Valentine MP3 Player

Look at this cute idea from Family Fun. It is an MP3 player made from a box of conversation hearts and a couple of mini peanut butter cups. The instructions come complete with the printouts to make the MP3 player. So cute!

Blackboards

My sister-in-law made these for two of my boys for Christmas. What a great idea! She just got quarter inch boards, painted them with chalkboard paint and edged them with wide grosgrain ribbon. She then stenciled their names on the boards with paint. She made crayon rolls for the chalk. So clever!

Gone Fishin'

I made little fishing sets for some of my nieces and nephews for Christmas. My boys did not want me to wrap them up, as they were having a lot of fun "testing" them for me. I guess I will have to make a few more for them. I blogged about this project in an earlier post - the only change I made to her instructions was to use a washer for the hook instead of another magnet. It was just easier, for me, to avoid drilling the hole in the magnet, and they still worked great. You can find her tutorial here.

Business as Usual

I am finally back from my Christmas break and I will start posting regularly again. I thought I would start out by posting a few of the things that have been keeping me busy over the past month or so.

I am going to start with the superhero capes I made. Two of my boys are in a major superhero phase. They are always bugging me to put something around their neck as a cape, so I decided to make them their very own superhero capes. My sister's children are about the same age as mine, so I decided to make some for them as well. They ended up being a big hit with all the kids! I found a good tutorial at Puking Pastilles which was very helpful. I made my own little changes, but the method is the same.

Go Fish

I have been spending a lot of time making Christmas gifts and searching the internet for more easy and inexpensive gift ideas. I ran across this one this morning, and I will be getting to work on my own this afternoon. Love this idea for homemade magnetic fishing poles and fabric fish. So cute. Click here to take a look at the tutorial.

No Sew Quiet Books

I just found this amazingly great idea for making no-sew quiet books out of file folder games. Go to Our Cozy Nest to check out her great ideas! I love this one so much I am seriously thinking about making a couple for my boys for Christmas.

Paper Dolls

Do you know a little girl who is a fan of the Berenstain Bears? If so, she might enjoy these cute (and free) paper dolls I found. I am thinking of printing these up and making a set for my niece. Click here to check out the family of paper dolls and all their outfits.