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Are you ready for some awesome links? Here you go!Just A Night Owl (photo cedit above): I love the simplicity and whimsy of this crafty wood wall art. I think she had me at "play". She has instructions to make your own!I want one of these canvas wall photos by GeeZees on Etsy. So amazing! Write out your vows, a special quote, or lyrics from your "song" and add it to the photo!Fancy Pants Prints: Cah-uute! Free Lunch Box Note Printables. I just want to squee! when I look at them!Do you have a Cricut...

Dr. Seuss's Birthday this year, is this Tuesday, March 2nd. And to celebrate, we are reading his books and making these simple tissue paper fish (after One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish) using just a few items.8 1/2x11 clear plastic sleeve (like the ones used in binders)Colored tissue paper (blue and red specifically).Marker (for tracing).StaplerCardstock/Carboard (to create fish template)Directions:Prep: cut out smallish squares of each desired color of tissue paper (1 1/2 inch-ish)1....

There it was. The mile high pile of clothes that had taken on a life of it's own. I swore mildy under under my breath at the thought of tackling this beast. What was I going to do? How was I going to tame the wild monster that had so easily taken over the master closet?I sat there, scratching my head with the tip of my index finger...wondering how it was going to happen. There were a few road blocks to success in my path:Our bedroom is upstairs. Anyone who lives in a 2 story home knows what the...

Welcome to another fine edition of Muffin Tin Monday! Muffin Tin Monday is a weekly blog carnival here at Muffin Tin Mom where we come together via linking our blogs together vis Mr. Linky and share the yummy Muffin Tin Meals we have made for our kids (and on occasion ourselves). Still holding out and haven't yeat decided to take the MTM? What are you waiting for? I promise, your kids will LOVE you for it. This week's them is Orange! The second installment as we work our way thematically through...

I've been a little MIA recently. Everthing is fine around here, I am just taking on some real life challenges that are requiring more of my time. One of those challenges, was a Laundry Intervention. More on that coming this week. I also have some stellar reviews and crafty projects coming up. So, stay tuned.On to the linky goodness. Who needs that depressing Sunday paper, when there are links like these:Mayhem Studios: Practical steps for protecting your blog content from those that would steal...

Did you know that there is a special celebration that happens at schools across the country on the 100th day of the school year? Well, there is! The 100th day celebration is a great way to mark a milestone in the school year, to celebrate learning, and to have fun! It is typically celbrated in the lower grades (K-5).Muffin Tin Girl recently celebrated her 100th day of school with these fun and simple ideas:Make "100" Glasses out of carstock or other heaveyweight materials. I know you mamas...

I recieved a delicious Spiced Tea Mix as a gift over the Christmas Holiday. And a gracious friend shared this easy chicken marinade recipe to use with it:1 Cup Orange Juice1 Dollop of Honey (really, can you ever have too much honey?)2 Tablespoons Spiced Tea MixMix OJ and Tea Mix. Stir. Add Honey. Stir. Pour over Chicken Breast. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.* don't have the tea mix or don't want to make it? Add just some of the ingredients: It's made up of tang, white sugar,...

Happy Monday! I realized that this week might also have been a great opportunity to have done a Presiden't DAy theme. So, if you did that, wonderful!Here's what we did!Our tin, or liners this time around consisted of: Strawberries, Diced Red Peppers (this will be be our 8th time introducing this food), Cream Cheese on Heart Shaped Bread with a dab of frosting on top.I faked out my daughter pretty good with the cream cheese and bread, she tought it was a cookie!What did you do for Muffin Tin Monday?...

Such a wonderful holiday, Valentine's Day! I absolutely love blogging about all things hearts and love. I even love making a heart with my index fingers in mid air. And right now as I type this I am making that "sign" with my fingers to say "I heart you!" Let me tell you dear readers how much I appreciate you. Let me. Some of you I have met in real life and have devloped lasting friendships with, some of you are family (that's you mom!) and some of you I only know through the...

This sweet lollipop heart flower is simple to make and sure to bring a smile to anyone who recieves it. Why not make a few this spring for a special someone? When I say simple, I mean reeeeeally simple. You'll need:Heart Die Cuts- about 2-3 inches in size (or hand cut them out too)Small Lollipop (dum-dums and charms lollies from The Dollar Tree are the perfect size)4 inch Leaves (cut out using my paper flower tutorial) 1/8 inch hole punch (see below)Ribbon this is the 1/8 in...

I'm over at Blissfully Domestic with a Guest Post on a simple Valenitne's Day Conversation Heart Tracing Activity So simple. Check it o...

Who first came up with the idea to put things in a jar and guess "How Many"? Well, whoever they were must have had kids. This activity is perfect for little and big minds alike. Here are some early concepts guessing How Many promotes: Introduction into estimation (we first estimated how many we thought were in the jar)Team work (we talked over our answers)Decision making ( we made a decision as to how many and wrote it down)Counting (counted out loud together all the lollies in the jar)Togetherness...

It’s Monday! That means around here it’s also Muffin Tin Monday. What is Muffin Tin Monday you ask? It’s a weekly blog gathering here at muffintinmom.com where a bunch of us parents get together and share the Muffin Tin Meal we have made for our child (and on occasion for ourselves:) ). And what’s a Muffin Tin Meal? Simply put: It’s a meal served in a muffin tin. The State of the Muffin Tin:This Blog, Muffin Tin Mom (formerly Her Cup Overfloweth - yay for makeovers!) is the Official Home of Muffin...

Happy Sunday to you all. I hope you are with the ones you love today.Here are this week's links. Fresh "off the press". Who needs the Sunday Paper with links like these:Found this super cool video on how to curl your hair without rollers or a curling iron! Iris shares the video tutorial on via http://www.wonderhowto.com/ Kind of a morden pincurl...Pink and Green Mama: Crayon Valentine Heart Cards. Simple. Personalized. Handmade. Colorful. I just love it!Do you enjoy pouring over all the photostream's...

Don't you just adore this divided cupcake plate? Such cuteness! These can be found at Target right now for around $2.00 according to Stephanie of A Pocket Full Of Buttons. And they have blue ones for boys! Ack! I want so...

I made this simple file folder matching activity for the Muffin Tin Girl today. She is learning sight words right now and I thought this would be a simple way to practice and reinforce what she is learning in school. To make this you will need a few items you may or may not have on hand:8 1/2 by 11" Manilla FolderBlack MarkerGlue Stick/AdhesiveHeart Die Cuts or Heart hand cut from construction paperCon-tact paper for laminating (optional)Divide hearts in half ( I used two sets of fourteen). Adhere...

I just returned from sending the Kodak ESP 7 (the one on the right in the photo) back to the folks at the HP Virtual Focus Group. When all was said and done, I chose the HP C6380. Late last fall, I posted the majority of my feedback via vlogs, tweets, and blog posts. However, I just wanted to officially wrap things up a bit and share a few key points from my experience.There are three aspects that were of utmost importance during my side-by-side comparison and determined my eventual choice. 1) Photo...

Good Morning! Muffin Monday is here!The theme this week is Dr. Seuss!! It's his birthday next month, and one of us Muffin Tin Mamas thought it might be a great idea to do a Dr. Seuss theme. Thanks Jamie!A "one fish" sandwich"two fish" gummiesBlue Ocean waterA school of "glad" Fish"new fish" fish eggsStars (some of them have stars of their bellies!)There were so many stories and books to choose from! I almost did "The Cat in The Hat", but this seemed to fit the most with what I had available in the...