Crafty!

So, I am still way behind on my blogging, what with work schedules, preschool, travel, etc.  But I am hopeful that in the next few weeks I can get through my pictures and catch up a little on life from the past few months.  In the meantime, the big girls and I have been having some fun decorating for fall and have had some crafty moments over the past few days.  A few of our favorites...

Pumpkin Treat Bags

These were so easy to make!  I filled orange craft bags with some goodies and then twisted the top of the bag into a "stem".  We then covered the "stem" with floral tape and now we have pumpkins!  These were made for Clara's fall party at preschool and also for her ballet classmates.

Owl Treat Bags

These little owl bags are my faves!  I found the idea for these on Pinterest, but then had to improvise as I didn't have all of the fancy die cut machinery needed for the shape of the heads.  We used the bottom half of a brown bag for the head, and then I cut the sides into an owl head once I had stapled it on to a clear treat bag.  Ainsley and I then taped the eyes and beak on to the head.  Ainsley had the best time making these and was thrilled that the final product actually looked like an owl (actually I was too!).  She will be taking these to her "Mother's Morning Out" classmates to share.

Happy fall and happy crafting!

Octo"burrrr"

Windy and beautiful fall day here today.  So much to catch up on as far as this blog, but I'll kick it off with Clara's quote of the day.   While playing on the screened porch this afternoon, we were talking about how windy it was.

Me:  Wow, it is windy today!
Clara:  Yes, Mommy, that is why they call it Octo"burrr"!

Then she pretends to shiver and bursts into laughter.  Gotta love 4 year old humor!  :)