It’s that time of year again mums and dads! The painful time when your kids want to dress up as something that you can’t possibly find at a costume shop. AKA Book Week! This year was…

Cancer, your love and your sense of warmth is so pure and wholehearted.

What is this about? Well, it’s about the meshing of cultures, cultures as defined by any group you affiliate yourself and those organic norms & language that makes you feel like you belong. Are…

I'm on spring break right now...aka I'm bored! We just finished our 4th/5th grade musical before break and even though my husband and I spent tons of time at school rearranging my room and switching out a bulletin board, I was still itching for a project. I've always wanted a stretchy band, but could never force myself to spend the money for one thinking it would only be used a few times in the year. I had some fabric from the musical left over and decided to make one for myself! Final price: $19.06 The big question: WHAT'S INSIDE???? I asked some other music teachers on facebook and the consensus was something stretchy! Here were the possibilities: 1: 2" elastic 2: bungee cord 3: surgical tubing 4: fitness resistance tubing Elastic sounded too easy to me so I asked my sewing expert mother who agreed it wouldn't be the sturdiest choice. So off to the hardware store I went hoping to buy bungee cord by the foot. Alas, I can only dream. It didn't seem right to link the bungees together so I went back to the drawing board. After researching medical supply stores in my area, I learned that I could buy surgical tubing at the hardware store! Aisle 7 to be exact! I bought 10 feet, which is just a little too small for my classes of 15-20 students. I can use this test stretchy band for my small preschool class of only 5-6 students. So here are my DIY instructions! Supplies Surgical Tubing (10ft per 8-10 students) Cotton Fabric (multiple colors) 3 Zip Ties Directions 1. Cut fabric stripes into 20"x5" strips. In order to get the "scrunch" you will need approximately 2.5x casing per tubing. (example: 10ft. tubing = 25ft. casing) 2. Sew short ends together to form one long piece. Remember "right sides together" and keep all your seams on the same side. I also made a point to back stitch the ends for durability. Kids will be pulling and stretching! 3. Fold in half and sew down long side. Remember, "right sides together!" 4. Turn (I hate this part. Absolute torture. Thankfully, my husband was willing to help so we tag-teamed it, but still, awful!) My mother always says to use a safety pin to help. Here are some pinterest links that might work too! Ribbon Technique Saftey Pin Technique 5. Insert tubing into casing You'll start to see the "scrunch" here! 6. Zip tie tubing together Overlap the tubing about an inch and place 3 zip ties on overlapping sections starting with the middle. Pull VERY tight and snip off ends. EDIT:The zip tie idea worked great when my husband and I pulled, but the stress of a kindergarten class was a different story. My friend Sally Utley from Sally's Sea of Songs told me that the REAL stretchy bands are simply tied together with a square knot. (Left over right, right over left) So far that has worked better! 7. Hand stitch casing together Fold both ends in to create finished edge. Insert one color into the other and hand stitched closed. Voila! My husband and I have pulled and stretched as hard as we could and everything bounced back! I'm excited to try this with my preschoolers! Btw: I just ordered a 50ft roll from Amazon and I'll be making a much larger one for my whole class next week!

Quick and Easy Dinners aka Lazy Meals. Round-Up of 10 easy recipes perfect for a night when you don't feel like cooking and want to avoid getting take-out.

Testfold for the book "Drawing Origami" produced by Carlos González Santamaría (AKA Halle), Pere Olivella and Nicolas Terry. The book is already available here www.origami-shop.com/en/drawing-origami-tome-xml-206_208-... Thank you very much Carlos, Pere and Nicolas!!

Here are five magic tricks that kids can do. They don't require too much slight of hand (AKA coordination) yet are clever enough to fool adults (and not in the fake impressed kind of way).

Installation artist I'm loving

Basically, I will post pictures and comics about Klance (aka my favorite shipping in the series) from Netflix Voltron. I do not own Voltron, its characters and the pictures, as they belong to their owners. I hope you will enjoy it!❤️❤️❤️

Whether it be the result of a late night out or just genetics, everybody deals with dark circles at some point or another. Since we choose to not be defined by the rings under our eyes but by how well we overcome them, we tapped the experts for…

Traditional Aberdeen Butteries or Rowies are dense pastries similar to Croissants but with a higher fat content. Perfect for a breakfast option or as a snack.