Christmas in July {Ginger Snap Crafts}

Another great idea for Christmas this year from Ginger Snap Crafts.  She has made these adorable wood blocks.  Your kids can build what ever they want. I can't wait to make them into a little town for my boys.  They can cruse their cars around town. Head over and check out her amazing tutorial and may a set of your own!

Easy DIY Blocks @ Ginger Snap Crafts

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Christmas in July {Creative Capital B}

Do you have a little ninja?  Skye @ Creative Capital B is sharing handmade pool noodle nunchucks. Fun for all ages. My boys will flip when they see these. They are super easy to make.  So head on over and check out how to make yours.  And Whole your there check out a few of her other post.  She has a house full of boys and tutorials to go with them!

Nunchucks @ Creative Capital B

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Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head {Girl Loves Glam}

Do your kids love Mr. Potato Head??  Mine do! So how about making one of your own to take in the car or use for quiet time!  Girl Loves Glam has you hooked up! Head over and checkout her post and maybe make your own Mr. Potato Head!

Diy Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head @ Girl Loves Glam

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Fishing Hole Roll {Made my Me. Shared with You}

Do you have a little Fisher Man or Girl in your family?  This may be the perfect toy to make for them for Christmas,  Made by Me Shared with you has an awesome tutorial to follow to make this fun toy. 

Head on over and make your own Fishing hole!

Fishing Hole Roll @ Made by Me Shared with you

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Back to School Blast! Shopping List {Free Printable} + Giveaway

Getting your family prepared to head back to school, can be difficult especially after a long, fun-filled summer. Here are a few of our favorite Back to School Tips to help you along the way.

1. Back-to-School Supplies Checklist - Backpack? Check. Pencils? Check. Safety scissors? Not Yet. Use the same checklist each time you head out to grab supplies, to keep track of what you have already purchased and the things you still need to. These are also handy if you have more than one child. Simply print 2, 3, 4 list and add their name to the top.

I know its a little early to be thinking back to school.  But I wanted to get this one up and going for all of you. Back to School Shopping is just around the corner. With 4 kids and a busy schedule I can never remember what I have or need for my kids.

 I have boys who really don't like shopping and they don't really care what clothes they wear. (I am lucky we haven't hit that stage yet.) So I find that I do a lot of their shopping for school clothes when I am just out and about.  I usually check out the sale racks each time I go shopping. The same for my daughter.  The only problem, I have 4 kids and I can never remember sizes. Especially for shoes! The little buggers keep growing!  

If your kids are like mine they are growing like weeds! I feel like I am always on the look out for a bigger size in clothing.   So I search the internet for clothing suggestions for kids. I found  this great article on wiki how.  It gave some guidelines and suggestions for how many of each item to buy.  For me some were over exaggerated.  (My kids don't need 15 t-shirts) So to help keep track of what I have bought, and what we need,  I put together these fun colorful printable's to help you keep track of what you have and what you need to buy. I have included a separate list for boys and girls. Pick the color you like and print.  Be sure to follow the rules of my free printable usage!

Nautical Bracelets + Life's a Beach Round Up

July's Blog Hop

Life's a Beach!

8 Blogs 8 Awesome "Beachy" Ideas

 I love this time of year the weather's warm and the kids are out of school and for a few months the world seems to slow down a bit...And so with that being said we figured since all of us are land locked and dreaming of being at the beach; we'd  use our crafty skillz to bring a little beach ambiance to our landlocked homes and lives. So if you too are wishing and dreaming of being at the beach, but can't join our club and enjoy our "Beachy" best!  Better yet pull up a seat, but your feet in a kiddie pool and grab an ice cold drink of your personal preference and cool off with these refreshing ideas. 

Stop by and visit all my AMAZING Bloggy friends and check out how the Beach has inspired them!! 

1. Emily of The Benson Street 

2. Adrienne of Free Time Frolics

3. Ashley of Flats to Flip Flops

4. Rebecca of The Crafted Sparrow

5. Andie of Maybe I Will

6. Melissa of Hollyhocks & Honeybees

7. Candice of She's Crafty 

8. Kaylnn of Among the Young