posts in category #heididigi

7.12.2013

Road Trip Game Printables

All week on the Heidi Swapp blog, we have been sharing fun games for you and your family to enjoy this summer...

Today I'm sharing some games you can play on all of your summer road trips...woo hoo!

We usually vacation close enough to home that we drive to all of our destinations...but those long car trips can be soooooo boring. The kids are usually really good in the car, but it always helps to have something to do.

These games are not new...in fact, you probably play them all the time during road trips. I know we do.

But usually I'm searching high and low for paper for paper for everyone, pens for everyone, etc. So I've decided to make some printables (using some AWESOME graphics from Heidi's digi-shop) you can keep in the car and use time and time again...even if you're just running to the store.

Here's a quick preview of the games...

...a fun alphabet-find game that anyone can play!

...the license plate search...a favorite in our family...

...and Road Trip Bingo...so fun!

To read more and to download all of the game printables, click here...

I'd love to see how you use these games on your next road trip! Post your photos on IG and tag me, @midwesterngirl5 - yay!

1.21.2013

Valentine's Day Paper Candy Cones

Warning...this post has A LOT of photos...and by "A LOT," I mean excessive...(smile)

I'll admit it...I'm not a super-huge fan of Valentine's Day. Not because of any bad experiences...I've just never been all that "into" it. I don't decorate my house for it, I don't bake cute little heart-shaped brownies and cookies, I don't send darling little love notes to my husband and kids. And, if the truth be told, I'm the Mom that doesn't buy my kids' Valentine cards for her kids' friends until the last possible moment (and yes, I said "buy" the cards...I don't hand-make them).

This year, however, I decided I wanted to do something a little different (you have to keep 'em guessing, right?). So I whipped up some really fun little paper cones for my kids and their teachers and a few of their friends...cute little paper cones that hold yummy yummy Valentine's Day CANDY! Yay!

For each of the cones I started with a piece of Heidi Swapp 12"x12" paper and cut it to 8"x8".

I wrapped the paper into a cone shape, hot-glued the bottom flap and stapled the top to keep the cone's shape. I grabbed my wax paper (my absolute favorite), made another cone and slipped it into the first cone. I folded any excess wax paper over the top of my cone and hot glued it down.

I cut a variety of Digital Banner Delights out of a number of different papers and hot-glued them over the wax paper at the top of the cone.

On each of the cones I added a Vintage Chic Note with the name of the recipient, and then I just embellished those babies up...

I punched a hole on either side of the top of the cones and tied on a length of seam binding that can be used to hang the cone.

On a few of the cones I attached a fun little dangle to the bottom. To do this, I first threaded a length of monofilament cord through the cone (before I added the wax paper), I attached my little embellishment to the bottom of the cord and then hot-glued the top of the cord to the inside of the cone.

I had so much fun making these little cones...

...and I'm amazed by the possibilities with this project...

...I switched things up a bit on Owen's cone and put the Banner Delight on upside-down...

...honestly, these can be made so easily for boys or girls, for any occasion, in any combination of colors. I dare say this may be the very first Valentine's Day I've been excited about in years...

How about you? What are you making/buying for the the kids and their teachers this year? Anything special?

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