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May 8, 2012 By Mom Spark Leave a Comment

Invitations: Start your party off right with the perfect invitation. You can make your own postcard invitations with cardboard cut-outs of bright blue painted stars, and include the details about your party in a thin black marker. Decorate the front of each with classic comic book words like POW!, ZAP! And WAM! Décor: The Avengers bring together 6 epic superheroes. Create your own easy decorations with cardboard cutouts of spiders and paint them black, neon green head’s of The Hulk and classic American flags for Captain America…

April 10, 2012 By Mom Spark 9 Comments

Last week, my 12 year old son came home with a creation from art class. He had been telling me about his “Angry Birds Pig” for a few weeks, but I had no idea it was so AMAZING! The same day, I posted a picture of the Pig on Instagram (this must have been why Facebook bought Instagram for 1 Billion!) and I received an overwhelming response, asking how to make this paper mache masterpiece. Naturally, I had to publish a blog post!

March 7, 2012 By Mom Spark 4 Comments

We all know that Chasing Fireflies carries the most unique, stylish clothing for children, but did you know they also carry seasonal items? With Easter fast approaching, Chasing Fireflies reached out to Mom Spark about reviewing a few items from their new Easter collection. With a huge selection from formal clothing to Easter decorations, it wasn’t easy deciding which products to review! I ended up selecting the Shrinky Dinks Easter Tree and Bunny Family Enamelware in blue. My kids were very excited to get started on…

February 6, 2012 By Desiree Fawn 4 Comments

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, mamas! Here are a few simple craft ideas to share with your little ones!

December 12, 2011 By Desiree Fawn 4 Comments

This week — for the first time in nearly three years! — I picked up my knitting needles! I think I finished my last project while pregnant with Gretchen, and I have no idea why I got out of it. I’m an amateur at best, but thankfully I’m surrounded by talented knitters (including one friend who just happens to own the sweetest little yarn shop!), so I’m hoping to snatch up as many lessons from them as possible. Now that I’m back into drooling over…

December 5, 2011 By Desiree Fawn 7 Comments

When I was a little girl, we had this fabulous felt advent calendar, and my mother would fill each little pocket with a candy or chocolate — usually a Hershey’s Kiss! It would hang on the back of a door somewhere, and everyone morning I would wake up so excited to check the next pocket, and move this tiny little mouse bookmark to mark its place. I have always LOVED the countdown to Christmas — it feels like the most special time of the year!…

October 31, 2011 By Desiree Fawn 1 Comment

Happy Halloween, everyone! The big day is here at last, and to be honest, my teeth hurt just THINKING about all the sugary what-nots in my house. Now, I’ve never been super creative about dolling out candy to my trick-or-treaters (re: open bag, dump in bowl, here you go!), but after seeing some of these neat ideas, I might just change my tune! 01. Break out the sewing machine to make these cute little candy packages.