Tessa loves to make crafts so today we decided to make a Valentine’s Day necklace. She helped chose the paper and put it on the cutting mat to make hearts. Then she cut straws into “beads” and separated the pink beads from the other colors. Then we used a pattern to complete her necklace. Her […]
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Daddy’s keychain
While I was working on blogs tonight Tessa decided she wanted to use the extra beads from her Christmas gifts to make Daddy a keychain. She loves to lace beads! She used every heart shaped bead that was left to make Daddy’s special gift.
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Tessa decided to make Auntie, Gigi, and Papa their Christmas gifts after she found a gift for Tia and Uncle Matt at Disneyland. (This is a late post so they already have their gifts) She made them keychains. Auntie’s says “Auntie”. Tessa made Gigi’s on her own and it says “#1 Gigi” and Papa’s says […]
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Tia and Uncle Matt came over today for a visit. Tia agreed to help Tessa make her gingerbread house since I’m horrible at them. This year we decided to hot glue it together which worked so much better. Uncle Matt couldn’t contain himself and had to join in on the fun! Next year I’m sending […]
See MoreDecember Paint Night
Tonight Tessa and I had our Mommy/Daughter date night. We went to Crafty U Too for their December storybook paint night. This month they read a story about snowmen and painted their own little snowman statue. Tessa was super excited to paint her snowman and I tried hard to let her do it on her […]
See MoreCandy Cane Craft
Tessa searched on Pinterest this morning to find a Christmas craft. Today she decided on a candy cane made from beads and a pipe cleaner. Luckily, Landon was napping so I could give her my full attention. I put red and white beads in a cup and showed her how to lace them on the […]
See MoreHome Depot Craft
This morning James took Tessa to make the free craft at Home Depot. They made a gingerbread candy dish. The kit came unassembled so they had to put it together, paint and decorate it. I love the little apron she got! They can’t wait to go back next month.
See MoreChristmas Crafts
Tessa decided today she wanted to make Christmas crafts in her pjs so I went with it. She made a Frosty the Snowman and a Santa.
See MoreVeterans Day
Daddy was off today for Veterans Day. He kept the kids busy so I could clean the whole house. Then I took Landon to Picture People for 4 month pictures and Daddy took Tessa to the park for a picnic and to play. Tessa was excited to find a big treasure(stick)! Once I got home […]
See MoreScarecrow craft
I try to make a craft with Tessa while Landon naps so we have some one on one time. She loves to scroll through ideas on Pinterest and chose a project. Today she chose a scarecrow.
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