Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
November 23, 2012 at 2:52 pm | Posted in Daily Life, Parties & Holidays, photography | 19 CommentsTags: Thanksgiving, weekly photo challenge
This week’s photo challenge theme is Thankful. We’re spending the holiday in Kansas City and the weather was gorgeous yesterday. I am thankful for beautiful days, my family, and being able to capture it all with my new camera lens.
Honest to Nod Post: Painted Leaf Napkin Holders
November 12, 2012 at 11:38 am | Posted in Children's Activities, Design, Holiday Ideas, Home Decor | 2 CommentsTags: autumn, fall, leaves, Thanksgiving
I’m sharing a new post today on Land of Nod’s blog, Honest to Nod. Check out this tutorial for making napkin holders and place cards using painted leaves.
Weekend Top 5: Kansas City
November 27, 2011 at 8:14 pm | Posted in Daily Life, Travel | 4 CommentsTags: kansas city, Thanksgiving
We had a great time visiting Grandma and Grandpa in KC – well, Jason and Jenna did. Joe and I spent the weekend playing tourists in my old hometown. Here are just a few of the sites we visited:
An early morning visit to Union Station
The new Kauffman Performing Arts Center
The Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
S’mores night at the museum
Dinner at the Webster House, which was once a school
DIY Leaf Garland
November 7, 2011 at 7:30 am | Posted in Children's Activities, Holiday Ideas | 1 CommentTags: children's craft, fall, Thanksgiving
Jenna and I made a leaf garland this weekend using leaves we collected in our neighborhood. Here’s how we made it:
We painted the leaves with Modge Podge, let them dry and then flattened them overnight in a book.
The next morning, we painted them gold. This was definitely Jenna’s favorite part. We used a children’s metallic gold tempera paint that was really lightweight and didn’t cover the natural colors of the leaves.
Once the leaves were dry, we arranged them on a piece of twine.
And then we taped the backs of the leaves to the twine.
And then we placed the garland on our fireplace. All done.
Daily Art: Gobble, Gobble
November 19, 2010 at 12:41 pm | Posted in Children's Activities, Daily Art | Leave a commentTags: Thanksgiving
Daily Art: Paper Leaves
November 12, 2010 at 12:11 pm | Posted in Children's Activities, Daily Art | Leave a commentTags: Thanksgiving
I think I was in a recycling mood today. I’ve been holding on to the recent Crewcuts and DWR catalogues with the idea that I would think up something crafty to do with them, and then I came across this great post on making kirigami leaves. They are much like snowflakes, which I also love making.
First, I cut the leaf snowflakes using the templates in the kirigami post and I glued them, along with some individual leaves, to sides of a paper bag that I cut into two pieces.
Next, I let Jenna paint the bags with shimmer tempera paint that I found at Michael’s recently. I mixed the red and orange together to create a bronzish color. And last, we added the word ‘Happy’ to each, creating pictures with built-in handles for hanging. We’ll be taking these to Grandma and Grandpa’s house as a Thanksgiving gift.
Children’s DIY Thanksgiving Placesettings
November 11, 2010 at 8:05 am | Posted in Children's Activities, Holiday Ideas | Leave a commentTags: Thanksgiving
I have a new post on Blissfully Domestic today about making Thanksgiving placemats and name cards with your children.
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