Tales of a Crafty Mommy

This post contains affiliate links. My bouncy  toddler  just turned three and celebrated his birthday with a Daniel Tiger themed birthday. For his first birthday, we did an Ocean Themed Birthday  and for his second birthday, we did Mickey Mouse.  My oldest child and I browsed on Pinterest for cake inspiration. We found some cute cakes made in fondant and we even found a video of a cake decorated as a tiger. Super cute, but cake decorating is not really my skill, hopefully some day. For now, I can get by with my buttercream frosting for cupcakes.  Decoration Ideas: * red and yellow balloons * red tablecloth and red plates with yellow napkins   * cake - a road in red and yellow or a tiger  * topper - use the trolley if you already have it Well, in the end, the birthday boy and I went to the grocery store to pick out a cake. Did you know there isn't a themed cake in that large booklet?  I knew I wanted to include the trolley from ...

My goal for February is to read 3 books. Here's the first one I read. Now to get busy to read a few more!  This post contains affiliate links.  The Chance: A Novel  - Best friends Nolan Cook and Ellie Tucker were separated when they were only 15 years old across the country. They didn't know anything about the other and the only thing that kept them going was a promise they made while teenagers.  They keep wondering if the other one remembers the promise. Meanwhile, so much other stuff goes on and different family matters keep them apart.  Seriously, if you want a story on forgiveness and how God can heal broken up families, this is it. As for me, I would really like a second book to continue this story.  Have you read this one? What other Karen Kingsbury books have you read?  Happy Reading!  ~ Fabi 

Little Passports is a monthly subscription for children ages 3 - 12, where they send a box with items for children to explore. They can learn about the US or the World, hands-on.  If you are planning on traveling this summer, Little Passports would be a fun way to get started with the trip.  Scroll down for coupon code.  This suitcase comes packed with everything needed to learn about a destination for a month. They also offer kits for science or coral reef kit . Both of them have really good reviews and look lots of fun. You could also learn everything there is to learn about coins from around the world.  There's a coupon available for a 12-month subscription . The coupon code is WINTER15.  Have fun! ~Fabi 

Valentine's Day is almost here!!! Bring on the red and pink and hearts, lots and lots of love! Craft Idea: As part of a school activity, make a hearts banner and here's a list of other 10 things you can do for Valentine's Day .  My favorite dress for this season is from Gymboree's Red Heart Print Dress . Pair with a cute red sweater and Heart Sunglasses  also from Gymboree.   I also fell in love with this chevron outfit, a 3 piece outfit that includes the shirt with chevron print, the RUFFLE pants, and a little headband.  There are more   Valentine's Day Outfits  available there.  ***Free Shipping, 2-Day Delivery*** oh yeah, oh yeah.  For the boys, I like this classic plaid shirt.  Another cute t-shirt for boys has this tie with a heart. I love it! It's available in several colors, for some reason it only wants to show the grey one here. Go ahead and see the other colors. Which is your fa...

When it comes to Valentine's Day, my mind goes off thinking of romantic music like Michael Buble, Gary Barlow, and other Latin artists like Alberto Plaza. Good lyrics and a good voice along with a plate of full chocolate cookies.   Cuando se trata del día de San Valentín, tiendo a pensar en aquellos días de verano en Chile mientras escuchaba la música romantica en alguna radio local. Por estos días, me conformo con escuchar a Michael Buble, Gary Barlow, y Alberto Plaza. Toda esta linda música, con bellas letras acompañadas con un plato de galletas.  As I have mentioned in other posts, my kids love, love, LOVE, to play restaurant and pretend to cook all kinds of foods like soups, rice, and baked goods. I have made them  Empanadas  and  Buttery Toast  for their play food.  This time, I made them a seasonal item for their restaurant, crochet HEART shaped cookies. Yum, yum!  I'm a huge chocolate fan so I made them chocolate cookies filled with r...

                          I'm so thankful for my Hubs and the yummy food he makes for me. The other day he made awesome s'more brownies. The name says it all: chocolate, graham cracker, and marshmallow ? Yes. Please!  Ingredients: brownie mix graham cracker marshmallows Procedure:  Mix and bake brownie mixture according to directions. Once it's almost baked, take out and put marshmallows on top with broken up pieces of crackers.  Bake for another two minutes until the marshmallow begins to melt.  Take out, let cool, and enjoy it.  Ready for some brownies! The mixture even had some walnuts in it. It was good!  Enjoy,  ~ Fabi 

    This post contains affiliate links.  Breakfast pies are such a fun way to make and serve breakfast. Everyone gets to have a small pan, cover it with dough for the crust, fill it with their favorite ingredients, some cheese, and an egg. The baked pie will smell oh-so good and it will be so cute to sit at the table with your very own breakfast. I seriously felt like I was at Panera having my breakfast or at some fancy hotel. Yet, I was at my own home in my pjs with my kids having mini pies.  So how is it that we got into making mini pies?  For Christmas, my daughter had requested a Lalaloopsy Baking Oven to bake mini foods just like the ones she's seen on the YouTube channel. Have you seen the Lalaloopsy girls youtube channel? It's very entertaining. The channel teaches you step-by-step how to make recipes like chocolate chip cookies, strawberry cakes, and so much more!  Everything is made using this tiny appliance and tiny ba...