I’ve survived the first full week of school and my brain is tired. How do I recover? A little netflix marathon while playing with colors. I started my morning working on some products and wishing I had some simple Washi Tape clipart that wouldn’t clash with the words I wanted on top. Next thing I […]
Archives for August 2014


How We Made a Pirate Ship: Finishing Touches
The best find for building the ship was mini 99 cent chalkboards. I hot glued some twine around the edges of the chalkboard and my hubby added a wood scrap wrapped in brown duct tape. We attached dowels together with wire and twine and then hot glued them to secure. When we were camping, we […]


How We Made a Pirate Ship- Part Two
My husband watched the time lapse video I posted a few times. He laughed every time he watched me take a break. Who hasn’t wanted to just stretch out on the floor and take a break?! I was already there and no kid germs were in there yet!


How We Made a Pirate Ship for my Classroom
I have an ocean themed classroom. Mostly my room looks like it is underwater. Last year, my Kinders fell in love with Harry Kindergarten’s Subtract Like a Pirate song. I had a blast speaking like a pirate and telling pirate related math stories. Since pirates live in the ocean, I decided it was time to […]


Pirate Ship
At the end of last school year, I told my husband that I wanted to build a pirate ship for the top of my cabinets. He laughed and suggested I buy one at a toy store. By the end of the summer, he’d come around. I’m so excited to share what we made. I’m so […]

