Dinosaur Ice Age Dig

I did an ice age dinosaur dig with B. I bought little dinosaurs at Dollar Tree, put them in an ice cube tray, and put them in the freezer. Then I gave B a wooden hammer and let him dig the dinosaurs out. I love that this activity is so cheap. Just paid $1 for the dinosaurs!

Car Wash

Did a "car wash" with my son. Just got some of his hot wheels, used shaving cream as soap, and dipped them in water to rinse. He loved it! Cheap and fun activity!

Big Brother Party

We threw B a Big Brother Party. We wanted him to be excited to be a Big Brother and realize what an important job it is! I ordered a Thomas Big Brother shirt from Heather Rogers Designs. I made the sign and printed out a Big Brother certificate while he was napping. I picked up a Big Brother frame and book and baked a cake. We had the Grandmas come over and  everyone showered him with attention and gifts. He loved it!! He felt so special!!

Chalkboard Painting

B is still obsessed with letters so I am always looking for letter activities. I wrote the letters of the alphabet on his chalkboard and gave him a paintbrush and some water. He then traced over the letters with the paintbrush and the letters disappeared. Great way to practice letter recognition and fine motor skills at the same time.

Baby Loss Bookmark's

I made a bunch of these bookmarks for Pirate Power's baby loss bags. I got the idea from this, bookmarks from paint chips! The only thing I like better than an easy project is a cheap one! I went to Home Depot and got a bunch of paint chips. I found the lighter colored ones work better than the darker ones. I went to JoAnn's and got the butterfly stamp and ordered the stamp with the phrase from rubberstamps.net. Then I stamped away and added a ribbon at the top. I had trouble with the ink smearing so I pressed the stamp lightly on the stamp pad and that helped. Give them plenty of time to dry before you add the ribbon.

Birthday Countdown

Made this for B! I got the idea from something I saw on Etsy. I figured I would just make a much cheaper version since I already had everything I needed. I printed the checkered flag design from the internet, got the Lightning McQueen chipboard from Michael's, used post its so I could change the numbered days easily, and wrote "days until my birthday" on red construction paper and Voila!!

Baby Feet

As soon as I saw this idea on Pinterest, I knew I had to make it! It is from Stamped Silly. This is my version with my 7 week old daughter's feet. Would make a great gift for Mother's Day, Grandparent's Day, or Father's Day.