My youngest is now 4 years-old, and that means we start pre-school. While I began collecting items for our homeschool at Just Between Friends last spring, there are some items I have chosen to make myself. Sewing Cards were an easy place to start. Pre-Schoolers Need Sewing Cards While to some, a sewing card may just look like a quiet activity to get your pre-schooler to focus, there is a lot more going on there. The use of sewing cards strengthens the wrist and tiny fingers ...
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DIY Foaming Hand Soap
With young children, hand washing can be a challenge. If we use bar soap, they leave it disgusting with all of the food and dirt that they went to the sink to wash off. If we use liquid soap, they go through half a bottle by pumping and pumping because they want a handful of soap. Enter the foaming hand soap. I really like foaming hand soaps because I need less soap to wash my hands. All of that beautiful, luxurious foam is created with just a small ...
DIY Raised Garden Beds
DIY Raised Garden Beds If you have ever looked on Pinterest for raised garden bed ideas, you probably had the same results that I did. Easily hundreds of beautiful gardens, made with just about any material imaginable, and at a wide variety of price points. While some of the raised garden bed kits are absolutely beautiful and will have the longevity that I am looking for, they have a price tag that would limit me from getting multiple beds in a single growing year. ...
IKEA Hack of the MÅLA Easel
Recently, I wandered the showroom at IKEA and found the MÅLA easel – a basic children’s easel where one side is a wipe-off board, and the other side is a chalkboard – for $14.99! I couldn’t believe it! Brand new, and still cheaper than what I was used to seeing at consignment sales for a wooden framed easel. **The MÅLA easel is also available through Amazon if you don't have an IKEA near you. There was only one catch – I really wanted at least one surface to be magnetic, ...