Fun toddler activities

I am having soooo much fun looking at various activities to do with my toddler for Halloween. I think they will be a great resource after Halloween based on what I have seen on their sites. Now I just need to do more of the activities instead of just look at them. Here's one that I think would be fun to do every Halloween and if I had 1 lb of baking soda I would do it today.... found at www.susiej.com

Peaceful Protest

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSLI497299._CH_.2400

This is amazing! This is a sign of freedom at work. Many will read it and see only the Anti- American sentiment but really it means that we have done our job right. They are learning to be free. They have learned to express their views without forcing their views. They are taking charge of their nation!

Quilt giveaway

Check out this GORGEOUS quilt by Pigtails and Snails. I am sooooo jealous of her talent! Wow! Wow! Wow!

Sorry, I have just been posting about these amazing giveaways. I am drooling over them all though. Everyone is so amazingly talented. It is so inspiring to me. No worries I will be posting some of my own creations again soon. Maybe I will even have my own giveaway. What would you want me to give? let me know...

Thirty Handmade Days

Check out Thirty Handmade Days for the best giveaways! Today she is spotlighting Everyday Celebrations who has the coolest quiet books and advent calendars! Everyday Celebrations is giving away a Halloween quiet book that I know my boys would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. We are always looking for more things to keep Kaden quiet in church. Plus he just plain love books. Wish me luck in winning the giveaway!

Little Ant Design

Little Ant Design is highlighting Halloween this month. Check out the site for fun ideas. The site is also having an awesome giveaway of one of Tim Turner's Ghoulish gallery art. Those are the cool changing pictures that show a respectable ancestor at one angle and a grotesque creature at another angle. My Husband LOVES this pictures and would hang them year round at our house if we weren't worried about the two year old. :) Matt bought the supplies to make his own last year. He made one for his brother for his homemade present (One of their family traditions is a homemade gift exchange). The brothers all made a feature length comedy, western, horror movie a few years back. He took some stills from that and made a movie poster with changing faces for the four brothers that starred in the movie. It was pretty fun and NOT easy to do. I think once our kids are older he will have to make one of the family to hang during the month of October. Eventually I think we will decorate for Halloween like most people do christmas- a month in advance. I'm partially excited to start that tradition and partially creeped out. :) Hopefully we won't scar, I mean, scare our boys too bad. :)

I added to the doll

I decided she looked a little drab so I added a felt collar, buttons, and pockets. They are all made of felt so they shouldn't be aa choking hazard right? My niece is 2 so I'm not really worried about her but she does have a newborn brother. :) I handsewed everything on and I think I did it pretty securely if not so neatly... She definitely has a handmade look to her. Hopefully she will be well loved.

pretty dang proud

So I LOVE the fabrics I found for this blanket. Since I don't quilt it- it's not a quilt- I haven't gotten that far in my skill set yet. But I do piece together the top. I got this "pattern" from a Joann's kit and I have used it many times now. It is the best for me since I don't have to match any corners. I haven't figured out how to cut or sew straight yet either. :) I made this for my nephew Nathan. I have enough fabric to make one for Asher too :) Sorry the photos aren't better- one more thing to work on... :) The blanket is 30x36 and I will "stitch in the ditch" to help it keep it's shape. The circle fabric is on the back. Kaden loves to name the colors of the different "ants" on the alien fabric. I just love it...