Recycled Party Hat

So, this weekend I have a baby turning one!  I don't know where this last year went, but we are of course having a party.  Hmmm.  A party?  I don't have any party hats.  Well, not except for some Winnie the Pooh Ones that I'm already planning on using for a theme next year (courtesy of a garage sale find), and Princess hats left over from my daughters birthday.  Can't use princess for a boy and not going to use Pooh.  I just want one picture with a hat on his head since it's his first birthday. And I've made all the other decorations, so it doesn't make sense to go shopping for some Dino décor, just for a silly hat.

That's It!  I'll just recycle one of the old princess hats!

Well, there was no way I was going to come up with a cone shape to cover up the old hat.  And I still wanted the shape from the previously purchased hat.  I didn't have time to start something from scratch.  So, I just started ripping pieces of paper (I used three different colors), grabbed a glue stick, and stuck them on.  Then, I cut out my dinosaur and glued it to the front of the hat.  And, there we have it: a quick, inexpensive hat for the birthday boy!

 

 

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Toilet Paper Roll Cord Keepers

Imagine your decorating for Christmas.  The lights you hang won't quite reach to the nearest outlet.    You head to the box where you store extension cords, only to discover they are all tangled or knotted together.  After a few minutes of untangling them, you finally get it free.  Are you tired of these tangled cords? My mom got tired of this problem a long time ago.  We came up with a solution that became one of my favorite childhood crafts.  Just yesterday, I shared this craft with my daughter for the first time.

What You Need:
-empty toilet paper role, paper towel roll, or other cardboard tube
-crayons, markers, or paint

Instructions:
**Decorate any way you would like and HAVE FUN!

 

 

Pssst - Parents beware:  As a kid, I would sell these to my mom for money.

 

Now, fold extension cord in half a couple times (the number of times you can do this depends on how heavy duty your cord is).  Then stick the ends through the toilet paper roll and throw it in a box.  And Ta Da:  They're ORGANIZED!  No more knots!

 



 

 

 

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New Adventure Creative Card

Is someone you know getting ready to go on a new adventure or start a new chapter in their life?  Maybe they have just graduated college and are ready to step into their dream job.  Maybe someone is moving to a new state or our out on their own for the first time.  Maybe it's a new job after being employed at one place for many, many years.  Whatever the journey may be, why not send them a creative card to support them and let them know your thinking of them.  That's where this idea originated.  A family member of mine has finally landed her dream job and I want her to know how excited we are for her.

So, what image do you think of when consider a journey or heading out on a new path?  For me, it was footprints!  Hmmm, where can I find footprints?  I know!  I know!  My kids.  And let's face it, who doesn't get giddy anytime you see something made from the footprint or handprint of a special child in your life.  There just so cute!  Yep, we decided to make a mess.  We pulled out the finger paint and made footprints onto a card.  

I used stock paper folded in half, hamburger-style.  I put one set of footprints on the outside and one on the inside.  We did bigger footprints (my three-year-old) on the front cover of the card and smaller footprints (11 month old) on the inside.  The thought behind this was that the footprints would appear smaller as they got farther away.    Then we put a little saying with the prints, "Best Wishes On Your New Path."  And don't forget a message along with it and sign your names!  A reminder that God has great plans for them, would be wonderful too, of course!  Oh, and no worries.  If you don't have children around to use for your footprints, use your own!  You just might have to adjust the size of your paper!

 

 

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