Candle

I love making cute candles for the dinner table.
Tonight it was windy so I got out mason jars so my tea lights would stand a chance.
I wanted something to add to the jar and tea light so I scrounged my pantry. I decided these pinto beans would work perfectly.
Anything would look cute; rice, beans, peas, pepper, the skies the limits.

Sucker tree

Easy and adorable!
My sister in-law made this for my nieces fourth birthday party.
It was SO cute and could be any theme.

-flower pot
-2 foam balls
-wooden dowel
-bag of suckers
-decorations

Place half of a foam ball in flower pot.
Poke stick end of suckers in the whole foam ball till covered.
Stick dowel into bottom foam and sucker top. Decorate accordingly!!

Towel label

Label your family's individual towel hooks so there is never any confusion.

All you need is a dry erase marker and good penmanship :-)

Simplistic success!!!

Rope bridge

Simple fun!!!!
At least two ropes tied between trees and the kids can use their core strength and energy up for hours.

Time out glitter timer

One part gel, twenty parts water, add glitter and use as a soothing time out timer.

I added the gel a little at a time until it took ten minutes to settle. This was the time I was after. You could adjust the gel settling time to your own liking.

DIY elf ears

I used gold card stock and folded it in half. On the fold is where I drew the curve of the ear while using the bottom edge of the paper for the flat opening for the real ear. I sketched out the pointy ear shape in pencil. Then I cut out the shape I wanted. Once it was cut out I used scotch tape to connect the front and the back leaving the flat bottom opened.

My first one didn't fit right so I had to make two sets. Good luck!!!! Happy elfing !

Free fun for kids

I save any container I use. Every jam jar, ketchup bottle, soda bottles, and anything else that I can wash clean. I even keep all my t.p and paper towel rolls. I am NOT a hoarder! I'm crafty :-)

I open a paper bag (which can also be used as a toy) and fill with like containers. I set my paper collector bags in the garage except the t.p roll bag that's under the bathroom sink. Whenever I need an extra container I can have one on hand, it's handy.

So when my children say I'm bored I will let them choose some containers or just give them the whole bag depending on how full it is.

You wouldn't think trash could equal hours of fun but it can if you add imagination.