Getting creative

Hi, readers! As you can see, I took a bit of time off from the blog to wrap up the school year and enjoy the first two weeks of summer vacation with my family. As of today, I'm back, and I'm ready to dive in to some new projects.... Continue reading »

When I was around eight years old, I went to spend the weekend at my grandmother's camp. Our whole family was there, which is kind of a feat, because there were at least a million of us. Well. More like twenty, but you know what I mean. Anyway, I have a lot of cousins - some older, some younger - and we wanted to do something all... Continue reading »

Sometimes you need a good scary story. Whether you want to stir up a slumber party, creep out your little sister, or impress the kids at the lunch table, a scary story will do the trick. You can't just use any scary story, though. Everyone has already heard the town urban legends. You need something new, something different.... Continue reading »

Yetis. Abominable snowmen. Big... feet? Anyway, everyone knows these cryptids are some of the coolest around. Trouble is, they can be a little hard to find. So hard to find that some people (scientists, teachers, parents) might even come right out and say they don't exist. Well, what these people need is proof. And you can give it... Continue reading »

I'll just come right out and say it: I am madly in love with magnetic tape. Yes. It is maybe the best thing that has happened to me (in a craft/teaching sort of way) in the last few years. I have begun to use it for everything at home and at school. I am now of the opinion that everything is better when it is a magnet.... Continue reading »