The best DIY crafts that also double as DIY gifts. Perfect for birthdays, Christmas, and end of the school year gifts!
I always have a hard time trying to figure out what to get my aunt for the holidays or for her birthday. It seems like she already has everything she needs and wants that’s in my budget. Year after year, I always seem to decide on something small and unique or something handmade as a…
With Christmas coming, it’s time to finish up my daughter’s preschool teacher gifts! I like to do something homemade and then throw in a small gift card. Homemade items seem much more thoughtful, but with so many teachers, I can’t spend forever making gifts. I also can’t spend a ton of money on gifts because…
My mom turned 60 last weekend, so we had a huge shindig for her! I hate buying gifts for people because I never know what to buy for people who can buy for themselves anything I can afford for them. Thus, I usually turn to making homemade items that are thoughtful and fun. I decided…
I really racked my brain for what to give my daughter’s preschool teachers as a thank you for putting up with my tiny dictator this year. She has four teachers, so I didn’t want to spend an arm and a leg on a gift–that adds up quickly! I wanted something thoughtful though to go along…
I don’t know if this applies to all children, but finding a gift for my mom is one of the most difficult and torturous tasks. My sister and I dread birthdays and Christmas for this exact reason. And don’t even get me started on Mother’s day. My mom’s birthday is in November and then Christmas…
As a teacher myself, I feel like teacher appreciation week is a well-deserved week. Teachers put everything they have into their students. It is just who we are and it is nice to be appreciated. Both of my kids are young and in preschool. This means that each of them has 2-3 teachers. For me,…