Instagram Friday: Camping

Camping for Mother's Day is a tradition that my Mom and I & my best friend and her Mom have done for years when we were younger but then I had Sydney and my best friend moved far away and we haven't been camping together in about 4 years. Well this year my bestie flew home and we all went on a one night camping trip! It was Sydney's first time camping and she loved it. I think her favorite part was watching all the animals, i.e. bunnies, bird, and squirrels. The trip was a success except for the failed geocaching experience (epic fail) and the aggressive raccoon we encountered so I think I see another campout in our future.

 Playing mini golf at the campground.

Lounging in her fox chair.

Our sunprint craft.

Sitting by the tent singing to wake everyone up.

Drinking Yoohoo in style.

Trying a S'more for the first time. 

Outdoor cooking.

Roasting a marshmallow for s'mores.

Mother's Day: Toddler Friendly DIY

This Mother's Day project is simple, quick, and toddler friendly. Sydney and I made these to give to both of her Grandma's and I think they will love it.

Supplies Needed:

Construction paper and tissue paper

Scissors

Mod Podge and/or any medium gel

Pencil

Paintbrush

Hole puncher and ribbon/string

Glass vase (we got ours a Wal-Mart)

Pipe cleaners (we used green)

Stapler

Cardstock & printed poem

Dull knife or letter opener

 First we traced Sydney's hand-print on 4 different colors of construction paper.

 I then folded them in half and cut them out so that I got 2 prints from each color.

 We then took our polka dot tissue paper and tore it into little strips.

 We then covered the vase with mod podge using a paintbrush. (This was Syd's favorite part.)

 We then adhered the pieces of tissue paper to the vase and then mod podged over it again when we were done. (The vase needs to dry overnight.)

 Here is the poem that I tied to the vase using a piece of purple raffia. (I got the poem from one of the teachers at my school.)

 Then you fold each hand-print around a green pipe cleaner and staple it into place at the bottom.

 Then take a dull knife or letter opener and curl the edges down to give the fingers a petal effect. (I used a butter knife.)

 When you're done, your Mom or Grandma will have a wonderful, thoughtful gift that they can keep forever. Easy Peasey!

Mother's Day Finds: Around the Web

As promised, here's another round of fabulous and affordable Mother's Day gifts from some of my favorite shops around the web. My favorite picks are circled. Now if only my husband would read my blog, then I may actually get some of these goodies! (My kiddo isn't quite old enough to read them herself.) Happy shopping!

To Buy: 

West Elm Owl Measuring Cups.  Anthropologie Candle.  Barnes & Noble Nook Cover.

Amazon Mamarazzi Photography Book. Photojojo Camera Cookie Cutters.

To Buy:

ASOS Polka Dot Purse. Modcloth Sandals. Marc Jocobs Perfume. 

Stella & Dot Bangles. Uncommon Goods Mother/Daughter Necklace.

Mother's Day Finds: Etsy

I just realized that Mother's Day is only a mere 3 weeks away! What! I am really bad at keeping up with holidays that are at the beginning of the month. So I decided that each week I will come up with some great gifts for Mom that you can buy and some great gifts that you can make yourself. 

First off, one of the best places (in my opinion) for gifts, Etsy!

To buy: 

Moon Necklace. (My personal fav!) Chevron Bracelet. T-shirt.

Tote Bag. Bird Necklace. Shoe Clips.

To Buy:

Tea Towel. Art Print. (My fav!) Jewelry Dish.

Coaster Set. Wall Sign. Wall Hanging. 

Wooden Flowers. Tote Bag. Tissue Cozy.

IPhone Case. (my fav!) Canary Planter. Bicycle Notecards.