Duck Punch

My daughter had a Rubber Duck theme for her baby shower and this Duck Punch was perfect.  If you want to do something like this for a baby girls shower, just use pink ducks.  The punch still looks really pretty even if everything else around it is pink. 

Here is the link that will give you the recipe and instructions:

http://tidymom.net/2011/ducky-baby-shower-punch/

Diaper Babies - Baby Shower Gifts and Decorations

I made these cute little Diaper Babies for my daughter's baby shower. So easy to do. They make a great gift for the mother-to-be because everything can be used. The diapers, the baby socks and the wash clothes. Even the basket and the blanket (I lined the basket with). 

Here is the link that will give you step-by-step instuctions on how to make them -
http://www.northerncottage.net/2011/11/baby-shower-gift.html


Cute idea for cupcakes. 

Image: Baby Gaga.

 http://www.ohcupcakes.net/decoration-pacifier-cupcakes.php

Kids Crafts and Fun!

A collection of kids crafts and fun ideas from all over the internet.

From Day In My Life -


I saw this on **Everything Holiday**

Pool Scrabble! Throw the sponges in the pool and have the kids swim around, collect letters, then see who can make the longest word with their letters!

Make this really cool Airplane.  Photo from Do It Youself





Make Sidewalk Chalk from Eggshells -

Sidewalk chalk: 5-8 egg shells (finely ground), 1 tsp hot water, 1 tsp flour, food coloring optional…mix and pack into toilet tissue rolls and let dry. (From Linda)

Jill Winger - The Prairie Homestead



www.thewhoot.com.au

Make your own puppet theater.

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http://www.tipjunkie.com/activities-for-kids/make-a-diy-puppet-theater/









http://alturl.com/yhy8h

~Recycled bottles into cars & trucks~

Beautiful serie of recycled plastic bottles into cars and trucks
M☺☺☺re Idea Here ▬▬► http://goo.gl/auIGt

I do not know who to credit for this photo.

Take fun pictures of the kids.  This would also make a great gift!

Coopet Photography


Great idea for a rainy day.  Indoor Hop Scotch.

 http://www.coolmompicks.com/2013/04/hopscotch-mat-indoor-fun.php




I do not know who to credit for this photo.


Keep bugs out of the sandbox (helps deter cats too).

Cinnamon in the Sandbox--- Did anyone else know this????

Now that its getting warmer, the kids are going to want to play in the sandbox.

Cinnamon in the Sandb...ox keeps the bugs away! I knew cinnamon repelled ants... but I never thought of this! Brilliant! I've also heard it will keep the cats out.


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Calming play dough recipe ... using essential oils ... Natural & Frugal: Raising 6 kids

Fun Time, Get well Time, DIY Essential oil Play Dough
Play dough recipes I will be sharing in this post:
~Calming the Child
~Immune aid
~Respir-Aid
... ~and Our Favorite
http://raising6kids.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/diy-essential-oil-play-dough/

 Your Kids will love playing with Moon sand. Just 8 cups of flour and 1 cup of baby oil, really soft and easy to clean up.

www.lovelyweddingday.com



 Photo from Just Feelin' Good.





~Corner Face Bookmarks

click the picture for full instructions





~Homemade Finger Paint



3 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup corn starch

1/4 cup clear liquid dish soap

2 cups water

Mix together sugar, salt and cornstarch in a small pan, then slowly add cold water.

Cook over low heat, stirring until the mixture becomes a smooth; almost clear gel about 5 minutes.

When it's cool, stir in clear dishwashing liquid.

Scoop equal amounts of the mixture into containers and stir in food coloring or, for even more vibrant colors, use food-coloring paste.
From Craft, Home and Garden Ideas

Bouncing Bubbles



1 cup distilled drinking water

1 tbsp dish soap

1 tsp of Glycerin (Glycerin is usually found in the first aid section. Ask the pharmacist if you can't find it.)

Bubble wand

Clean glove or sock for your hand ( keeps the bubble from popping)

Mix all ingredients together in a container

Let sit for 12 - 24 hours

Blow the bubbles and you can catch and bounce them
From Craft, Home and Garden Ideas


Homemade Bouncy Ball



2 cups

Measuring spoons

A stir stick

2 tbsp hot water

1/2 tsp borax

1 tbsp glue

1 tbsp corn starch

Food coloring (optional)

Pour the water and borax into the first cup and stir the mixture until it is dissolved.

Pour the glue, cornstarch and food coloring into the second cup and mix. Then add the mixture from the first cup into the second cup.

Let the ingredients sit for 15 seconds then stir.

Once the mixture becomes difficult to stir, scoop it out of the cup, and roll it into a ball. Enjoy
From Craft, Home and Garden Ideas


Teach your child how to tie shoe laces with this craft:

www.onecraftyplace.com


I do not know who to credit for this picture. 

The Kids will go BANANAS for this project!

www.thecottagemarket.com

 

 

 

Mother's Day Ideas

Here is a collection of Mother's Day Ideas that I have found all over the web.


Crafting & Fun Ideas For Mommy & kids


Mothers Day idea

What you will need:
Craft paper/ card stock
Paint
Popsicle stick
Plant pot with plant of your pick
and whatever else you want to add onto it

Crafting & Fun Ideas For Mommy & kids



 I do not know who to give credit to for this picture.


Make Mom feel like a Queen for a Day with this homemade chair cover.







brownpaper-packages.com


Photo from Stubborn's Place



Use fabric paint for a new pillow decor for Mom for Mother's Day!
Photo from Stubborn's Place




♥ DIY VINTAGE MASON JAR ♥

Supplies needed:
•Quart sized mason jar with lid (I used a mixture of new and old jars from the 70's)
•Black and white 4x6 picture trimmed to fit. (I printed mine at my local Walgreens)
•Vegetable oil
•Dried flowers (optional)

1.) Insert your picture into the mason jar and pour enough vegetable oil to cover completely.
2.) Put some dried flowers on the opposite side of the picture. I chose lavender, essential oil anyone? Yum, it smelled good!
3.) Tighten the lid up and it's done! The vegetable oil will suspend the picture inside the jar without penetrating it, causing it to look aged and slightly transparent. A total vintage look of old yellowed pictures from the past.


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Baby Shower Ideas

Here is a collection of Baby Shower Ideas from all over the internet.

For First, Second and Third Prize gifts

marYvelous Cakes

 

 

Cute idea to dress up a water bottle.

marYvelous Cakes

 

 

This would be adorable with baby ribbon. 

Trash Find Redesigned

 

 

 

For Shiny Wood Floors, Plus Stainless Steel Appliances

For Shiny Wood Floors, Plus Stainless Steel Appliances

1 c water, 1 c vinegar, 1c alcohol, 2-3 drops dishwashing soap.....for shiny wood floors PLUS stainless steel appliances!

Homemade/Natural cleaners, how-to guides, etc!

By: DIY Corner

10 ...Ways To Kill Ants… Organically

10 ...Ways To Kill Ants… Organically

1. Baking soda is poisonous to ants, spinkle it around your plants to ensure ants will stay away.

2. Flour & Baby Powder will keep ants from reaching your plants, ants will not cross the powder – so circle your plants with it.

3. You can use coffee grounds, chili powder, cinnamon, peppermint or black pepper. All deter ants and if you pour coffee grounds directly on an anthill, they will eat the coffee grounds and implode.

4. Grits, instant rice & cream of wheat can be sprinkled around plants. The ant will eat a piece of whichever you sprinkle, drink water and the grain expands and kills the ant. :)

5. Fill a spray bottle with 1 part vinegar and 1 part water and spray on plants. The acid in vinegar will kills ants.

6. Mix together one-third cup of molasses, six tablespoons of sugar, and six tablespoons of active dry yeast into a smooth paste. Use the mixture to coat strips of cardboard. Keep out of reach of pets and small children. You can leave mixture on a saucer outside anthill and they’ll eat it and die!

7. Fold contact paper in half, with the sticky side out and make a circle around base of plant. The ants get stuck on the paper – problem solved.

8. Cut off the bottom of a paper cup and cut a slit up the side of the cup and coat outside with vaseline and place around base of plant. You can also use packing tape.

9. Mix one cup of borax, two-thirds a cup sugar and one cup water. Dip cotton balls in the solution and place in areas near your anthill Ants will leave the plants alone and ingest the sweet mixture. The borax kills the ants.

10. Diatomaceous Earth is a commonly sold organic pesticide that will destroy the insects outer skeletons, causing the pests to die from dehydration.

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By: Louise Gibson