Shoe Box Car Garage

I'm back!! I took a few weeks off because this little nugget was born!

We welcomed Rayna May into our family on June 19th. It's been a busy month and we couldn't be more thankful for this sweet little gift. 

Needless to say, I haven't been whipping out many new, creative ideas. However, Rowin and I did work on this little project the other day.... We got him a shoebox full of matchbox cars as a "Big Brother" present when his sister was born. The cars have been keeping him busy for hours at a time (which is a blessing when you're nursing every 2-3 hours!) and Rowin decided to use the shoebox as his car garage. So our project was decorating the new garage. :)

I taped a long strip of paper to the floor, gave him lots of things to color with, and let him go for it. I colored with him, of course. I can't help myself. 

 Then we traced all of the sides of the shoebox (top and bottom) onto the paper and cut out all of our pieces.

Once we glued them on, we were done! I've seen him set it up a few different ways, and then when he's done playing, they all go back in the box for storage. 

Kid-Made Garden Markers

We're a little late on getting our veggie garden planted this year. I'm blaming it on being 39 weeks pregnant. :) But in thinking ahead to when it's actually done, I decided to have Rowin help me make some herb and veggie markers. We used Jumbo popsicle sticks and acrylic paint (which I THINK will hold up to the rain but I'm not actually sure).
I painted some while he painted his. Crafts are so therapeutic to me so I always jump in too. Can you tell whose are whose?

Once they were dry, I used a permanent marker to write the names of the veggies and herbs we'll be planting. The marker bled into the wood wherever there wasn't paint so I'd recommend painting the whole popsicle stick first and then letting your little one paint over it. I ended up not being able to use a few of Rowin's because the marker bled too much. 

We'll see how they hold up once they've been in the soil for a few weeks!

Easy Homemade Father's Day Card

Father's Day is coming up-June 15th! I found tons of cute ideas on Pinterest but most of them were better for older kids. I saw a few variations of this "Hands Down" idea and thought it was perfect for a card from a 0-3 year old.
We just did it on cardstock paper as a card but it would be cute to do it on canvas or put it in a frame as a gift too!