Summer Surprise Bags!

  Aloha and long time no see. {As we say here in Hawaii:)} I miss my blog! I have been busily sewing every day for the last month and a half. I just haven't done any blog projects. With the fourth of July coming up I am planning a few fun items to create.

 Every day that I have been sewing, I have had to come up with simple ideas to keep my kids busy. I recently started a Summer Surprise bag. Each brown bag is labeled with a day of the week. In each bag there are different activities for that individual day. For instance, Monday: Uno cards, beads and string for jewelry making, and sign language alphabet flashcards. Tuesday: Sheets of craft foam, pipe cleaners, and cutouts for name signs. Go fish cards and card stock labels with words like Chair, Door, and Family Room. You get the idea. I kept the bags simple so that they wouldn't want one bag over the other. This way they have no idea what is in the surprise bag. It's been well received. With the daily Summer Surprise they also break up the day by outside play, boardgames, reading, imaginative play and either time on the Wii or an afternoon movie and popcorn. 

  To break up our sewing week we often head out to the library, park or of course the beach. My older boys have been really helpful. Taking on chores and even spending time with their little sisters. Teaching them to draw, review math or new skills on the Wii. Somehow we have had a nice summer, thus far, of people learning how to get along and help each other out around here. Yesterday, everyone helped to prepare dinner. It was nice. The talking, laughing and just enjoying each others company.
  Well, I'm off to sew once again. Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to check out some of my past ideas for Summer fun. 

 Aloha!

~Christie

Featured: The Swell Life

Check out the The Swell Life, a blog full of fun ideas. 

Full of Halloween ideas. 

I was featured there for my Halloween Printable 

as part of the Terrorific Tuesday linky party. 

~Christie

Featured: Headbands

Two of my projects 
were recently featured over at 
Fabric Bows and More. 

Sew delighted to see it! 

 Fabric Flower Headbands and my Summer Headbands.

 

Featured:The Creative Paige

    I linked up to the Creative Genius Party over at 

The Creative Paige this past week. 

So many fun and creative ideas were linked up. 

She featured my Halloween Printables:)

Check out her awesome blog!

~Christie

Featured: Domessticated

          Yay, I was featured today over at Domessticated.  This is a cool blog full of delicious and inventive recipes. Check it out!

Creative-ly U Project Parade...Check it out!

 My summer headbands were featured over at The Creative Crate! 

Check out this awesome blog and all of the great projects

that were linked up this past week.

So fun!

I was featured!

Design Dazzle is doing a fun summer camp 
link up party for ideas and projects for kids to do this summer.

I linked up last week with one of my kid projects 

and was featured as one of the "my favorites." 

Check out all the fun stuff people are making over at Design Dazzle!



I was also featured on a new blog called Dazzling Domestic Diva. Lots of fun projects over there also!  

I was Featured!

                    Aloha everyone! 

I am excited about the 
upcoming holiday weekend.
Family time, swim time 
and best of all picnic time.
So many fun things to do. 

I was recently featured on the 
Creative-ly U project parade-4th of July. 

Check out all the great projects people have made over at the Creative Crate. 

 ~Christie