Actions Dice

I got this great idea from pinterest. We desperately needed a fun way to keep our little Sunbeams happy during our Primary class. This was a HUGE hit! They all loved taking turns rolling it and doing the actions. I need to make one for Brandon too!

I would suggest laminating the paper first (or use packing tape) if you plan on using this a lot. Mine got a little beat up after a one time use and six 3-year-olds.

Cut out 6 pieces of cardstock. Mine are 4"x4" squares.
Write the activities on each square.
Tape squares together.
Before you tape the last square on, stuff in a few pieces of crumpled up newspaper to give it more stability.

Butterfly Wall Decals

Ever since we moved here I've been trying to think of ways to decorate the kids' rooms. We tried a stick-on wall border for Brandon's room but our walls are textured so it didn't really have much to hold on to. I found these cute wall decal stickers online and wanted to get them so bad for Katy's room. Then I realized that I could make pretty much the same thing with scrapbook paper and my Cricut. So, that's what I did! I love the way they turned out. And I sophiticatedly (yeah, it's a word) attached them to the wall with good old scotch tap. I also had some vinyl sheets that I used to cut out Katy's name.

Little Boy Tie

I was SO happy to see a tutorial on little boy ties. It hurts me to go to Tie One On at the mall and spend $20 on one tie for Brandon. I went through my fabric scraps and made 7 ties for free! For those who are LDS, you can use old garments for whatever you want once you've cut the marks out. I used some old silk garments for the inside fabric of the tie. Makes them look like fancy and like they were store bought!

You can find instructions for this project here. She also has a link to the pattern. These were so easy to make and didn't take too long. Especially if you don't make 7 ties like I did :)

The tutorial says that 1/4 yard of fabric would be plenty. That's probably right. You could probably use old t-shirts or something! Also, I lengthened a couple of these ties just to see which ones would fit best on my almost 3-year-old. The original pattern length was fine.

Cell phone holder

This was a cool little project that I got from here. She uses an old lotion bottle. I tried a couple different containers and the best one that worked for me was an old bottle of chocolate syrup. I've been wanting to make one ever since I accidentally vacuumed up the cord to my phone charger...ahem...
So, here's the before:

 

And after...

I love you because...

I think I'm starting to have a pack-rat problem. I have a hard time throwing stuff away because I know there must be some kind of other use for it. I had a couple of 5x7 picture frames that broke except for the glass. I had no idea what I would ever do with a small piece of glass. But my sister-in-law made a cute "i love you because" dry erase board that totally inspired me. (Thanks Breanne!) I Modpodged a printed piece of paper to the frame and hot glued on some ribbon to hang it with. This will be so fun!