I just watched a giant Barney-shaped balloon rip open over a crowd during a past Macy’s Day Parade. And I felt it in my soul, bursting at the seams while onlookers shout, “Whoa, Whooo.” (Seriously, watch this video of balloon mishaps from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parades of the past. A candy cane balloon deflates and… Continue reading Mild Craft Alert: Thanksgiving Day Activity Placemats
Tag: holidays
Craft Alert: Sloppy Joe Halloween Costume
Lunch lady lore screams a tale of mystery meat, smothered in a red sauce and running wild between two slices of what’s-an-expiration-date-anyway bread. And that tale is captured in my “sloppy joe” costume, which Alex made for me to wear during “spirit week” at work this Halloween. All “joe mama” jokes aside, this mama will… Continue reading Craft Alert: Sloppy Joe Halloween Costume
(Quiet-er) Craft Alert: Egg Decorating
Shwish-shwish-shwish. Welcome to the soothing sounds of marker on some kind of egg-shaped crafting canvas. The craft alarm is not allowed in this space. It has been replaced by smooth jazz. Not really, but if I were to choose background music for creating marker art on an egg-shaped piece of (wood? papier mâché? cardboard?) I’d… Continue reading (Quiet-er) Craft Alert: Egg Decorating
Fixin' Leaks and Leeks 