesandwich kabobs
Gah! I can't believe that it's almost time for Claire to start school. I'm trying to squeeze in as man fun things with her before school starts. Yesterday was a rainy day, but the kids were pretty...
View Articlefall & halloween lunches
Claire just started school this year and she is loving it. She's in French immersion and it's amazing how quickly she's picking up the language. Because we live so close to the school, I get to drop...
View Articlefall & halloween lunches part 2
Fall and halloween lunches continue! If you missed the first round of lunches you can check them out here. We've got a short week of school this week, since it's Thanksgiving here today. Check back in...
View Articlehalloween lunches part 3
Claire had a short school week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so she only had four lunches last week. I didn't realize how similar the lunches looked until I saw them all together...
View Articlefootprint scarecrow
It's been a while since I came up with a hand print/foot print craft. This was inspired by some fall clip art that I came across on pinterest. Check out the inspiration here. This was a simple craft...
View Articlethumbprint witch
So a couple of years ago Claire and I made the footprint witch craft. This year we made a thumbprint witch. What you need: Card stock- I used white card stock cut into 3x4 inches (hello project life...
View ArticleHalloween lunches part 4
I'm almost done making Halloween lunches and it's a good thing as I'm just about out of ideas :) I can't wait to start making Christmas/winter ones! I'd seen this idea on Pinterest, but I have no...
View Articlereindeer sandwiches 4 ways
I, much like both of my kids, am so excited for Christmas. I've started packing Christmas lunches already (you know, since we celebrate Thanksgiving in October). Last week was my first week making...
View ArticleWinter lunches
I love Christmas time. I'm so excited to be making new winter/Christmas themed lunches. I just wish it wasn't so cold here! My hands still haven't warmed up after dropping Claire off at school. About...
View Articlefootprint Santa & Rudolph
I love Christmas crafting. Surprise! This is one of my favorite crafts because one footprint is Claire's and one is Simon's. I love that the project incorporated both of them on the same paper. To...
View Articletrain themed Valentine bookmarks
In years past, I've made a lot of different Valentine bookmarks with them. Last year we did a fruit themed series and the previous year we made some animal themed ones. This year, Simon and I made...
View Articlevalentine lunches
I love making valentines lunches. Oh wait, I just love packing lunches in general. All of these are packed in my EasyLunch Box containers. They make packing lunch SO easy. I cut Claire's sandwich...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's day lunches
It's March break here now!! Claire's so excited to have a whole week off of school. I made a few of these lunches the week before March break. I have a special one planned for St. Patrick's Day for...
View ArticleEaster lunches
My kids are getting so excited for Easter. At six years old I'm surprised that Claire has already figured out that I'm the Easter Bunny, but she still expects a little egg hunt this year! I've made a...
View ArticleChristmas Owl Sign
I love Christmas! So naturally, making Christmas crafts is one of my favorite things to do. The kids and I have been doing lots of little crafts here and there. (Follow me on Instagram to see what...
View Articlesuperman valentines
Lately my kids have been interested in Super Heroes. My kids can list off a huge list of them (some that I had to verify were real ones like Dr. Octopus, or something like that.) So I thought that it...
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