Lemonade Stand

Just in time for the end of summer, I finished my kids' lemonade stand.   I found this $8 cart at D.I.  We added four 2x4s for side posts and a piece of paneling to go on top.  Then I spray painted everything bright sunshine yellow.  I made a curtain valance on a tension rod and added the cute sign from Target.    My kids love it.  The best part is that it has wheels so they can roll it down the sidewalk.  Perfect.

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 The original cart  from D.I.

 

Curtains I made with Walmart Fabric and a Tension Rod

 

 Cutest Sign from Target's summer section

Colored Chalkboard Projects

So I just saw a post on how to make colored chalkboards.  And I ate it up.  I really wanted to make an updated FHE board and NOTES/MENU board and this is what I came up with.  The wood is a piece of paneling at Lowe's cut to be 12x24.  (They cut it for me for FREE).  So each piece of wood comes to about $1.40 (16 pieces in a $22 piece of V Groove Paneling...so get some friends to do this with you or make a bunch of Christmas Gifts).  Then I got 2 bottles of acrylic paint (2 ozs each which would be 1/2 a cup) and added 1 Tbs. of UNSANDED grout.  (Also at Lowe's by the tile...make sure it is UNSANDED).  First, I primed my piece of wood and then added the paint mixed really well with the grout (2 coats).  Then I added the Vinyl and used a cropodile to punch holes (or a drill) and added the ribbon.  So many possibilities with this!  If you are looking for vinyl for this, email me at Tamiroxie@gmail.com.  {Each Vinyl is just $8}

little guy ties

I made matching ties on a onesie and t-shirt for my boys. It was SUPER easy. 

I just cut out these 2 shapes:

Then I pinned them to the shirts, and sewed them on. They do have raw edges. (which I like)

They were so fun and way cheap, I got both shirts at Hobby Lobby. I think I will also do some white shirt ones with blue ties. :) 

My little guys in ties

bug party

 My little boy turned FOUR in July. All he wanted was a BUG party! Here are some pictures from the party:

I made the invitation and other decor using bugs and caterpillar from free download  HERE is the link. 

The cake was very simple, I just put plastic bugs and gummy worms on top and he loved it. 

I found the NETS at Dollar Tree and the BUG JARS were less than a dollar each in on the canning aisle at Walmart. I punched breathing holes in  the top with my cropadile.

The party food was DIRT DESSERT with gummy worms and bugs on top.  We had a bug dig where the kids dug in the sand filled bucket for bugs to put in their jars.

We played games such as:
 'bug, bug, who has the bug?' (like penny, penny)
'build a bug' (like pin the tail on the donkey)
'I have a little bug and he won't bite you' (like I have a little dog...)

The BUG party was super fun and we had a great turnout. The kids seemed happy with their bug jars and nets to take home. :) 

Here are some printouts you can use! 

Car organizer pockets

 Using 1 yard of fabric, I made two car organizers for each of my boys. I bought a half yard of turquoise, and half yard of lime, and used both to mix and match. This fabric is a little heavier than normal, but still only $4 a yard at Joann Fabrics.

 First I cut out the pieces I wanted and layed it out. 

I hemmed all edges under first, then attached the outer pockets, like this one made for little toys.

When the little toys pocket and the pencil pocket was sewn on, I then sewed the bigger pockets on. The top left pocket has 2 pleets in it to make it more spacious to hold a sippy cup or bottle.

 I sewed a thick wide shoelace to the top to hang around the seat, then I ended up safety pinning the sides and bottom to keep it really secure and to save leg room.