This was so much fun to make and much easier than I thought it would be.  All it takes is yarn, a needle and thread, and a pillow. Step 1:  Pick out the colors you want for the camo.  I went with […]

Now that the cool spells are finally (maybe, possibly, hopefully) over, my skin can use some freshening up.  So, here’s a repost of the sugar scrub that I absolutely love.   This sugar scrub feels amazing, especially when dealing with the wintry […]

How cool is that!?!?!? Wait until you learn the surprise behind this picture! If you haven’t heard of this one yet, the basic idea behind the sudden explosion (or geyser) is that when you drop enough Mentos mints/candies into a bottle, the […]

This isn’t so much a family craft as it is a helpful tool for school, but I’m going with it.  When multiplying the number 9 with any number between 1 and 10, you can simply count that number on your hands and […]

What started out as a fun project with our daughter turned into a really helpful tool when I forgot to label where all of the taps were located for sap collection! With every inch covered in soft snow, we took advantage of […]

Who knew sand art could be so tasty? I will say right up front:  it takes a bit of time to sort the cereal by color.  However, I did end up with enough free time to get some chores that had fallen […]

I loved doing a treasure map hunt last year on Christmas morning, so have decided to re-post this from last year.  It explains how I made the treasure maps to look as authentic as I could before hiding them in eggs.  Last […]

While most of the rooms were a very neutral beige when we moved to our new house, some were very bright and colorful. Something about that pink scared me.  I don’t know what it was, if it was the darkness of the […]

I was fortunate growing up to have some really great math teachers.  They always kept the learning aspect fun.  That, and I come from a math family.  We have engineers, chemists, etc.  So, math was one of the subjects I loved and […]