Funtastic Friday #321

 Spring weather has finally broken through for us!

We're starting to think of Spring and St. Patrick's day.

My kids had an elementary teacher that made St. Patrick's day fun.

In addition to making shamrock, green & leprechaun crafts to hang in the classroom,

they had a little leprechaun (like Elf on the Shelf) who would 

visit their classroom at night and make mischief in the days leading up to St. Pat's.

He might put all the chairs on the tables

or move bulletin board items around

or leave some "gold coins" at their desks.

They had so much fun anticipating that tricky leprechaun!

Beth has the cutest leprechaun you can make out of dollar store supplies.

My  kids would love to put these together!

Drop off to friends and take one to the teacher.

Of course, keep a one for yourself and have the kids give him a name. 

Maybe he'll cause some mischief at your house leading up to St. Pat's!

 

Make some of our Leprechaun Trail Mix or Green Floats to snack on as you craft.

Looking forward to all your creative links on this week's Funtastic Friday!

Let's get to it!

 

Welcome to this week's FUNTASTIC FRIDAY LINK PARTY!

Toscano Italiano Soup

Here's our take on an Olive Garden classic.

Funtastic Friday #320

 Did you get blind sided by cold weather and snow earlier this week?

We woke up to snow Sunday morning.

 Unusual weather for us but fun too.

It's soup weather!

Jessi has the 411 on making zuppa toscana

which looks delish!

We love soups! Check out some of our favorites here:

Ham Potato Soup  Or  Chicken Chili

 

Tortilla Soup Or Italian Tortellini Soup

Check out even more of our Soup Recipes.

Time to get to Funtastic Friday!

Simple Natural Wood Bead Garland

Strings of natural wood beads are a great touch to your home decor.

A good filler for groupings on coffee tables, in a basket or tray,

on a bookshelf cascading over a stack of books, 

or in a bowl with plants or faux fruit.

Funtstic Friday #319

 I love handmade Valentines. 

Each year we set up our card making station to 

make all our valentines for grand-parents and other family.

Handmade, unique cards for friends and classmates are the best. 

Teresa has the instructions for making a felt pouch

with cutout heart to view all the treats for your Valentine. 

Need more ideas?

Check out our printable, handmade valentines: 

Bagel valentine ,

perfume bottles, donuts, pizza,  lip balm, cactus, and pop rocks

Let's get to this week's link party....

WELCOME TO ANOTHER AWESOME FUNTASTIC FRIDAY LINK PARTY!

Bagel Valentine Printable Tag

 Valentine's Day is one of our favorite holidays around here.

We love coming up with new and unique valentines to send off to family and friends. 

Funtastic Friday #318

 Cupcakes are an easy treat to make your valentines this year.

Rebecca has a healthy vegan red velvet option that is allergy and gluten free too!

If you're a chocolate lover...

Try our chocolate cupcake with buttercream frosting and a surprise Ferrero Rocher chocolate inside!

Planning out Valentines Day.

I love creative homemade valentines. 

We made these perfume bottle valentines last year.

Click on the post to print off the labels and bottle toppers. 

Just love these, especially for your "Galentines" celebrations.

Looking forward to your links of your homemade valentines. 

Let's get the party started!

WELCOME TO ANOTHER AWESOME FUNTASTIC FRIDAY LINK PARTY!

Choose Love Countdown to Valentines Day

We could all use more love and kindness in the world.

So count down your days to Valentines by showing some love!

Our list has 14 simple acts of kindness to perform each day leading up to the 14th!