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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Make Your Summer Plans with this Welcome Summer Banner
Make Your Summer Plans with this Welcome Summer Banner
Its Day 3 of our 6 Days of Summer fun with the super Moms.
Check out my post and how-to over at Random thoughts of a Supermom!
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Make your Summer Plans with a Welcome Summer Banner 2!
Make your Summer Plans with a Welcome Summer Banner 2!
I hope everyone out there in enjoying their summer break! I sure am . In case you missed this banner last week in my Super Mom blog hop with Kelli at Random Thoughts of a Super Mom.....you can check it out below!
I like for Summer at our house to be SUPER FUN, of course!
I like for Summer at our house to be SUPER FUN, of course!
But I wanted to be sure that we were doing the important things as well (reading, making bank deposits in their savings accounts{and that means earning money by doing chores}, and working on goals (CubScouts, Piano, etc)! I made this banner last year to help be sure we were getting the things done that we needed to get done and mixing the right amount of FUN in with it!
First, I printed out little tags with all of the things we were planning to do this summer.
Here is my list:
Surprise!
Something Special! (this is great for those one time things)
Extra Fun (this was for when I added something on to one of our weekly activites)
School (they went to vacation bible school and a summer play school hosted by a local preschool)
Playdate (when a friend has us/them over)
Picnic at the Park
Storytime (lots of book stores host these)
Library
Meet Daddy (sometimes we meet for lunch)
Going to a Movie (we love Regals free movie program)
Going out to Dinner
Leaving on a Trip!
Playgroup (there are several that we occasionally attend)
Party
Roaring Springs (our local water park)
Bank (they get to make deposits and my husband matches it, this means they have to do their chores)
Having Friends Over
Working on Goals
Volleyballin’ (sometimes I meet up with friends to play)
Water Day (there are lots of fun pools, splash parks, and beaches on the lakes or rivers)
And here is how they look once I cut them, punched a hole in the top, and put a piece of jute rope through the hole (this makes it easy to pull them out of the envelope).
Next, make a pocket for them.
Fold a piece of cardstock and staple the sides. Make a label for the front and distress it with an ink pad, then punch a hole and tie on an 18 inch piece of jute rope or ribbon (tie it onto the wide ribbon when you get to that point).
Then, to make your envelopes:
My SIL, Jen, and I shared a box of these from Office Max. I think there was 500 in the box. I printed the days of the week, distressed the edges with an ink pad, and glued them on. Then I punched a hole in the top and hung it from an 18 inch piece of jute rope or ribbon.
At this point you could be done by just hanging the days of the week onto a thicker ribbon!
Or you can make the whole Welcome Summer Banner to make it SUPER cute.
Heres How:
First, get some chipboard shapes (they come in a "book" of 5) and some chipboard letters (or use vinyl).
I got mine at Michaels, but I heard you can sometimes find them at Archivers in the $1 section.
Mod Podge decorative paper onto them, turn them over and cut the excess paper off with an exacto knife.
Then sand them to get the edges nice and smooth. Distress them with an ink pad if desired. Glue the chipboard letters on to make your words.
Punch holes in the tops and hang onto a wide ribbon.
Leave enough room on the ends of your wide ribbon to hang. String one or two ribbons through your chipboard and tie it to the larger ribbon.
My kids LOVE to take the tags out and see what is in store for the day and the week!
Your kiddos will enjoy a Summer of Fun with an easy to follow plan!
Your kiddos will enjoy a Summer of Fun with an easy to follow plan!
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Monday, February 20, 2017
Lucky Banner
Lucky Banner
I did it! I made this LUCKY banner last week with some of my crafty friends. Its just more fun with company and we had lots of fun designing this little banner together! Now I think I have one for almost every holiday! My husband says I still need to make the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria so we can be sure to celebrate Columbus Day with decorations. HA-HA-HA! Maybe I just will....and then he will have to find a place to store them....but anyway.....
Here is the Super Mommy Secret for this week: Plan it with friends! Whatever you do whether it is a craft, a party, a fun night as a family...consider inviting friends. It will lessen your load in planning and preparing, you will create memories and closer friendships, and its just so fun! I have to say I am lucky to live in a neighborhood that feels like Camelot with so many fun friends and neighbors, so it is easy to plan fun things together. But even if you dont live in Camelot, all it takes is a quick email to plan something fun with friends.
LUCKY banner
Here is how I made it. I got 2 coordinating fabrics from Home Fabrics. I got a crinkly green and a brown with a green cloverish design. I cut triangles in the green with pinking shears and then stamped them with brown paint (I mixed red and green fabric paint to make brown).
Then cut 6 inch wide strips of the brown fabric (you will need to cut all edges of the brown with pinking shears or hem them) and 4 inch wide strips of the green. Fold the green in half the long way and pin it to the top of the brown. We bunched it up for a cute ruffle-y look on some of them~ that was Ambers idea!
Then we sewed the strips together and then the triangles onto the bottom.
I had some cute brown yarn that we sewed onto the sides to tie the banner. We also had to go back and tack little folds into the top of the brown to make it hang in a swag.
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