~Pinspiration....Valentines~

It's been awhile since I've done a

"Pinspiration" post......like...a year?

Trust me, it's not because I haven't spent

much time on Pinterest.

That site is a TIME SUCK TUNNEL....

I go for one idea and two hours later I'm sitting

in front of my computer trying to remember what

the hell I was looking for to begin with.

To answer your question from one of my pins

this morning Megan, "YES! I was pinning that early."

I was browsing Valentines ideas and boy did 

I find what I went looking for!

Click on the pictures to be 

re-directed to their sites.

  Susie.....I pinned this tutorial for Z...I 

know she loves owls and thought she might

want to make these for her friends.

This is from "joyfully jensen" blog.

I was mainly looking for ideas for my son's class.

I want to do something besides candy.

I'm so sick of fighting my kids about candy

and how much they can or cannot have.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only momma who

feels this way.                

From "like a pretty petunia" blog-

 I love these crazy straw valentines.

From one "crazy" kid to another..... 

 From "dandee" blog-

Friendship bracelets.....what a great idea!

These would be easy to make but I think it might

work better for kids a little older than my guy.

 

From "JacO'lyn Murphy" blog-

my little guy's favorite one.

Isn't it hilarious?

I think I will put on it,

"love is a battlefield....let's just be friends."  

 

 From "spoonful.com"-

Valentine message pencil toppers.

It's in the running too-my son loved these.

  From "thirtyhandmadedays.com"-

Another favorite of my son.

Looks like he may have a hard time choosing, No?

   From "thetomkatstudio.com"-

This will be fun if he wants to do something

different for the girls in the class-which would

totally be do-able because there are only 4 girls!

That would have been my idea of a dream class

when I was a kid :) Yes-I was boy crazy!

  Bubbles by "3fourandunder.com"-

Cute and inexpensive alternative to candy.

  From "sheekshindigs" blog-

Do pop-rocks count as candy?

This fits our style I think :)

 

    From "repeat crafter me" blog-

monster push pops valentines.....

My resolve to not give candy totally goes 

out the window when I see these. 

SO CUTE!

I would do these for my kids....would be too

pricey to do for the whole class I think.

From "Rook No. 17" blog-

luv bugs......

my little guy would have fun making these too.  

And just because I'm the "room parent" for my

son's class, I went ahead and pinned this:

   I know the picture quality isn't great but you 

get the idea right? A bag for the kids to put

their valentines in.  

This is from "apples 4 the teacher" blog.

I think this is going to be a hard decision.

I'll let you know what we decide on.   

~Pinspiration-St. Patrick's Day~

I've never done anything for my family for

St. Patrick's Day....other than dress them 

in green or pinch their cute cheeks :) 

I don't want my kids to think that every

"holiday" warrants a gift or a big ridiculous

celebration.  That being said,

I've found a couple cute things on Pinterest

that I think I might try this year.

I love the idea of a green breakfast.

I have to make them breakfast anyway....

I might as well make it all green.

This breakfast from the blog eighteen25 is so cute.

I'm not going to go full out with the 

printables and food labels but I'm definitely

going to be making the green food.

This is something I can't wait to do with my little guy:

Leprechaun traps!

How cute is this?

This idea is from Family Fun and it looks like they 

have a couple other cute ideas to catch those

pesky leprechauns! Check them out. 

How cute is this......

...pot o'gold at the end of the rainbow

from ourbestbites.com

Click on any of these pictures to be directed

to the sites mentioned. 

Do you do anything special for St. Patrick's Day?

I'm curious to find out if most people 

celebrate it or blow it off as another

silly holiday that isn't really a holiday.....

you know what I mean right?

 

~Pinspiration-thoughts~

 I have a board on Pinterest for 

thoughts I like. I'm sure it's not surprising when I 

tell you that there are a ton out there to read.

 Here is a sampling of some of my favorites.

We have the serious, inspirational and deep thoughts:

Then we have the funny and sarcastic thoughts:

 Do any of these ring true to you?

"Pinspiration-kids stuff"

From food to crafts to game ideas....

you can find so many ideas for little kids on Pinterest.

It's one of my favorite things to search.

Here's a sampling of some of the great ideas

I've recently found on Pinterest.

(Click on any of the pics to be redirected to 

their link source and learn more about them.)

 I'm seriously considering making one of these for

 my guys art supplies. He currently has a 

little desk in his room that I keep threatening to get

rid of because most of the time it's just stacked with

his crap and cannot even be used as a desk. I'm wondering

if this would solve that problem.

 What a fun game for kids.

This would be a fun game for a birthday party.

And best of all....cheap!

 I made this fort kit for my little guy's birthday.

It's a big hit and it was another easy and inexpensive project.

I'm going to be making another one soon for

a friend's son.

 This blog has a ton of ideas for kids activities.

Check it out.

 Another fun activity for kids.

Spy training game.

 I love these little snack bags. 

I'm going to do this soon :)

Although my kids would prefer them to 

be filled with chocolate.

 What a cute sandwich.

I need to try this....it's almost too cute to eat.

 A snack station for kids in the fridge.

LOVE IT!

Back before I had kids when my nieces and nephews

would come stay with me I would make them 

sacks filled with snacks to last them throughout the day.

That way they didn't have to ask me when they 

wanted something. I haven't thought to do this 

for my kids....forgot all about it....until now.

 Now this is a creative way to eat marshmallows

and apple slices.

Maybe I could get him to eat peppers if

I presented them like this.

This would also be fun for a Halloween party.

 I've made a couple quiet books and I think this

little coloring tote is a good alternative to a quiet book.

It looks easy and it's adorable. It would also be a 

good birthday gift for kids.

If you haven't seen my quiet books you should check them 

out by clicking on my label "quiet book" on the sidebar.

 This is another cute gift idea for little kids.

I don't let my kids do sleepovers but I'm going to

make them each one for when we go out of town

to see relatives. It will make my little guy feel

very grown up to have his own travel kit. 

 Soft para-troopers. My little guy was just asking

me the other day for another para-trooper toy.

This is way better than those cheap little plastic ones.

Plus-I don't have to worry about my baby getting

the plastic parachute and choking on it.

 How genius is this?

Three pillows covered in fabric for the kids

to lay on. Another project I've got to do.

This means I have to clear a spot on the floor

amidst all the toys to actually have a place

to lay these pillows. Re-thinking this :)

A good deed punch card for kids.

Once it's filled they get a reward. 

I'm going to try this.

Hopefully  it will work because my little guy

has been a turd lately.

 What a cute way to have your kids footprints forever.

 Shaving cream paint for the bathtub.

What kid wouldn't love this?

I love how innovative this idea is. 

We have a dozen stray action figures I could do this with.

I've got more but I have to stop now.

I wasn't kidding when I said I could go on and on 

about my fun Pinterest finds :)