The Sweeter Side of Mommyhood

One of my particular joys being a Mama of all girls has been finding the most incredible small shops and treasures for my girls to play with. It is not secret that our family adores special dolls and handmade details (remember when I spent 900 hours making the girls all cloth bunny dolls? Gah!) and I am so very excited to be able to share Ellie and Fern with you today. These absolutely adorable and completely unique cloth dolls are the girls new favorite friend! How are Ellie and Fern cloth dolls different? These simple dolls are anything but ordinary. Each one is a perfect size, not too small for little hands. They have bright and happy faces, patterned bodies, but ... read more

This post uses amazon affiliate links because it’s so easy- but if you have a local bookstore be sure to help them out! Call and see if they have your book requests in stock or if they can place special orders. Shopping small is so important! Ok, here’s the scene: you got the really cute baby shower invitation asking you to bring a book instead of a card. This is great because you love books and know how important early literacy is and think there is nothing better than shelves full of books. (Have you seen my favorite board books gift guide from a few years ago?) But what are the best board books for this occasion? Do you pick your favorites or go classic? How do you narrow down which ... read more

I am constantly thinking of easy ways for families to incorporate more handmade wooden toys into their home and sometimes simple is best! These DIY jenga blocks are so easy to make and only cost $5 at the craft store! If you use a 40-60% off coupon they would be even less. Seriously that’s a steal. Diy jenga blocks are so easy to make! Now maybe you are thinking these diy jenga blocks can’t be that easy to turn into a beautiful fading rainbow of colors but I promise you it is SO simple. If you haven’t seen my post explaining how to dye rainbow wooden blocks go check that out first. Then this diy jenga set will be a breeze! I always use the old school McCormick dropper ... read more

I keep going back to the Cardboard Art tree project so many people loved over the holidays trying to come up with something equally engaging for a different season. Luckily I have found a new twist on the same idea to give the original cardboard tree assemblages a run for their money! I am so so into using cardboard as an art canvas these days so adding more project uses for all those recycled Amazon Prime boxes is my fave. Come count your chickens and make some art with us! The best part about this Cardboard Art is that it’s based on one of my favorite ever spring picture books; (affiliate link) Count Your Chickens. While not Easter based at all (thus more inclusive for all ... read more