Halloween Ghost Feet

I love this time of year! My little gal and I have so much fun doing craft projects together. When I saw this idea posted on Pinterest, I knew we had to give it a whirl.

We started off with a canvas and painted it black.

Next we made a puddle of white paint for her to wiggle her foot in. She giggled and had a blast. Next carefully place each foot down onto the canvas.

We added some googly eyes, adhesive letters and glitter paint 

(cause everything we do has to sparkle, even ghosts)!

She wrote her name and dated the back of the canvas.

Last, I attached some ribbon using my staple gun so we could hang it!

Easy peasy! I love that every Halloween we'll have a special decoration to cherish from when she was little :)

DIY Felt Stethoscope

 My lil gal loves all things Doc McStuffins. We've made a Big Book of Boo Boos, Lambie Tail Treats & Boo Boo Stickers. So to add to her doctors kit, I created a felt stethoscope. Now she can perform check-ups on all her toys!

 What you'll need:

Plastic headband

1 foot of ribbon (shorten if needed to insure ribbon can't be wrapped around child's neck)

2 - 2" x 5" Red felt for ears (extra for hearts)

2 - 3" Ivory felt circle

1" x 3" Tan felt rectangle

Brown permanent marker

Poly-fil

Hot glue gun

Needle and thread

Wrap the ends of the headbands with felt strips and hot glue. Finish by adding glue and pinching to seal off end of headband. The felt ends should be large enough to fit over the ears and not in the ear canal at all. If necessary, add more felt to thicken.

Using the hot glue gun, attach heart to small band-aid center. Using the brown marker, add dots for a finishing touch. Attach band-aid to one of stethoscope circles with hot glue.

Loop one ribbon end over headband and attach with hot glue. Using the other end of the ribbon, attach to the back felt circle.

Place stethoscope top (with band-aid) on top of the back felt circle and stitch where ribbon meets with a blanket stitch. Stuff with Poly-fil & close with blanket stitch.

(I had to make 20 of these & completely forgot to take photos as I made them. If you have any questions, please ask!)

 The Doc is in!

Back to School Teacher Gift

Start off the school year with a thoughtful teachers gift! Last year we put this little goodie bag together to show my daughters new teacher how important we think she is. It was such a huge hit, we'll definitely be doing it again this year!

 We filled a reusable bag with items that teachers could use in their classrooms, especially on those long days during parent-teacher conferences. Trial size products are great.

We included the following items:
Spiral notebooks

Ballpoint pens

Sharpies

Pencils

Advil

First aid kit

Air freshner

Tissue

Nail files

Wet toilettes

Mouth wash

Deodorant

Tums

Hair spray

Hand cream

Listerine breath strips

Gum
Hand sanitizer

Nivea lip balm

Granola Bar

For the perfect finishing touch, we added the adorable teacher appreciate printable from Balancing Home.


Be creative and surprise your teacher with a back to school gift!

I hope your children have an amazing school year!
And a BIG thank you to all the teachers!

Lunch Box Notes {Free Printables}

Back-to-school is around the corner and what better way to add some fun to your child's lunch than a sweet little note! I've gathered a few of my favorites to share with you!

Just download, print & cut out. Now you have some special lunch notes handy to stuff in backpacks, lunch boxes or a pocket for a fun surprise & make someone's day a little brighter!

Adorable notes from I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Lunch notes from Paper Coterie

Sweet notes from Frugal Coupon Living

Quick lunch love notes from The Mud Pie Makers

Fun lunch labels from Glad

Silly lunch notes from Orange Kitty Crafts

 Cute lunch note printables from A Pocket Full of LDS Prints

Jokey lunch notes from Imagination Sprinkles

DIY Fiesta Cascarones (Confetti Eggs)

Every year I look forward to a huge five day Fiesta celebration called Old Spanish Days! Aside from all the delicious food, the next best treat are the confetti eggs (aka Cascarones). They are egg shells filled with confetti that you crack over someone's head and shower them with the confetti inside.

Want to whip some up with the kids? Let's get started!

What you'll need:

• Uncooked Eggs
• Confetti
• Tissue paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Egg dying kit
• Pens, crayons, glitter, spray paint, etc...

 1. Tap a small piece of the top of the egg off.
2. Empty out the contents of the egg.
3. Wash the inside of the shell with water. Let dry.
4. Dye the eggs per egg dying kit instructions.
5. Set them to dry again with the hole facing down. I used stick pins on egg cartons to allow the dye to drip off.

6. Fill the eggs with the confetti.
7. Apply glue around the top perimeter of the egg.
8. Secure a square of tissue paper on top.
9. For an extra touch paint designs or add glitter for some sparkle.
10. Let the smashing begin :)

Be warned! Confetti will be everywhere... For days.

 Viva La Fiesta!

Doc McStuffins Lambie Tails {Free Printable}

 These Lambie Tail treats make the perfection addition to a 

Doc McStuffins party! I used marshmallows but you could also use white M&M's or tic tacs.

What you'll need:

3" bags (purchased from Michaels)

Marshmallows

Stapler

Bag Toppers
(For Personal Use Only. Thanks!)

 I've made the printable available just for you! Just download, print & add your treats!

Check out more details {& Free Printables) from 

our Doc McStuffins Party:

 Big Book of Boo Boos

Boo Boo Stickers

Doc McStuffins Big Book of Boo Boos {Free Printable}

 Let your little ones fix up all their toys with this DIY Doc McStuffins Big Book of Boo Boos!

When their toys are in trouble, they can take out the notebook and write down their diagnoses as they perform checks-up on their plush friends. Their toys will be feeling better in no time!

What you'll need:

Small spiral notebook

Big Book of Boo Boos Printable*

(For Personal Use Only. Thanks!)
Heart sticker

Scissors

Glue stick

Crayons 

Rubber band

1. Download, print & cut out the printable graphic

2. Cover one side the spiral notebook with glue & attach printable

3. Add foam heart stick

4. Wrap rubber band around notebook & add crayons

(*For Personal Use Only. Thanks!)

I made these to go along with my little gals Doc McStuffins party & they were a huge hit!

To continue with the fun, get my DIY Doc McStuffins Boo Boo printable stickers here!