One of my favorite hobby is digital scrapbooking.  Even though I don’t have much time to spend on it, I’m trying to make it a priority to work on it a little at a time.

I don’t remember who told me but that person saw digital scrapbooking as a way to document your family’s history.  A person putting memories of his life in a book is like being the family’s historian.

Some people like the paper scrapbooking but I like digital scrapbooking for several reasons: [Read more...]

Julian Beever’s art is really unique.  My kids have drawn an American Flag that took up half of our driveway.  I wonder how much chalk you need to make one of these.

This reminds me of the animal balloons that my kids like to get when we go to birthday parties. 

You can only see this kind of art by Joshua Allen Harris in the cities.

I think it would be hard to figure out how to put all the bags together and make it that big.

I used to make this all the time when my sons were little.  Using Kool Aid or another similar drink mix gives you great colors and it smells like whatever flavor you use.

Hey Koolaid Playdough

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid
• 1/4 cup salt
• 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
• 1 cup water

Instructions:

• Mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool-Aid in a medium saucepan.
• Add water and oil. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes.
• When mixture forms a ball in pan, remove. Knead until smooth.

Store in  a plastic bag or tub and once it cools, take some time to play with your little ones!

photo credit: o2mcgovem

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Here are a few of the cute things I’ve found:

Tutus

One Stop Boy Shop