Arts and Crafts

Going back to school was something I always looked forward to every year, especially as a self-proclaimed teacher's pet.  I may have earned a few "A"s in my day by staying late to help organize or volunteering to skip recess to help grade papers.  Ethical, eh, probably not, but I sure loved it.  Now as a mom, I can't help but think of ways to make the back-to-school transition easier on teachers and fellow moms alike.  I don't have a ton of experience with school supplies as a parent, so I can only speak for the occasional item I have to label to send to daycare.  But as someone who hates her handwriting, I love the option to just...

Ok ladies!  This fun and easy DIY is to show our teachers some love! As mammas, we can all probably agree that we can get wrapped up into the emotion, excitement and anxiety of the "back to school hustle."  But what some of us don't realize is that the amazing people we are sending our littles to be with all day are experiencing exactly what we are...to the second degree.  Not only are they making sure their own children will have the absolute best first day of school, but they are also showing our own the same love before they even meet them.  They are prepping and planning endless hours for the day that they meet our children and making...

  With Little Pnuts we hope to get children back into imagination, creativity, and play. We want children to get up off the couch, step from behind a computer, turn off the television, and find accomplishment in playtime. What is Little PNuts? Little Pnuts is a unique subscription toy company that sends special deliveries of eco-friendly, sustainable, natural & organic toys, to arrive on your doorstep! You choose the age range of your child, give a little information about his/her gender and birthdate, choose a subscription service, and then enjoy for years to come! (We also love that this company is based right in New Orleans!) You will receive 4 quarterly special deliveries each containing 3-5 toys.  The toys that your child receives in each...

Previously, I mentioned that I like to go all out on birthdays.  Well, along those same lines, that includes making a homemade birthday cake for each of my boys.  I’ve made it my mission to continue this tradition for as long as they’ll let me and think it’s still cool for mom to make their cakes. It all started a couple of years before I had kids.  I was looking for something to do in my free time.  (Yeah, I know…remember those days?)  So, I began looking into leisure classes at LSU and found several on Cake Decorating.  It was a perfect fit for me because I already had a love for baking.  This would at the very least help me...

A few years ago, I (as a new mom of one) hosted a little potluck pool party for some mommy friends and their tots. One of my friends showed up to my house, with her three little kids in tow. As she dashed by me, chasing her toddler who was heading straight for the pool, she hands me a plate of beautifully decorated chocolate covered strawberries.  I was in awe. I couldn’t remember if I brushed my teeth that morning (actually, I think I did since company was coming over!) but she was able to make such a fancy dessert…AND SHE HAS THREE KIDS! I resorted to the fact that she must have paid someone to make them or...