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Thursday, May 16th, 2013Patriotic Candy Rolls
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
These candy rolls were decorated up for Memorial Day. I saw a project on Martha Stewart’s site using this method to wrap up rolls of coins. I thought it would work great for a little extra decoration for Memorial day. These candy rolls are actually strawberry and fruit flavored Mentos. First wrapped in white [...]
Patriotic Fan – Free Printable
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Great free printable from Guildcraft Arts and Crafts. Just print on some card stock and attach to a wide craft stick, or tongue blade for you nurses out there)) Just click on the photo to go to the printable page. You can print them colored, or as coloring pages, great summertime activity for the kids. [...]
The Candy Cottage – Memories Made Sweet!
Friday, March 29th, 2013
Looking for a fun project to do with the family? Well look no further……The Candy Cottage is the perfect way to spend an afternoon or evening with the kids creating your own family masterpiece…..”memories made sweet.” Gingerbread Cottage The Candy Cottage is shipped to you in a box and does require assembly, but snaps together [...]
Firecracker Pinata
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
Reposted 2/23/13: The grandchildren decided today that we needed a pinata for Memorial Day. Memorial Day which is 3 days away…….you know how the requests from grand-kids are))) Well, typically to make a pinata I start with paper mache mixture to build the form and this usually takes 2-3 days to dry completely. Since we [...]
Aggravation ….It’s Still Around!
Sunday, February 17th, 2013
Today we spent the afternoon with the grands playing Aggravation. They found the old board game in a hall closet, still in it’s original box including the marbles! We played all afternoon. The old game must have been at least 40 years old and the price sticker was still on the box – $1.89. Aggravation [...]
Teaching Children to Read
Sunday, February 17th, 2013
To promote reading in children, a special group from the Grand Rapids Community College put together a package of delightful products to present to children. The packet included a Gingerbread story book, a packet of ingredients with cookie cutter to make cookies and a Burton and Burton Gingerbread apron. A bit of their abstract: Early [...]
Candy Cottage Reusable Gingerbread House Just Arrived!
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Just arrived! The new Candy Cottage reusable Gingerbread House! We’re so excited to have this new product in our inventory. My grandchildren are pretty excited about it too))) Looks like we’ll be putting together a Valentine Sugar Shack this weekend))) There is another Blog post that tells you more about the Candy Cottage and what [...]
My Elf Helper
Thursday, March 8th, 2012My Elf helper, Matt…….wants it to snow so bad…..so he can use one of these Top Hats on a snowman…….Matt baby…..it just isn’t going to happen in Mississippi((((((
Fun Easter Decorations
Friday, February 24th, 2012Spring will soon be upon us which will bring green grass…..tulips….dogwood blossoms……and Easter. I was browsing through some photos today and saw several things that would make cute Easter decorations……always have to have something special for the little ones))) And, the not so little ones too! This great idea is on the Better Homes and [...]
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