Granted, it’s a bit early for Christmas, but when it comes to crafts and handmade gifts, we have to think ahead, right?
You’ll find the directions, and lots of other craft ideas on Meg Duerksen’s Whatever website. Click here.
Try working from the bottom up. Fasten the snaps around the ankles first. That way your sides are matched as you work your way up to the middle. And once the suit is attached at each ankle, no amount of kicking is going to send it flying loose.
Hat’s off and hair’s on to Rosemary Capitolo, who is calling on her Crone talents in her fight against ovarian cance. When she lost her hair to chemo, Rosemary just made her own – by knitting. Learn more about this brave grandmother’s story here.
Rosemary Capitolo, 71, models her home made hair.
Core apples and cut cross wise. Dip the slices in pancake batter and prepare on the griddle the way you would a traditional pancake. This can also be made gluten free with a good quality GF pancake mix.
The back wheels are made from two Rolo candies. The rest is self-evident. Attach with tape or glue and off you go.
Slice a banana, add a swirl of your choice of dairy topping, and you have a cute little banana hat to garnish pancakes. Happy finger food! Top with a raisin and give your banana hat a tassel.
As always, be sure you check for allergies and make sure your little one is ready for finger food.
How cute are these? And not too scary for little ones. Click here for the Vintage Sisters Facebook page and learn
how to make these adorable mummy lights. Throw some cobwebs on them, and you’ll have grandmummy lights!
Click here to see some “why didn’t I think of that?” home-made
Halloween costumes from the How Does She? 
website.
Click here to see some mind-blowing (but manageable) forts for kids from quirkymama.com