DIY PIÑATA BLINDFOLD

It's Cinco de Mayo this weekend! Are you throwing a little fiesta? If so, make this piñata blindfold! Because you will have a piñata, right? Right. It takes just a few minutes and it makes swinging that stick a little more tricky. I wouldn't suggest letting little ones (or grown men) swing away indoors while blindfolded. Things can be broken and tears shed. So if you're throwing a Cinco de Mayo party, here's how you can make this festive blindfold!

Cut the front of a cardboard box off. I went with the mac n' cheese variety, but any will do.

Grab some white duct tape to cover up the mac n' cheese. We don't want people getting hungry while they are swinging for that piñata! 

Draw the shape of your mask. Feel free to get creative! I didn't. 

Cut some strips of tissue paper and make them fringy. 

Now take said fringy strips and start adding them layer by layer to the mask starting at the bottom and working your way up. Make sure they overlap! You don't want that white poking out too much. I added my strips with tape, but you could use glue too.

Once you have all the fringy layers, cut around the edges to get that mask shape back.

Punch a hole on either side of the mask and try to keep them even. It just makes for a better mask.

Now attach some string to both sides and trim it up. Now you're done!

For those wondering where I got this glorious striped stick, I made it! It's just a large, large dowel rod that I taped up and painted. So I guess you can consider this two DIYs in one! Lucky you. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

DIY TOYS

I recently did a couple little DIY projects for Buzz Feed and here they are! Remember the little mountain from this post? Tah dah! The mountain finger puppets are my favorite and the dice are Elliott's favorite. He loves dice. They are both super simple to do and a lot of fun to play with. Head over here to check them out and to make your own. 

WISH LISTED

A few things that would go perfectly with the warm weather that's coming. This is hands down the cutest sidewalk chalk ever. I ordered some and can't wait for it to arrive! The popsicle maker freezes the popsicles in just minutes. Definitely a must have this summer. Elliott is needing some shorts and t-shirts, these ones are perfect. How could I resist that bear! 

/ Popsicle Maker / Sidewalk Chalk / Shorts / Tee / 

CHILD I.D. TATTOOS DOWNLOAD

We are starting to think about taking Elliott to Disneyland. But just the thought of taking my child to a place with large crowds makes me hyperventilate a little bit. So! I made these child identification temporary tattoos! You can download them here, print them off and keep them in your bag or car for future use. The idea is to write in your phone number so if your child does wander off, hopefully a kind soul will find them and call you up. Awesome, right? And kids love them of course. So go ahead and download away! 

CHORE CHART DOWNLOAD

Elliott has recently started doing his own chores. Cleaning his room, clearing his dinner plate, and putting things in his recycling bin. So I made this chore chart for him to use! Every day he does his chores he gets a sticker. We still have to remind him to do his chores, but I think soon we will make it so he has to remember to do it on his own to get the sticker. I made the chart available for you lovely people to download and use too! Just click here and download to get busy.