Hi! Sydney here again with another craft for you. Today it’s personalized party walls. This all started when I looked at the large wall in my kitchen the night before my son’s 2nd farm themed birthday and said “that could be a barn”. Since then the (sometimes wayyyyy too detailed) party walls have become a tradition. Do I sometimes hate myself for starting this tradition? Absolutely. Is it all worth it when I see the joy It brings my kids? Definitely. I use inexpensive materials and a little creativity and they end up being a HUGE hit and something that my kids look forward to every year!

Today I'm going to show you how to make an elephant helmet. I know it sounds random, but my daughters elementary school asked me to help with the costumes for the school musical. I made elaborate ocean scenery last year for Finding Nemo and am making the elephant costume heads for this year's performance of The Jungle Book. My daughter is a separate elephant so this isn't her costume, but I made them for the rest of the "elephant herd". The school requested 6 total and wanted something that you could see the kids' faces, but was more elaborate than a headband with ears. I wasn't finding any tutorials online that were what we were looking for so I kind of had to make up my own process, but it ended up working out SO great so let me show you what I did.

Hi friends! It’s Sydney here, one of the craft loving members of the Breezing Through team. I have become the dedicated craft center leader at every one of my second graders class parties. We’ve done cardboard easy haunted house, Christmas trees and most recently a crane game that was a huge hit with the kids at the Valentines party. This is fun, requires only a few supplies, very little prep and can be customized for any party, or just to combat boredom with your kiddos. Let me show you how I did it!

 We have three full baths and one half bath in our home. When we moved into the house 5 years ago we only had a pedestal sink in the half bath. The house in general is VERY low on storage so I have spent 5 years adding storage wherever I can but have put this bathroom on the back burner. My husband works from home in our bedroom, so I usually get ready for the day downstairs so I can keep an eye on my son while I do. However, having all of my hair/makeup stuff downstairs makes the kitchen area really cluttered so I decided to finally bite the bullet and create storage in the bathroom.

My parents bought these chairs when they moved into their current house about 5.5 years ago. My mom got them to go at the ends of her dining table since she has long benches flanking both sides. However, they have always been kind of short, making them an awkward height to the table. We found some wheels that we liked to go on them hoping that they would give the chairs some height, but initially I didn't think they would work because there was a rubber plate in the way. Well, we revisited that this week and it turns out it is a lot easier than I initially thought!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and after a year of not feeling really like myself where I didn't do a lot of crafting projects I decided I want to get back to crafts that spark joy for me. Valentine's Day crafts in particular have always been something that I enjoy so I did a few this year that I wanted to share with you. Most of these crafts are pretty simple and require minimal supplies but are fun all the same.