It's fall ya'll! I love fall because with it begins the holiday season with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. My family loves to celebrate each of these holiday's to the extreme, and I want to help you as well!! Here are a few free Halloween color pages to get you ready for the Halloween season.To be able to print these coloring pages just click on the link and you'll be able to download the page and print it at home. Jack-o-LanternJack-o-Lantern coloring page (pdf … [Read more...]
Easter Word Search Free Printable
Who's ready to have some Easter fun? This cute word search and word puzzle are a fun way to begin your Easter celebrations! Simply click the picture and print the full sized version.If you are interested in other printables we have lots for many occasions! … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Dot to dot
My kids really love to celebrate holidays, so the St. Patrick's Day crossword puzzle was a big hit, but I wanted to keep it going. Here are a couple fun Dot-to-Dots for St. Patrick's Day that are also coloring pages!! Print and enjoy!St Patrick's Day dot to dot (PDF) We also have a lot of other fun printables you will want to check out! … [Read more...]
How to Make Salt Dough Ornaments
It’s that time of year again. The radios are playing holiday tunes non-stop, the shopping malls are full of great ideas for all of your closest friends and family and the tree is up and decorated. But wait a minute, there’s something wrong with that last part: you have more tree than ornaments. With all that real estate available, you need to get the creative juices going to fill the space.What better way to do that than to spend some quality time with your kids to make your own ornaments? … [Read more...]
7 Last Minute Frugal Christmas Gifts
Every year we plan and plan and believe we have every possible gift handled for the holiday season. We plan, and shop and prepare, but sometimes there will be someone show up at the last-minute that you need to have a gift for. While it’s easy to go online and send inexpensive last minute Merry Christmas ecards to someone you may have forgotten, these 7 Last Minute Frugal Christmas Gifts are perfect to have on hand for that unexpected someone who may stop by, while also fitting that small … [Read more...]
8 Creative Uses for Leftover Halloween Candy
When Halloween is over, all you may have left to show for it is a huge bag of candy. Your kids can and should only eat so much, so what do you do with what’s left? Well don’t toss it out just yet. Take a peek below at 8 creative uses for leftover Halloween candy that you can try. Being stuck with tons of Halloween candy maybe isn’t such a burden after all!1. Trade it in for cash. Many dentists offer buy back programs after the Halloween season is over. In a program like this the dentist … [Read more...]
4th of July Wreath
I wanted to make a wreath to hang on my door for the 4th of July. After thinking about it for a few days, what I wanted kind of came to me. Now besides the birthday balloon wreath, I'd never made a wreath before so I was learning as I went. Here are my supplies: I had some left over floral pins from the balloon wreath craft so I used those to pin the ribbon into the foam wreath.I then overlapped the next color a little bit so you wouldn't seen any raw edges.I … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Enjoy a Happier, Healthier Christmas
Christmas is often regarded as a time to eat, drink and be merry. But if you want to make it to January without feeling bloated, lethargic and overweight, there are six ways to enjoy the festive season without going overboard when temptation rears its ugly head.Don’t drink to get drunkThe worst thing you can do to your body is to drink to excess throughout the Christmas period. By all means, have a few sociable drinks with friends and family, but try to avoid making abject intoxication … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloon Valentine Mailbox
Valentine's Day is right around the corner so it's time to think about what your son or daughter will be using to collect Valentine's from their friends at school. Why not a hot air balloon?Materials12 x 12 cardstock (varity of colors) Small brad Straws Small basketSupplies you needpaper cutter or scissors stapler clear tape small hole punch hot glue gunInstructionsCut the cardstock into 1 inch strips. You will need two strips of each color. We … [Read more...]
5 Unique Uses for Christmas Lights
I have a hard time being creative so I search for creative things on Pinterest, or I ask my blogger friends for their unique ideas they have blogged about. I was recently thinking it would be fun to find unique ways to use Christmas lights. I am feeling crafty so I went searching for ideas. First you'll need a supply of Christmas lights to use, or take apart and create with.I've teamed up with Christmas Lights, Etc and they are having a spring sale where they are up to 40% off right now, so that … [Read more...]
Free Christmas Printables!!
Hello again! I have probably mentioned this before but I love creating digital designs. Whether it be worksheets for my kids, artwork for our home or handouts for a class I am teaching- I LOVE IT! So I thought we could share two fun christmas printables here on making of a mom!The first is a fun fill in letter to santa. My little guy is still learning to write but refuses to sit on Santas lap to tell him what he wants so I thought a fill in would be perfect. I added a few little things … [Read more...]
Halloween Printable Activities
Whether preparing for a school Halloween party or a party at home these fun printable activities, games and coloring pages will help entertain your littlest guests! This Halloween activity book includes a word search, words scramble and coloring pages. Scroll further for a discount code for your purchase. I hope you love these pages! After purchasing you'll be taken to an immediate download page. Download the activity book to your computer and print as many times as you'd like. … [Read more...]
Free Valentine Printables
I love giving Valentines out. Is that wierd after 30 years? I love Red, Pink and White, I love chocolate and I just love Valentine's Day! In honor of my favorite holiday! I have created two free printables over at www.powderpointdesigns.blogspot.com. Head over and use one, two or more for your loves. You can also use the free printables from last year!!Find this one and another new one here...oh and follow powder point designs on facebook to get one more before Valentine's Day! 1. … [Read more...]
Photo Holiday Cards, Christmas Photo Cards, and Dinner Party Invitations from Basic Invite
This post has been sponsored by Basic Invite. All opinions are my own. Yours may differ. 'Tis the season for cards galore! Christmas is the largest card sending holiday with over 1.3 billion (with a B) cards going out annually. Join the card jubilation by sending your own custom photo holiday cards or christmas photo cards with Basic Invite. Your card with Basic Invite will not take you hours to design, let me show you how easy this is and share a discount with you!Basic Invite is one of … [Read more...]
The DIY Shop
Welcome to the Making of a Mom DIY Shop! Here I have assembled some of the craft ideas, DIY ideas, printables and more for you to easily purchase. I know sometimes we have intentions of making the craft, or gathering different printables to entertain our kids, but it just doesn't happen. Here is an easy place to purchase the kits. I have done the work for you!Products are listed in the order they fall throughout the year. Keep scrolling to see everything. All Occassion Personalized … [Read more...]
