Bell Bottom Leg Warmers and Flower Headband!

New listing in the Etsy Shop! Custom Hand Made Bell Bottom Legwarmers and Flower Headband! I love this set (and my little model too)!

A custom designed cozy little set for the sweet little girl in your life! This set will be made in whichever colors you desire!

When you place this order, please send which colors you would like for the leg warmers, headband, flower petals, and flower center. The 'ring' around the center of the flower will be made to match the headband unless stated otherwise! Please also let me know if you'd like a yarn with several different shades in it (as shown) or a solid color. If you have a yarn in mind, you can send me a link and I'll purchase it for your item. Doing this, however, may result in an additional charge if it is higher priced than my standard yarn.

The Item will ship within 2-4 weeks, though rushing will be available for an additional charge.

These items are also listed for purchase separately.

Quick Toddler Lunch!

I believe that I am currently parenting one of the pickyest toddlers there is... of course, I also believe that most parents feel this way at one point or another!

 

After yet another lunchtime of me watching my child push one thing after another off of her tray, I just about gave up and let her eat popcorn and peanut butter. However, I decided to try one more thing, and go figure, it worked!

 

It's basically homemade Mac 'n Cheese, but with Spaghetti noodles instead of Elbow pasta.

 

• Boil the noodles and drain
• Add in a slice of cheese
• Add a touch of milk and/or butter to make it creamy

... viola'! Success!!!

I left the noodles full length. They made for added fun (and added Mommy free time) during lunch time!



Snack Time!

I'd pinned a pin about feeding a toddler by filling compartments of a muffin tin. "Brilliant", I thought! However, one muffin try dropped onto the tile floor and a screaming baby (who likes to be woken from a nap like that?) later, and I knew I needed another way. An egg carton worked perfectly! Quiet when dropped, small compartments, and more compartments (which can also be a downfall trying to fill!).



Rainbow Iceburgs

My older daughter, who just turned 19 months, gets bored with her bath toys fairly easily. So, to mix things up, I tried an ice cube trick I'd seen on another website. So, I gave it a shot. Filled an ice cube tray with water, added food coloring drops to each section, and mixed them up with a knife.

I was so excited to try them out!

 I dumped the whole tray into the tub, so she'd have variety and get the 'excitement factor' full tilt... She did love them, but I learned a few thing:

1. They melt really fast in a warm bath, so next time I'll either add them 2 at a time so the experience lasts longer, or freeze big cubes in a tupperware container.

2. If you do all the colors in the box, like I did, by the time they melt, it looks like someone poured a can of coke into the bath... gross! So, I'll probably just do colors that will mix attractively next time. Blue and Green cubes OR Red and Blue cubes etc. 

However, at the end of it all... they were a hit!