If you are anything like me you can’t stop the compulsion when you see things like cute holiday themed cookie cutters.  It’s not abnormal to think they are cute and always pickup a package of the minis when you are at the craft store.  It’s a little odd though when you almost never make the kind of rolled out cookies required for cookie cutters.

Having said that, if I’m not using them to cut out potato stamps or Rice Krispie squares they usually don’t get used.  Unless of course you hand them over to your kids for some cookie cutter painting!

Spring has Sprung into our artwork today, even if we are still wearing our Snowflake PJ’s!

Enjoy some arts & crafts with your little one too!

The Mommy in Charge

In my search for inspiration for a few awesome Easter Crafts and Activities, I can across these little chickies and decided to give it a try.  I couldn’t get the actual shaping of one pom pom quite right so I adopted my own method.

We ended up with 5 little chicks (so far) that my 3 year has fallen in love with and carries around the house in a recycled egg carton.

This fun little craft is more for mom than tot, but would make a great basket stuffer from the Easter bunny himself!

What you need:

• Yarn (yellow, white, pink or blue works fine)
• Scissors
• Felt or other material for eyes and beak
• Ribbon for bow or bow tie

What you do:

I followed the method for making the pom poms of More Style than Cash, the only differences being that I made two pom poms instead of one and probably wrapped the yarn around my fingers over 150 times.  I tied the two together pom poms together using the initial center string (one smaller than the other for the head).

I then super glued round eyes and a triangle beak to each Chickie plus one bow (hair bow for the girls and bow ties for the boys).

Place your little chickies in an egg carton for a little added authenticity!

No time for homemade basket stuffers this Easter?  Checkout The Baby Marketplace’s great selection!

Enjoy!

The Mommy in Charge

And the Winner is…….comment #10 from Candice - she choose Lime! Congratulations!!

We, and I think many others, are counting down the moments until our itti bitti Tutto cloth diapers arrive at our warehouse. There has been a tonne of excitement as these Australian diapers have come across to North America.

Unfortunately it has been difficult for our Canadian customers to get their hands on them. This is no longer true as The Baby Marketplace, a Canadian company, is now carrying the itti bitti line. Stay tuned as we increase our offering over the next couple of months!

In the meantime, we are giving away one of the fabulous itti bitti Tutto diapers!

How to enter: Leave a comment and tell us which itti bitti diaper color/print you will choose if you win.

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Contest Ends: April 16th, 2011

The Mommy in Charge