Easy DIY {Animal} Easter Baskets

DIY Felt {Chick & Bunny} Easter Baskets | Atkinson Drive

Now that little man is getting older, he appreciates the little things more. I’ve noticed it mostly since Christmastime. He’s at the age where everything is new and exciting. So, I thought it would be fun to create a custom Easter basket for him this year. Though, I must admit that I haven’t gotten around [...]

“Hop-to-it” Easter Party

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I am so sorry I missed Saturday Special this week, guys. We have been incredibly busy as a family lately. Since the husband works at a church, Easter is one of his busiest times, not to mention is a huge family and crafting holiday, which makes me a busy bee around the house, too. Basically [...]

DIY Easter Egg Bunting

DIY Easter Egg Garland | Atkinson Drive

Can you believe Easter is just around the corner?! I can’t! The start of this year has flown by so quickly. But, it’s nice to get my Spring and Easter decorating done all at once. There’s always so much life and color associated with this season. With this dreary weather lately, it’s a nice way [...]

Lorax Party Printables

Printable Lorax Party Pack | Atkinson Drive

I’m sure you gathered that I am extremely excited about my son’s Lorax themed birthday party last weekend. But you might not know that I designed all of the party printables myself! The printables are available in my Etsy shop now and I wanted you guys to be the first to know! Click the button [...]

Lorax Activities for Kids

Lorax Party Activities | Atkinson Drive

As you might remember, on Tuesday I showed you the first of several posts outlining my little man’s Lorax themed 3rd birthday party. Today I wanted to share with you the activities we had at the party. There were only a few children at the party, and several were babies much too little to actually [...]

A Lorax Birthday Party

A Lorax Birthday Party | Atkinson Drive

As most of you know, my little man turned three last week! I can’t believe how time flies! His favorite movie right now is The Lorax, so we had a big Lorax birthday celebration on Saturday. There were so many pictures and details to share with you that I’ve broken it all down into several [...]

Glam Up Your Holiday Table

Glam & Affordable Holiday Tablescape | Atkinson Drive

I am super excited to share my newest guest-post endeavor with all of you! Laura from Our Reflection invited me to write a holiday-inspired post for her family blog {PS – she’s also an amazing photographer}. I love to save money wherever I can, so I always try to get the biggest bang for my [...]

Thanksgiving Kids Table

Thanksgiving Kids Table | Atkinson Drive

Happy November! How was everyone’s Halloween? We had SO much fun trick or treating with little man…though it was extremely cold! Now that Halloween is over & November is here, I feel like the holiday season has officially begun! I can listen to my Christmas music, and start on Christmas decorations without fear of ridicule [...]

{Not-So} Spooky Halloween Drinks

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Since little man was born I have had this vision of packing him super cute lunches that go with the different holidays. Something that would make little man extremely excited to eat his lunch! I suppose I never thought that I would be making lunches so soon, but since he’s in preschool now, I make [...]

Ghost ‘Wreath’

'Ghost' Wreath | Atkinson Drive

We aren’t much of a Halloween family. Don’t get me wrong, we love to dress little man up and trick or treat; but as far as decorating for Halloween goes…I’m just not that into it. I much prefer to decorate for Fall/Thanksgiving. However, this year I have been seeing so many adorably spooky Halloween decorations [...]

Printed Paper Bags

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One of my favorite crafts I made for my niece’s Pink Safari Party had to have been these printed paper bags. Since we were doing a popcorn bar, I figured it would be best to use bags as opposed to plates to help keep the mess down. But, really, how boring are plain paper bags? [...]

Coffee Filter Flowers

Coffee Filter Flowers | Atkinson Drive

Today I’m sharing a super quick and easy project with you. For some time now I’ve been trying to come up with a simple centerpiece idea that can easily switch between my dining table and kitchen island. Most of the time our kitchen table is too full of clutter to have anything pretty on it, [...]

Party Photo Booth {with FREE downloads}

{Party} Photo Booth | Atkinson Drive

I was so excited to be able to share my niece’s Pink Safari Party with you guys last week! Now I can’t wait to give you some more details about the photo booth. It’s really a pretty simple concept, but SO much fun – a great way to provide entertainment without games or expensive crafts. [...]

Pink Safari Party

Pink Safari Party | Atkinson Drive

I’m sure you’ve noticed my excitement over the last few weeks about the new addition to our family {my niece}! And I bet you also caught onto the fact that it was my job to throw her Sip and See / Welcome to the Family party. Well, it was yesterday {August 5} and I think [...]