Cute Little Easter Chicks {hybrid}

I'm gonna leave these little cuties out for the easter bunny to put in the baskets this Sunday.  I saw how to make these chicks here and figured they were easy enough for me to try!  My boys would have loved to make them with me but I want them to be a surprise, of course!

Credits:

Alphabet Collection: B is For....- Meghan Mullens

Glue, Egg Carton

So cute, right?!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Valentine's Day Cards for Preschool

Somewhere, someone I know found something similar to this online and shared it with me.  Isn't this the coolest valentine card idea?!  All you have to do is take the photograph, cut two slits in it near the hand, and slide the sucker in.  Brilliant!

I chose to add some hearts and words to the photo before I sent it to the printer using Lauren Grier and Kristin Cronin-Barrow's 'Be Mine' kit available at Sweet Shoppe Designs, but you could definitely leave it blank and still get an awesome card! 

Crafts with the Kids: Pine Cone Bird Feeder

The kids and I had some fun this morning - we made Pine Cone Bird Feeders.  I remember making these when I was a kid and I figured the boys would like it too.  Anthony was more interested in getting the peanut butter all over his hands than actually helping, which was what I expected from the 2 year old!  Nathan really enjoyed it!

The neighbors behind us have some White Pines growing in their yard (the Michigan state tree) and some of the pine cones had fallen into our yard, so I gathered a few up and we got started on our craft project.

I admit that our pine cone feeders aren't exactly the coolest looking ones on the block, but we had fun making them.

Turkey Tutorial

Want a little kid friendly craft to add to your Thanksgiving decoration stash?  Take your digital scrapbook supplies and turn them into this:

I made this little turkey for The Hybrid Chick's Digital Scrapbook Day Hybrid Challenge and now I'm going to show you how incredibly easy he was.

First, print off the digital papers you are going to use on to matte presentation paper.   I used the awesome designer collab Season of Thankfulness from The Digichick.

Take an empty container (you could even use an empty toilet paper roll) and clean it out.  I used an empty spice container:

Then I drew on the back of each of the five papers that were to be feathers and cut them out and assembled.  I used red line tape to attach them together.

Then I attached the paper around the spice container:

Finally, I assembled the turkey and added some wings and facial features.  

Now the turkey sits on my dining room table.  If I happen to get any more empty containers in the next few weeks I am definitely going to have my kids join in and help me make some more.  They are that easy!

Fun and Tasty Treat

I found this cute holiday treat on Misty Cato's blog and just had to try it out
with the boys.  They are called Reindeer Noses. 

Anthony wound up with more chocolate in his mouth than on the pretzel and
Nathan had more fun unwrapping the kisses than anything. 

I had fun helping and taking pictures, of course!

Thanks for looking.  Enjoy your day!