DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Attention all moms with a preschooler or kindergartner looking for an easy activity to entertain your child this holiday season. Download this free printable that encourages alphabet and number recognition to reveal a secret message! You only need 2 crayons to pair with this Christmas activity sheet. For this free printable activity, your child will just need a red and green crayon to reveal a secret message. (I used a red marker here to transfer the letters for the sake of a better, darker photo!) As instructed on the printable, they will need to color all the numbers in red and the letters in green. Next, they will transfer all the letters to the lines on the bottom lines to reveal the secret message! If they do it right, the bottom secret message should read "Santa Claus is coming to town." For those participating in the Elf on the Shelf phenomenon this season, this would be a great activity for their elf to leave your child in the morning. It’s great to work on ... Continue Reading...
Nehil Family Photos | Fall 2018
DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. Christmas cards are a great excuse to set aside some time and capture some family photos before time slips away. Scroll on down to see the 2018 fall photos of the Nehil family! Eight years ago today I pressed publish on my first blog post here at Spot of Tea Designs. Guys, it's a post about paintings I made of my apartment BATHROOM! But I pressed publish as I wanted to be able to share the creative stuff I made for myself, family or friends in a digital environment and at first was pretty adamant that it wouldn't be able my face. Fast forward not even one year and I realized that many things were wearables or made more sense to show the personality behind the craft. Over the years I got married, and moved into our first home. Then baby number one came and two years to the day baby number two arrived. In all that time of blog life, besides my wedding, I never had photos done by a hired photographer. Sure I've had good friends capture some shots or did all ... Continue Reading...
L.O.L. Surprise Party | Surprise Cupcakes
DISCLOSURE: I am a contributor for the websites seen in this post however, the opinions expressed here are all my own. This is NOT a sponsored post. This post may also feature affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally have used and stand behind. To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here. Are you girls into the latest craze of L.O.L. Surprise dolls and they want their next party themed all L.O.L. Surprise? Step up your dessert table with a sweet treat that's packed with a surprise inside! Learn how to use a cupcake corer to create fun surprise cupcakes full of sweet treats! While my daughters had no idea what L.O.L. Surprise was before this party styling assignment for Birthday in A Box, I can totally see how these toys could be fun for this age. I mean cute accessories and dolls with personalities all bundled into a surprise ball of fun? Who wouldn't love it?! I wanted to play up the "surprise" aspect of these toys and FINALLY got to try making surprise cupcakes! Surprise cupcakes are surprisingly easy to make! All you need is a cupcake corer, chocolate candies, icing and decorative toppings. I had this cupcake corer for years but never broke ... Continue Reading...