Yet Another Hot Tip Coming In...

I have another one for you ;
* Having a fruit fly problem ?? I just was told the greatest solution by my friends mother - move out !! Haha - totally kidding :) Actually the cure is fill a little bowl with some cider vinegar and a bit of liquid dish soap !! The little buggers will drown themselves ( it sounds kind of cruel - but heh, nobody is making them do it :) I had a serious problem with them around my kitchen sink for some reason and this worked after about 2 days they were totally gone !

Hot Tips Coming In...

My fiancee has a 'smart mouth' and always says 'Hot tip coming in' really sarcastically when I do something silly. So I am going to give all you moms out there some of my 'hot tips' that I have come across being a mom ( things that I am sure most of you already know - but heh I didn't know so there must be someone out there that these thoughts will be of use to )

MY HOT TIPS FOR TODAY

* Making a pie crust ? Roll the pie crust out on a piece of wax paper and then just peel it off ( otherwise if you are like me it will just stick to the counter and you will end up really irritated and throwing it out )

* Training a puppy to do tricks ? Use hand signals instead of words - really , they have no idea what you are saying !

* Is your cat suddenly peeing on your carpet ? Try changing cat litter - honestly , it worked for me - she just didn't like the scented stuff - who knew cats were so picky ?

* Got something stuck inside your vacuum cleaner hose ? ( I once got one of those darn dollar store rubber balls stuck in mine ) Use a wire coat hanger ( stretch it out ) to reach up inside and pull out whatever is in there

* Want a REAL cure for the hiccups ? I swear this ALWAYS works - my grandmother found this idea in an antique book she has - one teaspoon of white sugar ( take it all in one mouthful without a drink - they will be gone right away ! )

* Is your dog barking driving you nuts ? Get a tin can and fill it with marbles, every time he barks shake the can - they hate the racket and it seems to work !

I have a bunch more of these silly little things I have learned as a mom - I will write some every time it crosses my mind ( my mind isn't very active so that probably won't be very often :)

Brianna's Princess Party

Wow, another birthday come and gone. This weekend was my little ones third birthday and I did a princess party for her. I built a castle out of boxes , dressed up like Cinderella and had a lot of fun !! ( I felt like a kid again ! ) I am going to be putting the ideas on my site soon but thought I would add them to my blog as kind of a random thought. All of the kids came to the party dressed up ( girls were princesses and the boys were either pirates or knights - one little guy even brought his own horse !! Fake of course - my oldest daughter is in the anti-princess phase of her life - 9 years old - so she dressed up as a pirate ). I built a big cardboard box castle and the kids loved it , they ran in and out like maniacs - it even had a secret door at the back that opened up to an area filled with pink balloons. We played Pass The Glass Slipper ( like hot potatoe ), pin the wand on the fairy godmother , kiss the prince ( this was a funny one - I printed out this really ugly looking prince and then had each kid put on bright red lipstick & a blindfold then see who could get closest to his lips with their lip print !!) , we made jewelry , we made princess & king crowns. We also did a treasure hunt outside for some gold coins that I had hidden. It was a lot of fun - can't wait to get the pictures posted on my site with some more details, hopefully someone else out there can get some use out of my crazy ideas :)

Great New Ideas To Add This Week

I just came across some fantastic craft recipes to add to the site. Loads of craft recipes are going up this week - like for example fabric crayons , finger paints , homemade lipstick , scratch n'sniff paint , washable window paints , lip balm , fake blood , face paints and a whole bunch more ! Just wanted to let you all know that I am in the process of adding all of this stuff ( takes a long time ! ) Hope you & your kids get some enjoyment out of it. I know my kids will - we made slime the other day - it was really fun - but a big mess !!

New Barney Stuff Added...

Well the kids are all better now and I have been back to working on my site . This past week I added a whole new set of Barney coloring pages as well as a Barney birthday page ( with printables , ideas and all that fun stuff ). Right now I am working on Harry Potter birthday ideas - any ideas ?? I am getting a bit stuck with that one - I have two girls and I have only seen one Harry Potter movie so far. Oh well I will come up with something :) I have also recently added a Go Diego Go birthday section ( we did this idea for my nephews first birthday - it was really cute ! )

The other thing I finally got around to doing was fixing my Hallowe'en crafts page and adding a bunch of new ideas ( including some very cool recipes that could be used to gross kids out at Hallowe'en parties !! I also now have a whole page dedicated to Hallowe'en Printables including Jack-O-Lantern patterns , cards , crafts , coloring etc. The cutest printables that I put on the site for Hallowe'en are the Sesame Street ones - they are like little paper dolls and you print out the costumes for them - too cute !!

Well that's all I have to post for today - I would love to hear from any of you. Let me know if there is anything specific you are looking for that you would like me to post on my website and I will try to find it or create it for you. Thanks again to all my loyal visitors & to those of you who have been generous enough to give a donation to keep the site running :)

The Girls Are Sick...So No Updates For The Next Couple Of Days

Oh man :( My oldest daughter has a bad cold and my younger girl is just getting over a cold and now has caught the stomach flu !! Why oh why is it that September seems to bring every single virus there is available into our house?? Oh well - anyways just wanted to quickly post and let you know that until they are all better mommy is off the computer ;) In the meantime , please continue to enjoy the crafts , coloring pages & birthday party ideas on my site. The cost of keeping the site running has unfortunately gone up ( the more stuff I put on the site , the more the site costs for me to run ) so donations are of course appreciated although never expected. Take care
Shasta

Finally Finished Barbie & Bratz Birthday Ideas

Just wanted to post a quick update that I have finally completed my Barbie & Bratz free printable & birthday party ideas section of my website. Took me awhile to get them done , but hopefully someone will enjoy them :) I hope all of my readers are enjoying the beginning of the school year. I wish someone would post something - a comment - anything - I am feeling like no one is listening ! Haha ! Thanks again for reading and visiting my site - feedback is always welcome
Shasta