When I first saw the new Disney Cinderella trailer , I knew I wanted to take the kids to see it in theater; and with Lady Bug dressed up...

For Lady Bug's birthday I made her a princess hat. Yes, her birthday was almost half a year ago. I thought I'd already blogged abo...

I've been fighting the idea of this party for years now. I didn't want to completely encourage Builder Boy's obsession with a...

Every year since Builder Boy was one year old I have been making his Halloween costumes. For the past five Halloweens I have gone the mu...

aka Why you shouldn't wait until Halloween to dye a costume. She really likes grabbing the tu-tu fluff! So for her first Hallowee...

Watching Early Bird "fly" around in his beloved Super Why costume that I made him last year for Halloween I realized that what I ...

Stopping for candy at the grandparents' house This was the first costume I ever made for Builder Boy. It is a bumble bee costume ...

Halloween is coming soon! I make the kids' costumes so I have to think about them ahead of time. I've posted abo...

Here are pictures of the Thomas and Percy costumes I made for Builder Boy and Early Bird two years ago. At the time Buil...

I am fortunate that my boys are happy with very simple, inexpensive, homemade costumes. I finished Early Bird's costume today. He'...

To make a paper Double Crown of Ancient Egypt you need white construction paper, red construction paper, extra white paper and some wax pape...

Monday we went to the local public library and I got to see the good selection of ancient cultures books including, to my surprise, books co...

Materials you need: strip of paper black yarn (book recommends two 2-ounce balls but I think I used less) black cloth a strip of felt ...