moving day

we’ve moved, blogs that is.

head on over to talesandtrials.com/ to check out the new blog.

p.s. make sure to update your bookmarks and blog readers so you can still stay tuned with our latest happenings!

tissue paper pom-pom

last week i made this tissue paper pom pom to hang for a little party i had at our house.  i followed this tutorial and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to make.  i have been holding to this gold and cream striped tissue paper since i worked at hallmark in college.  i think this fun project was the perfect time to break it out of my stash of wouldn’t you?

toys

this week the boys and i went to the thrift store for a little entertainment one evening after dinner.  we came across a little barn that was in great condition for only $1.81.  i have been looking for a barn for noah to play with so i was excited that we had finally found one.  we brought it home, gave it a good cleaning, and changed out the batteries {when you open some of the gates it makes different animal sounds}  noah has been playing with it ever since. the barn didn’t come with any animals but luckily we already had some that went with a toy noah’s ark.

we also found this little toy vacuum.  it was only $1.81 too!  noah likes to clean when i do so now he can use his little vacuum while i am using our real vacuum.  unfortunately fortunately, we tried new batteries in the vacuum but the sound still didn’t work.  bummer, you know i love toys that make loud noise.

i would highly suggest checking out your local thrift stores for toys for your kiddos.  we have found some really fun things for noah and none of them have cost more than $3.

 

EDITED TO ADD: i saw the same Little People barn at Target this week brand new for $40!  looks like i did get a killer deal