Dear Visitors, Friends and Followers, I'm going to tell you a bit about my blogging experience this past year. 2019 was an all-around great year for me. We completed our first year of homeschooling, and began our second. My oldest daughter started JK this year, and my son started grade 3. My youngest daughter is … Continue reading 2019 – A Blog in Review
This weekend my husband was sick. It was a weird kind of sick where he felt good, then bad, then good, then bad all weekend. It was totally unpredictable and seemed to hold the rest of us a bit hostage because we'd never know if we should be including him in our activities, or if … Continue reading Paint Night
My precious little three-year-old. For my daughter's third birthday she wanted a Berenstain Bears Party. I was shocked when I went on Pinterest and saw that there are so few Berenstain Bears parties! So I had to really think about this one. Another complication with this party is that I was SO UNMOTIVATED to have … Continue reading Berenstains Bears Birthday Party
These are my parents, Murray and Jackie. They are absolutely wonderful: generous, loving, kind, funny. This year was their 40th wedding anniversary. My siblings and I decided to have an anniversary party for them on a Sunday in August which was supposed to be my older sister's baby shower, (Check out a different baby shower … Continue reading 40th Wedding Anniversary Party
Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com Today, we're going to do another fall themed craft! This one is great for any age (if you've got enough supervision). I did it with 3 girls: my 11- and 9-year-old nieces, and my 3-year-old daughter. The short form of this post is: dump a bunch of fall leaves … Continue reading DIY Wreath Party!
My sister just had her first baby! A little girl she and her husband named Violet💕. For her baby shower with one side of the family we had a Woodland Themed Baby Shower. In this post I'll tell you all about our invitations, decorations (spoiler: cute and cuddly woodland animals, wood, and black and red … Continue reading Woodland Baby Shower
Hi, I'm Jessica! I love to craft, and to host parties (sometimes using things I've made). I want you to see that my house isn't perfect (just look in the background of some of the pictures!), my crafts aren't perfect, I make mistakes (but I can tell you how I fixed them in the tutorials!), … Continue reading About Me – September 2019
Part II So if you missed last week's post you should click here because in it I talk about all the set-up and preparation for our Robinson Crusoe birthday party. Today I'll show you how the morning went! But before I do, here's a fun fact: Robinson Crusoe was published 300 years ago; April 25, … Continue reading Robinson Crusoe Party
It all started when we bought this book from Goodwill for $1: (This is the one of the chairs that we reupholstered! Check out how by clicking here!) It's an easy-reader chapter book with big pictures on most pages. My son fell in love with it right away and decided (around May or June) that … Continue reading Robinson Crusoe Party
How to plan a Bee and Honey Party when you only have 24 hours notice! As I told you in the tutorial for the Meadow Craft my Mum and I planned a Bee and Honey Party for her Sunday School Class. Today I'll give you the rest of the details so you can host this … Continue reading Bee and Honey Party
