crafting

Pinecones and a Dog Bone

What do pinecones and dog bones have in common? Nothing really, except the fact that Sadie nibbled on both on Saturday.

Dog and toddler chewing on bones

Sader Tot is obsessed with anything that belongs to Niva including her water dish, food, and bones. It’s a good thing Niva is great at sharing.

As for the pinecones, we did some crafting! Jimmy went to a leaf raking service project at our church and brought home some pinecones thinking I would want to craft with them. He knows me well 🙂

Mom and daughter making bird feeders with pinecones

We tied twine around the pinecones, covered them with peanut butter, and rolled them in bird seed. It was definitely messy–I’m pretty sure I’ll be cleaning a mixture of bird seed and peanut butter off of every kitchen surface for a few weeks–but a ton of fun!

We plan on hanging them soon and I’m super excited to see what Sadie thinks when she sees a bird eating from her little homemade bird feeder. It worked out well, too, because she’s learning about birds and fall this week in school! 

Toddler pine cone craft

Toddler pinecone craft

Other fun over the weekend included a trip to Starbucks with my girls. Mama got a (much needed) coffee, Sadie got a chocolate milk, and Niva got a fun car ride. It was a win for all of us. 

Husky and toddler sitting in car together

Okay, I’m going to sign off now. I have no brain power left. We’re still going through the whole sleep/nap strike thing over here and my eyes are already heavy at 5:35 pm. 

Tell me about your weekend!

Mowing Mistake and Craft Night

It was craft city in the Zottola house on Thursday night! I hopped on Pinterest and found a few Thanksgiving and fall-esque crafts and we had a such a fun evening.

First up was this paper plate turkey. I had to make a demo one so Sadie would know what to do… or maybe I just wanted to make one myself 😉

Thanksgiving craft for toddler

Here’s how Sadie’s turkey turned out. She was really digging the pink and purple feathers!

It has been neat to see her personality and preferences come out when she does arts and crafts.

Toddler Thanksgiving craft

After making turkeys, half a box of Fruit Loops were consumed in order to make a fall tree. 

Toddler fall craft

Fall craft for toddler

Last but not least, we made a pumpkin tambourine with more paper plates, finger paint, construction paper, lots of staples, and rice!

Pumpkin fall craft for toddler

Okay, onto my mowing mistake. We’ve been having beautiful weather here in Pittsburgh lately. Sunshine and 70 degrees in November? I’ll take it! 

I was mowing our lawn on Thursday and made a mistake. I got too close to our fence and smashed my hand between the lawnmower and the fence. Ouch! I thought I could shake it off but my hand kept hurting so Jimmy and my family pushed me to go get it checkout out at urgent care. 

It turns out I fractured my hand. This is my not-impressed-how-am-I-going-to-do-everyday-life-with-a-sling face, lol.

Fractured hand in sling

How you ever broken a bone or had a fracture? 

Do you like doing crafts?