DIY Toy Story Crafts (Printables Included)
April 22, 2019

Are you looking for Toy Story Crafts and Printables? Check these fun Toy Story coloring pages, crafts and printables. Toy Story is one of the most beloved movies in cinematic history. It's funny, has some great lines, and teaches important lessons about life! We recently got back from Disneyland, where we had a Woody sighting! Toy Story is one of our favorite Disney movie franchises. While we were there, we also got to see Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and all the other Toy Story characters. It was so much fun, and we had a hard time leaving!  We are a Toy Story family, and we love Disney Pixar movies with these beloved characters. Since themed crafts are the perfect way to get kids excited about all things …

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How to Make a DIY Bug Hotel for Earth Day
April 1, 2019

Earth day is coming up and what better way to celebrate it but by making a DIY bug hotel (also called insect houses) for our beautiful earth's creatures.  We are always looking for DIY Bug Hotel ideas. My boys love bugs and bugs deserve a special place to hang out; don't you think? I found an awesome way to make a Bug Hotel DIY worthy of being featured on Million Dollar Listing LA. How to Make a DIY Bug Hotel for Earth Day DIY Bug Hotel Materials Oat meal or another round container with a lidNylon screenCraft scissorsGlue gunBead capsTwine ooly lil paint brush setmarkersooly double ended markersooly lil' poster paint podsooly dot-a-lot dot painting setooly itsy bitsy stickers DIY Bug Hotel Directions Cut Out the Doors and Windows Building a bug …

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How to make Chocolate PlayDough; a Fun Activity for Kids
February 10, 2019

If you're looking for a fun activity to do with the kids, check out this chocolate playdough recipe! It's a great sensory activity and smells like chocolate! By now, you would think that I know how to make chocolate playdough, but I've honestly never thought about it until my 4-year-old's teacher asked me to make it for the class.  We've made regular play dough (also called Play-Doh), but never scented. I'm not going to say no to my son's teacher, right? But then it opened the doors to other things like mud play dough and poop playdough.  Only a boymom could understand why anyone would want to make poop play dough.  My boys are obsessed with anything that is related to poop (farting, burping, etc.). Playdough has …

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How to make DIY Essential Oil Spray
October 31, 2018

Aromatherapy uses essential oil sprays to help with a variety of health and well-being issues. While you may only be interested in making a body mist, these sprays can also be used as room sprays, linen sprays, and car freshener sprays and they are the best way to get rid of unwanted smells. The basic recipe is the same. The difference lies in the scent or blend you choose for your very own homemade essential oil spray. While I don't pretend to be an expert on aromatherapy, I've discovered that not only diffusing essential oils but also preparing a simple homemade oil spray makes your entire house smell great and feel good. I've enjoyed making my own essential oil spray recipes so much that I thought I'd …

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