It’s Thanksgiving and I feel so grateful and blessed for all the wonderful people in my life! Why don’t you ask everyone — including the kids — to share one thing they appreciate and are grateful for this Thanksgiving. I know one is so hard! #1 for me is my family — I am so blessed that we are healthy… Read more »
I’m sure you all know that costumes are fun, not just one day but 365 days of the year. Today’s the day (maybe all week) to get a bunch of costumes at great buys to keep all year long. In fact, they are great holiday and birthday gifts! Add a trunk to store them and you’ll provide creative outlets for… Read more »
One of our favorite songs on Halloween is sung to the tune of “Hi Ho the Deerio” … but it’s “Hi Ho on Halloween!” … Try this — The Ghost Goes Boo, The Ghost Goes Boo, Hi Ho on Halloween, the Ghost Goes Boo! … Then try this verse — The Witch goes Hee Hee Hee, The Witch Goes Hee… Read more »
Just in time for Halloween you can make these adorably creative mummy pops. Perfect for KIDFUN and getting into the spooky spirit with the kids! Jessica of CopyCake Cook, a blog about food, life and photography, was nice enough to share these directions. Ingredients: 1. A basic sugar cookie recipe or store-bought mix 2. White frosting 3. Lollipop sticks 4. A pastry… Read more »
What a great way to have fun! … Wear a wig! … Isn’t this the cutest photo? A friend posted it on Facebook and it just made me remember how much fun it is to dress up in a wig. WOW! What a wig this is! So, sometime when you’re at a party store, a costume store, even the $1… Read more »
On Mother’s Day, Hope had the idea to make my Mother’s Day present a photo session at Picture People. We all went, all eight of us, even Joe’s Uncle Irv was there, too! I love our photos and I walked out with a beautifully framed collage of three images. BUT, when we walked in, I bumped into someone I know,… Read more »
My friends Paul and Val Jost love spending time with Morgan, Michael and Jonathan, three very special boys in their life. After they had fun baking cookies with them over the holidays, Paul had them talk about it on the voice memo on his cell phone. Because he’s also a musician with a drum set in the house, they even… Read more »
How can you give your child the gift of “giving” this holiday season? Try this. First talk to your child about how lucky he is and mention that many children are not as fortunate. What could he do to help them? Suggest he give away some of his toys he rarely uses. Provide a nicely decorated gift box for him… Read more »
Now, this may be surprising to see a photo of someone on KIDFUN who is, well, not exactly a five year old! But, boy does he have the spirit! Phil demonstrated that anything can be a microphone and a great prop for sharing warm feelings (or singing or giving a speech). Try this at Thanksgiving! It’s perfect … We were… Read more »
What an easy way to decorate for Halloween! Design your front door with a person waiting for you. In this example that Ryan and Amy did (an idea from Pinterest, actually), strips of green crepe paper were used for the hair, white paper plates with black construction paper circles inside are the eyes, and the mouth and eyebrows are made… Read more »