Toilet Paper Roll Octopus...

Continuing with our letter O, we made an octopus out of a toilet paper roll. Cole liked painting him all the different colors and of course, putting the googly eyes on him.

Letter of the Week - O

For the letter O we made an octopus. It was easy and one of Cole's favorites. Of course that might have to do with the fact that the letter O is one of his favorite letters!

Snack Suitcase...

We put together a Snack Suitcase for Cole to take to our free Regal Movie last week. The case is from a Playmobile set he got and the tray part lifts out of it so I can put it in the dishwasher.

Letter of the Week - R

For the letter R we made an R rainbow. I started by drawing an R on a sheet of paper and making colored lines across it. Next, Cole decided that he was going to sort all the Fruit Loops by color before gluing them down on the paper. He actually had a good time tackling that big bowl. Finally, glue all your Fruit Loops to your R and allow to dry.

First Birthday T-Shirts...

In addition to our scrapbooking shirts, we have also added some cute first birthday shirts to our line. They are available in a wide variety of colors, and a few different sizes to fit any one year old.

Letter of the Week - L

We started this craft by going on a leaf hunt in the backyard. We looked for 10 leaves and counted them all out. Cole really liked the leaf hunt. He wanted to find 10 different leaves, from 10 different plants.

Mother's Day Album...

I started this album way back when I celebrated my first Mother's Day. I always have Jonathan take a picture of me with the kid(s). I love the way it is so simple and captures us on that special day every year.

Make Your Own Mini Volcano (part 2)...

Make Your Own Mini Volcano...

At the end of our V week I let Cole make his own mini volcano. We started with a baby food jar and added playdoh around the sides to make it look like a volcano. Mix together some baking soda with red sprinkles (this makes the lava red). Add 1 tablespoon of baking soda to the jar and then poor 1/4 cup of vinegar into it. Watch it erupt. I actually took some video of the eruption that I'll share next. Cole absolutely loved this and begged me to do it over and over again.

Volcano Craft

Cole has been fascinated by volcanos lately. He's been checking out volcano books from the library every week when we're there. I came up with this simple craft for him to make his own volcano. He liked using the paint to make the lava coming out of the top.

Letter of the Week - V

This week our letter was V. We made a V vase and a really cool volcano that I'll show you next.

Happy 4th of July...

Olympus Stylus Tough Digital Camera...

Since we're in the throws of summer and coming up on a long holiday weekend, I thought I would take a second and do a review of my favorite point and shoot camera. All of these pictures were taken with the Olympus Stylus Tough Digital Camera. I love this camera. It is waterproof, smash proof, freeze proof, kid proof and it takes regular still pictures as well as video. I love that I can let the kids use it and I pretty much don't have to worry about anything happening to it. If you're looking for a good quality camera that is fun for the whole family, I would highly recommend this one.