Category Archives: DIY

first day of school printable sign …

August 15, 2012

Back to School is just around the corner, and I can’t believe that my oldest will be staring Kindergarten this year?! It is unbelievable how fast time flies, and I know that before I know it, he will be entering high school!  One day, I will look back on his first day of school pictures, and wonder where my baby had gone?
I thought it would be fun to document his first day of school with a fun little sign, that gives the details of what grade he is in, who his teacher is, and the date of his first day.  That way in years to come, it will be easy to remember what he looked like on the first day of school for each grade!

You can document your little ones big first day too!

All you need to do is download the first day of school printable pdf, and print* it onto paper. (preferably onto card stock, so it is sturdier)
*be sure to select the landscape printer option before hitting the print button. please let me know if you have any troubles downloading the pdf file.

Write in your child’s grade, name of their teacher, and the date of their first day of school for the year.

Have your child hold up the sign on their first day of school, and snap away!

You can take the pictures on your front porch on your way out the door, or bring them to their school before it starts and take their picture there.  
Don’t be afraid to bring some fun props like books to stand on, their lunch box, backpack, or an apple for the teacher!

{all images by Caroline Armelle Drake}

*PDF download is for personal use only. Copyright 2012 Caroline Drake.

olympic games free DIY art download

August 3, 2012

Team USA Free Printable Olympic Art for Kids

My children have really gotten into the olympic games this year!   They have been watching them everyday with their daddy asking all sorts of questions about team usa, and cheering when we get a gold medal!

We worked on some fun olympic art this week, and I thought I would share with you a free download so your children can make some too!

Team USA Olympic Art for Kids

I created an Olympic flag template to fill in with their favorite medium with blue, yellow, black, green and red.

Team USA Free Printable Olympic Art for Kids

I also made a team USA coloring page Flag download! <Click here to download>

You will need to download a free Olympic art page, and print it onto a white sheet of paper. Cardstock paper would work best if you plan to paint or use watercolors.

You will also need paint, watercolor paint, crayons, or colored pencils in blue, yellow, black, green, red and white.

Let your little ones choose what type of medium they would like to use, and fill in the Olympic rings in this order: blue, yellow, black green, and red.

For the USA Flag, alternate the stripes in red, and white, and fill in the stars with blue.

Team USA Free Printable Olympic Art for Kids

 

Team USA Free Printable Olympic Art for Kids

My little ezra hung them proudly in his room to show his support for the games!

Hope you are enjoying watching the games too!  Happy Olympics!

{all photos by caroline armelle drake}

diy: party tassel garland

July 30, 2012

my sweet norah’s third birthday was earlier this month, and i had the best time putting together a fun party for her! (more on that soon!)

i found myself scrambling last minute for a fun backdrop for the table, and i was able to come up with some fun tassels made out of gift tissue paper.

it was fairly easy to make, and i was able to add it to the party table in under an hour.

you only need a few supplies, and about an hour of your time!

head on over to see the full step by step tutorial over on my post for hellobee.  click here.

i can’t wait to share with you more on norah’s 3rd birthday party soon!

{all photos by me, caroline armelle drake}