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Oh yes he did unroll the entire roll of foil. . .
And parchment paper. . .
And emptied all the sandwich bags from their boxes.
Just another busy day at Three Peas in a Pod
Tiffanie
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Craft Project Thursday – BHG Style!
I know all of you have heard of Better Homes and Gardens. Aren’t they fabulous? Did you know that they have 100’s of craft projects on their site? They have crafts for most holidays . Just like this one!
Keepsake Crafts for Easter
These simple springtime-fresh crafts make it easy to get ready for an Easter celebration.
Cheep Chic
These adorable chick-shape egg cozies -- a playful take on British tea cozies -- keep soft-cooked eggs piping hot.
-- Cut two simple chick shapes from yellow terry cloth.
-- Layer two pieces on top of each other (the wrong sides out).
-- Stitch the edges together, leaving the base open.
-- Turn right side out.
-- Stitch eyes with black thread and sew on a black felt beak.
Most of the crafts are just as simple as this one. There are crafts for kids, the avid crafter, as well as the novice. In my opinion, Better Homes and Gardens is one of the best places to find craft projects. I have a few wash cloths that I can cut up and turn into these cute little chicks. Keep and eye out! I’ll be posting pictures soon!
Happy Crafting!!
Tiffanie
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
This is what they do when I’m checking email!!
Please ignore the trash in the background. I have to keep it up high or Tiger will have it all over the house.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Earn Prizes While you Search
I found a great way to earn gift cards just by using a search engine. Something I do everyday. Swagbucks is a search engine where you can earn points to put towards prizes like Gift Cards to Target, Amazon.com, Starbucks, Barnes & Nobles, Disney, ITunes etc.
We are in the generation of saving money. What better way to do that than to earn prizes that help you do just that. And all you have to do is what you do anyway. Search the internet. How cool is that?
I have only been a member for about three weeks and already I have earned enough for an Amazon.com gift card!!! I love me some Amazon.com! I love this site! Go ahead visit Swagbucks and save some money the easy way!
Tiffanie
Monday, March 23, 2009
There’s a Giveaway Going On!!
Hi guys!!! How’s the partying going? Are you cross eyed yet? I’m slowly getting that way. I have truly enjoyed meeting all the bloggers that have stopped by to visit on my sites. Thanks everyone who has stopped by and said hello.
In keeping with all of the festivities, I’m having a giveaway over at Sensible Finds. Win an autographed copy of the CD The Birth of Cornelius Corneille is one of the “hottest new stars” for 2009.
This CD is filled with rich soulful tracks that will surely please the fans of John Legend, Tracy Chapman and Marvin Gaye.With element of acoustic-driven R&B, Corneille sings about love, the heart and his own personal life experiences.
So head on over to Sensible Finds and enter!
Party On Ya’ll!!!
Tiffanie
Friday, March 20, 2009
Ultimate Blog Party 2009
Welcome to Three Peas in a Pod!!! I’m so glad you are here!!! I hope you enjoy your stay. Let me introduce myself and tell you what I’m all about!
My name is Tiffanie, I’m a SAHM of three angels
Tiger is 2 and loves to be in his big brother’s shadow. Although, big Brother isn't always fond of having him there they seem to get along great most of the time. He the sensitive one of the bunch.
This is Little Monkey. He is 4yrs old and very smart (at least I think so). This guy keeps us in stitches all the time. He’s our miracle baby. He loves to help me cook and clean. I’m hoping that will last a very very long time
This is Baby Girl. She is my tween (12). She has a passion for crafting like I do and loves to create with me. Her favorite subject in school is Art. Baby Girl is the most giving person I know. She is so thoughtful and makes friends easily.
I created this blog at first to help me in the dark days while my son was in the hospital for so long. Blogging kept me sane as well as kept my family that lived cross country to know what was going on. Now, blogging has been a great place for me to get ideas on parenting, education, products and feel connected when sometimes I can’t.
Throughout my 4 years in blogging I have come to know some fabulous ladies and gents. Some have become close friends even though we have never met face to face. I have learned a ton from them and without them my blog would just be another boring journal.
Here at Three Peas in a Pod I focus on what I love to do which is photography, reading, crafting, and playing with my kids. I share tips, host giveaways, and try to make my readers laugh. There is always encouragement, funny stories, conversations with my youngest kids that will make you smile. My goal here is to help you have a great day. I hope it’s working!!!
Enjoy the Party!!!
Tiffanie
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Win some Crafty Candy!!!
Do you see this internets?? This is a picture of all thing crafty!! Yes and there’s more. . .Lots more. You can win it!! Just head over to Sassy Designs and enter!!! Deadline to enter is Sunday March 22nd!
What are you waiting for???? Go!
Go Now!!!
Tiffanie
Craft Project Thursday
Paper Egg Diorama
Is this not the cutest Easter craft? I found this at the family fun site by Disney, which is a fabulous site by the way! I haven’t tried it yet but it looks fun!
Materials Needed:
Colored tissue paper
White paper
Balloon
Newspaper
String
Jar lid
Small bowl
1/4 cup white flour
1/2 cup water
Ribbon (we used a 20-inch length)
Tape
Items for the interior (available at craft stores)
Time needed: Weekend Project
1. 1 Cut the tissue paper and white paper into 1 1/2- to 2-inch squares. Inflate the balloon to the size you'd like your finished egg to be (ours is about 7 inches tall), then knot it. Cover your work area with newspaper. Either suspend the balloon over your work surface (we hung ours with string from a ceiling hook) or set the balloon on an upside-down jar lid while you work. In a small bowl, stir the flour and water together to make papier-mache paste. Working with one square at a time, dip the tissue paper into the paste and smooth it onto the balloon. Cover the entire balloon, making sure the squares overlap slightly. This will be the inner wall of the egg.
2. Using the same dip-and-smooth method, add two layers of white paper squares on top of the tissue paper, then add a final layer of tissue paper.
3. When the egg is completely dry, use a pencil to mark a window opening on the side, then cut it out with scissors. If you managed to avoid popping the balloon up to this point, pop it now and discard it.
4. Next, decorate the window. Dip tissue paper squares into the paste, crumple them into balls, and put them around the edge.
5. Tie the ribbon into a bow, tuck the knot into the hole left by the knot of the balloon, and secure the ribbon on the inside with tape. Decorate the egg's interior: we used paper grass, a small plastic egg, and a feathery chick. Display the egg on an upside-down jar lid.
Happy Crafting !!!!
Tiffanie
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Two Year Old Strikes Again!!!
What does a screw driver and an empty butter dish have in common?
What ever it is . . . It can’t be good
Yes that’s my entire stick of butter crammed into a baby bottle top.
And in Tiger’s hair
And while he was at it. . . .he decided that my dish towel drawer needed some rearranging.
He’s been a very busy boy today!
What is your toddler up to ?
Tiffanie
Monday, March 16, 2009
Fun ways to teach toddlers about the Environment
In the upcoming months there will be many great opportunities to teach kids about saving energy and the environment.
- On Saturday, March 28th at 8:30 p.m., during the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour, hundred of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour in a vote for action on the climate crisis.
- Then on April 22nd more than 500 million people and national governments in 175 countries will celebrate Earth Day.
On March 27, at special “Stepping Up for the Environment” events across 320-plus Goddard Schools nationwide, more than 40,000 youngsters will help spread the message that even very young children – toddlers and preschoolers - can make a positive impact toward a sustainable future. Education experts at Goddard, the country’s leading child care franchise company, offer the following fun projects that you can do at home to teach your kids about the environment:
- Create the Earth. Eco-friendly coffee filters make great miniature earths. In two separate cups, use food coloring to make blue and green colored water. Then allow the children to use eyedroppers to drop the colors on their Earth (coffee filter). When the colored water is dropped on the filter it spreads a bit and the children can create land and water shapes on their “little earths.”
- Lights Out, Flashlights On. Play “I Spy” in the dark. Have the children use flashlights to locate objects they can use to become more “green,” such as a light switch or recycle bins.
- Go for a Nature Walk. Place tape, sticky side out, on the children’s wrists and take them outside to collect things in nature. You could also decorate a sack and go around the neighborhood picking up litter.
- Dress It Up! Hold a fashion show using old newspapers as the runway. Create vests by using grocery sacks decorated with recycled supplies such as used yogurt cups, etc. Glue recycled materials to the vests and decorate with paint. Then let your kids show off the “beauty of recyclables” while learning what items can be recycled.
- Make Rainsticks. Recycle old paper towel rolls by making rainsticks. Have the children close the bottom of the stick with paper and tape. Then fill with beans or rice. You can also crumple up some aluminum foil to make a louder sound. Let the children decorate the rainsticks with construction paper. Use this activity to talk about the importance of clean water and water conservation.
About Goddard Systems, Inc. www.goddardschool.com
Check out this site: www.EarthHourKids.org
It features lesson-plans, games and songs children can download.
How do you teach your young ones about conserving our environment?
Tiffanie
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Craft Project Thursday
Baby - Bunny Baby Basket
This Bunny is the perfect gift for new mums or for taking to a baby shower. You could also do this project with several cloth nappies in place of the towels.
This Bunny would make a lovely Easter basket too.
Materials
1 Wire coat hanger
2 Bath towels
2 inch Wobble Eyes
1 length of Ribbon
1/2 mt Elastic
1mt Length of Lace
Instructions
Gift Basket
Put the two towels together length ways to form a square.
Roll them diagonally into the centre.
Fold the rolled length in half.
Half way down this folded length place the elastic around it to secure it in place. This rounded section forms the body.
The two loose ends that are remaining form the ears. Fold the ear section back onto the body forming the head.
Secure with elastic.
You can leave the ears floppy or make them pointy.
Take the wire coat hanger and form it into a v shape. Push the wire into the back of the ears and bend the hanger hook underneath the bunny. Pin the ear fabric around the wire to hold them up, its a little like a hem around the wire.
Finish the bunny off by tying the ribbon around the head.
Add the wobble eyes, either with glue or some double sided tape (so it can be removed later).
This bunny was finished off by just adding a teddy bear, but you could add baby supplies or just about anything.
You could place the bunny onto a cake base, or cardboard base for stability when transporting it.
Happy Crafting!!!!
Tiffanie
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
Caught Playing in the sink. See the wet wall?
Mom help I got soap in my eyes!!!
Me: What were you doing?
Little Monkey: I was washing my hair!!!
Mug Shot!
I’m Sorry Mommy! Now please help me!
Don’t see me!!!!!
Tiffanie
Check out What’s New at JumpStart!
Head on over to Sensible Finds to find out more about the launch of the newest section of JumpStart 3D Virtual World! I guarantee your kids are going to love it! And so are you!!
Tiffanie
Monday, March 09, 2009
Wedding Cake
Last weekend, my nephew got married. My mom in law made their wedding cake. She has never made one before and was pretty nervous about it. But it was all for nothing. It looked great! And ya’ll It was so yummy!!!
Isn’t it beautiful?
Tiffanie
Friday, March 06, 2009
Craft Project Thursday . . . errrr . . . Friday
Yeah I know It’s Friday. I have been sick over the last week. Lots of things got put on hold. Like the dishes, laundry, the house. Time to catch up. I told you the other day that I was going to make decorative magnets from the things I found at Etsy. Well here it is!!!
You need:
Printed Paper
Flat Clear Marbles
Diamond Glaze
Magnets (smaller than the marble)
Hole Punch (slightly smaller than the Marbles)
My marbles are 3/4” so I need my Hole punch slightly smaller than 3/4”
How to:
1. Rinse off your marbles. They tend to get dusty in the packaging. Dry .
2. Punch out your circles
3. Put a small dab of diamond glaze on the printed part of the paper circles.
4. Press flat end of marble onto the paper. Wiggle around to make sure the glaze gets everywhere.
5. Let dry a few minutes
6. Turn Marble over and put another dab of glaze in the center of the flat part and place your magnet on. Let dry and few minutes.
Voila!
Decorative Magnets
I would recommend you get the rare earth magnets since they are stronger. You can even use fabric but I’m not sure how well the circle punch can cut through that. If someone has done this using fabric, how about leaving a comment on some tips.
Happy Crafting!!!
Tiffanie
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Dentyne "Realationships" Playwright Contest
Dentyne®, the gum brand behind the popular Make Face Time™ campaign and Manhattan Theatre Club, one of the country’s most prominent and prestigious theatre companies, today announced two playwriting contests about personal relationships in the digital age – one a national contest open to the public and the other a contest open to students at participating colleges and universities. As part of the contests, Dentyne® and MTC are inviting budding playwrights from across the country to write short plays about sustaining personal relationships in the age of technology.
Students from participating colleges and universities and other amateur playwrights can submit their entries for a chance to have their original, short two-person plays performed by professional actors in New York City before a live audience, along with cash prizes. Entries for the contests must be postmarked by 3/9/09 and received by 3/16/09; official rules and entry forms for both contests are available at www.dentyne.com/realationships/.
The theme of the plays resonates with Dentyne® gum’s popular Make Face Time™ ad campaign, which depicts everyday people spending time getting face to face. In fact, a recent national survey conducted by the brand shows that an overwhelming two-thirds of Americans wish they could get more face-to-face time with family and friends while nearly 80% said they feel more connected to another person when they’re face-to-face, rather than when communicating through technology.
The national survey also revealed that:
- Three-fourths of Americans agree that online social networks can never replace face time with friends and/or family.
- About half of Americans feel they don’t get enough (face) time with the ones they care about most.
- Young Americans are texting more than touching: two-thirds say they have used technology to tell someone they love them; one in five (20%) have used technology to break up with someone.
“The ‘Make Face Time’ campaign is a simple but powerful reminder that the most important connection of them all is the human connection,” said Josette Barenholtz, marketing director for Dentyne®. “Most everyone uses technology to connect, but there really is no substitute for the powerful emotional bond we create when we get face to face. We are pleased to be supporting Manhattan Theatre Club, which provides the unique face-to-face experience of live theatre.”
About the Dentyne® Playwriting Contests
Others* who wish to participate can do so by entering the national public contest; one grand prize winner will receive a trip to New York City in early May to have his/her play performed by professional actors in front of a live audience at one of MTC’s theatres at New York City Center the day of the student performances. The grand prize winner of the national public contest will also receive a $7,500 cash prize.
For additional information on the Dentyne® playwriting contests and for official rules and entry forms, visit www.dentyne.com/realationships/.
*Legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry only.
The Magical World of Bella Sara
Embark on a whimsical new journey through the magical land of North of North with the latest introductions to the Bella Sara™ line of trading cards for girls. Bella Sara continues to bring joy and excitement into its delightful world of horses with the introduction of Bella Sara™ Miniatures and Bella Sara™ Treasures.
Show off your new petite pal to all of your friends by setting your beautiful horse in the included stand. Use your miniatures as board game pieces and bring the whimsy and magic of North of North to any game. Each miniature pack comes with one horse figurine, a bonus code that will reveal an animated horse statue for your cottage, and a full-color checklist. The fun never ends as the second series of miniatures will be available in October.
See what treasures will be revealed with Bella Sara Treasures, the eighth series in the popular Bella Sara trading card line. The series features the inspirational treasures that the horses from Bella Sara’s land of North of North cherish and protect. Each horse has her own unique treasure to share. You can discover rare jewels, amazing natural wonders, historical artifacts and fantastic magical items.
Treasures bring a new element at BellaSara.com with more printable activities including bonus codes, coloring pages, wallpapers, a poster and jigsaw puzzles. Discover 27 brand new horses as well as 23 of your familiar friends and their treasures. Every Treasures card pack comes with five collectible cards, a card checklist, a mini-game, Bella Sara tattoos and stickers.
Bella Sara, the most successful trading card product ever developed for girls, features horse-themed fantasy cards that offer positive, inspirational messages. The collectible fun packs include unique codes that can be activated on the Bella Sara website. Bella Sara taps into young girls’ love of horses and offers them the ability to nurture virtual horses in their online stables, read stories and play games.
The online world of Bella Sara boasts more than 4.3 million registered users and offers interactive stables, games, puzzles, coloring pages, storybooks and customizable cottages. Over 80 million cards have been sold since the games global introduction two years ago.
Hello,
Baby Girl, here to tell you what my mom and I thought of these cute little horses and trading cards. I just have to say that I heart horses, so anything to do with horses is awesome! These little guys are so cute and soft. Mom says they are very detailed too. I think she’s right. I have a hard time keeping them away from my little brothers. They want to play with them too!
I like the trading cards too. They have a code on them and you can go online to the website and play games. I spent a few hours on that site. Shhh don’t tell mom, she thinks I was cleaning my room!
I know mom has lots of readers and friends on this site that have little girls. You guys will love this! I’m twelve and I had a blast playing with the horses. Now all I have to do is to convince mom I need more. Won’t be hard since they are really inexpensive.
Well that’s all for now. Go visit the site with your daughters and have a blast playing the games.
Baby Girl
&
Tiffanie
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