Dollar Dress-Up

I usually avoid the Dollar Spot at Target since we have plenty of toys and don’t need a bunch of cheap junk around. But yesterday I decided to spin through on a whim and discovered a plethora of dress-up costumes. MonkeyBoy’s imagination is really flourishing these days and I thought he might enjoy some [...]

Lego Play Mat

I mentioned sewing projects in my previous post, and I wanted to come back and post some pictures. First is my standard two-year old gift – an embroidered apron and some felt food.
I didn’t get a good picture of the food, but the top bun has “sesame seeds” and the tomato also has [...]

Spy Bag

I’m on a spy bag making kick these days. I made my first one as part of a blog swap with a friend of a friend in Japan. Then I made a few for birthday gifts. And I made a super jumbo packed one for MonkeyBoy for our recent plane trip. [...]

Car Play Book

While preparing for our recent trip, I knew I needed some activities to keep MonkeyBoy in his airplane seat. One of the things I wanted to make for him was a small playmat that he could use as a scene scape as well as a storage device for his toy cars. I didn’t [...]