Archives for February 2010
No More Coloring!
Photo Holder Tutorial
There are 4 stars, each holding 3 photos each, from his first month all the way up to his twelfth month. So here is what I did:
I bought a package of thin wooden boards and 4 wooden stars, both at Michael's.
Next I did my spray-painting on my third story balcony on makeshift newspaper. (And again I dream of having a craft room!)

Wednesday’s Wowzers: All about cars and trucks
This one is for you, sis! She is re-doing her little boy's bedroom with a cars and trucks theme. So I looked up some fun ideas using cars and trucks--not necessarily recent postings, but still valuable!
Here's a whole bedroom makeover that It's the Little Things That Make A House A Home posted. She had a cars & trucks theme, too! There are tons of great decorating ideas. I wish I had one bedroom in my house that looked this neat and organized!
This another cute nursery with some adorable decorating ideas from Infarrantly Creative. I am sure you could do a "grown up boy" version by tweaking some of her ideas.
I am just waiting for a house so I can decorate my light switch covers like Ashley did at Make It and Love It. You could easily make this a cute accessory in any bedroom, no matter what the theme!
This isn't necessarily for bedroom decor, but I love the idea for the car notebook at Nap Time Crafts.
Homemade by Jill made this adorable cozy car caddy. There is even a detailed tutorial. Perfect!!
Why not end with a cute learning game using trucks to match letters and sounds? Thanks, Dresses and Messes!
Birthday Book
The book was a cinch to make. I used another one of the chipboard star books I found at Michael's and mod-podged some red, yellow, and blue paper onto the stars and distressed the edges. After the party, I typed up what everyone had written. Now this will be a little keepsake for him...
Quiet Books


Writing down your goals is supposed to make them more tangible and more solidified. Right? So here I am writing down my goal. I want to make a quiet book.
Although my son had a particularly good day at church on Sunday thanks to some new guidelines my sister passed on to me, we have had a series of very embarrassing Sacrament Meeting experiences with our little guy. All he wants to do is move and keep moving, and it doesn't matter where we are. I have finally decided that I need to find some special Sunday activities... activities that will ensure quietness and help him learn about reverence. So I have started researching. I don't want something too tricky. Perhaps I could do 1 or 2 pages a month. Baby steps, right?!
So I have been doing my research. Here are some sites I have found for adorable quiet books! I will probably dabble around with many different ideas before I figure out what I really want to do! Oh yeah, and I will probably copy a lot of the pages from my Mom's quiet book. I loved that book growing up!
Quiet Book The pages to her book are above. So cute!!
Modest Maven
Homemade by Jill She even shares quite a few templates.
Naptime Journal
more from Naptime Journal
Crafty Chic
Crafting Chicks, more from Crafting Chicks, and even more from Crafting Chicks
The Thorncoks
Joe and Anna
Making the World Cuter
Mormon Chic
My Little Gems Sharla made her quiet book out of place mats! Wow!
Do any of you have great quiet book ideas?? Or other ways to keep your kiddos reverent during church?
Winter Olympics Bingo
Let's celebrate with Free Download Friday! All week I've been blabbing about my son's Olympic Birthday party. Well, now let me spread some of the joy. I would like to share my Winter Olympics Bingo game with you. The download includes 12 different Bingo boards.
I recommend downloading the calling cards, too. So many of the pictures of the different Olympic events look similar (Alpine skiing vs. free style skiing vs. ski jump... you get the picture!)
You can download my Winter Olympics Bingo here and the calling cards that go with it here.
Winter Olympics ~ Birthday Style

We kept track of each nation's gold, silver, and bronze medals. I was the referee of the night (that's why I am wearing black and white.) With his Daddy's help, the U.S.A ended up with the most medals at the end of the night!
Although we honored the top winners of the night at our Medals Ceremony, the birthday boy presented a gold medal to everyone at the party as he unwrapped his presents.
We ate yummy Olympic birthday cupcakes. I used M&M's to create the Olympic rings. I just had to use a brown M&M for the black ring. Not too shabby. My sister had the fabulous idea to strip down the birthday boy to his diaper and let him feast on his own cake in a small swimming pool. My little sweetheart was a mess, but it was so worth it!
By the way... I am so excited that the U.S.A. just took the lead in Olympic medals again with our latest gold medalists last night! GO U.S.A.!
Olympic Torch
We had an Olympic Opening Ceremonies to start off my son's Olympic birthday party. We used it to play "Pass the Torch"... which was basically Hot Potato played to the tune of the Olympics theme song.
I took a waterbottle and cut the bottom off. Be careful if you try this... I stabbed myself with scissors. Mr. Oopsey Daisy's tools worked much better. 🙂 Then I wrapped the whole thing in tin foil. For the flame, I cut out orange, red, and yellow paper (although tissue paper would probably work even better.) I just glued it inside the water bottle with good old Elmer's glue.
Wednesday’s Wowzers: Olympics inspired.
Now I found myself another easy sewing project. These ouch bags are perfect for when a little one gets hurt. I love the Red Cross! Thank you, This and That!
