Scarves in a Box

Saw it.. Pinned it.. Made it.. Ohhhh yea!!!

I wanted to make an easy activity for Landon. He has really good hand eye coordination so this was a great exercise for him!

I found some scarves at micheals craft store for $1 each. Stuffed them into an old wipes container. 

And I watched him for 10-15 minutes... 

Try it out! 

He quickly figured out how to press the lid to open 

He started pulling... 

He used his feet to hold onto the box

There are 7 scarves total.. "Never ending!"

He would pull them out and toss it behind him. 

Every scarf had his saying, "ooooh"

So easy and fun!

Latch Board for Landon

I've been eyeing this project for months and I finally mustered enough courage to make one for Landon! I went to Lowes to buy all my supplies. I had them cut down a board to make 11x11 pieces. The perfect size for a small toddler.

I sanded down the board to prevent splinters from forming. I also sanded sides and edges.

gave it a quick stain in charcoal.

painted the back and edges a mint green. super cute!

sprayed the board with acrylacq spray. Everything is non-toxic and water based. Perfect for kids.

I lined up all my latches, locks and door stops...

marked holes so my husband could drill holes for me.

I attached all my locks and used Epoxy glue to cement the key, the rubber caps onto the door stop and the large round rubber doorstop onto the board.

Watching him play with the board was priceless. It kept him so busy! I'm so happy I didn't make it any bigger than 11x11, he picks it up and walks around the house and carrying it from room to room. He's pretty careful with it and he hasn't dropped it on his foot. I did watch him walk over it and he had no issues! 

I also decided to sell these on Etsy. It's a little pricy, but totally worth it. I wish I could make it more affordable, but the latches are expensive and its very time consuming to make! hope you like them!

you can purchase it here or on https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenTeaVintage

Here is a video of Landon playing with his board-

Memory Box: Landon's going home outfit

I'm not sure how many memory boxes one person should have in their life, but I wanted to make this special one for Landon...

I've been Pinning ideas for while and I really liked this Pin.

It's really easy to do..

All you need is:

Shadow Box
Items you want to put in it
mounting tape
scissors

I used his going home outfit
a photo of him in his carseat
hospital bands
his hospital "congratulations" card
mounting tape
scissors
shadow box

Thank you Hillary over at "A gal and her dog" for motivating me to finishing this!

I can't believe how much he's grown.. we're switching him to a convertible car seat this week! so here he is at 10 months!

Such a big boy!