Sewing with Kids - Baby Dinosaur

My nine year old daughter has been asking me to teach her how to sew. I saw this cute stegosaurus dinosaur on Pinterest and we decided to make it for our baby brother.

I took all of my kids to Hobby Lobby and we picked out some fabric and ribbon. It doesn't take much fabric, so this would be a great way to use up your scraps. I didn't have any "boy" fabric, so we bought some.

We used the free pattern that I found on The First of Mae blog,

It was super simple and only took 20 minutes tops. My daughter helped me sew it. Then she stuffed the dinosaur with batting. I hand stitched the rest of it, then we gave to the baby.

He loved it! He loves to suck on the tail. He loves to suck on the head.

He loves getting his fingers tangled up in the ribbon. We made the stegosaurus spine ribbon loops extra long so he could grab them better.

There are so many other little stuffies that I'd like to make. Couldn't be simpler. Just draw a picture, like a dinosaur, a car, a truck, etc. and cut it out of fabric. Sew almost all the way around, stuff it, hand stitch and you have a fun little toy.

And it's washable! Just through it in the washer!

My kids couldn't be prouder of their handmade dinosaur. And little baby guy loves it too!

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It ...

Chicken Angelo

Don't forget to enter the Whirley Pop giveaway . It ends tomorrow! Am I the only person that asks their friends what they're making for dinner all the time? That's kind of why I started this blog, because I want to know what my friends are making for dinner. The other day I asked my friend, Juli (who is great cook), what she was making for dinner. She told me she was making Chicken Angelo. Then she told me what's in it. I knew I had to try it too because she has some picky eaters at her house like I do. I figured if they'll eat it then maybe it was worth a try at my house. This Chicken Angelo pasta has my favorite things, artichoke hearts and mushrooms in it. But don't be fooled into thinking that my family likes these things too. Because they don't. They won't touch an artichoke or mushroom with a ten foot pole. That being said, my family loved this pasta dish. They even gave me the go ahead to make it again. ...

Week 394 Menu

Hi there! This week is flying by! So excited that we've been having blue skies and warmer weather. Our snow is almost all melted and little bulbs are sprouting in the flower beds. However, we had our 10th snow/ice day last week!!! Hopefully it was the last one. Life has been busy, busy and I need to plan out the rest of our week's menus, even though it's already Thursday. Here's what we've eaten so far and what I'm planning: Monday: chicken stirfry, rice/quinoa Tuesday: breakfast for dinner Wednesday: flatbread pizzas Thursday: roasted butternut squash, pasta, chicken sausage Friday: tacos Saturday: leftovers Sunday: pot roast, mashed potatoes, one hour rolls Alrighty, that's what we're eating this week. How about you? What's on your menu this week? Feel free to share. I love it when you do! More from Jenny:

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